I went to tel yehuda from 1984-1987 and still think of my wonderful time there and my dad's tearful, joyous response to our shirra and rikkud at parents weekend. I thought Mel Reisfield was the most charismatic and inspiring person I'd ever met and wish I'd been more mature and receptive to the camp's lessons about a Jew's important place in the world. Now, at 46 my 11 year old is interested in TY and I hope she finds the bedrock foundation to her Judaism at Tel Yehudah that I did . Thank you and come visit our small but active congregation in...
Read moreI have attended this camp, worked there, sent two of my kids there and serve on the board? Why? Because the whole arc of my adult life started at TY. Sure, it's in a beautiful setting and I had a blast as a camper, but it's being in a setting where every person and their ideas are valued, that brings together religious and secular, left and right, and gives teens a summer experience where they take on serious issues, lead as much as they are willing to take on, and create a community that endures year round...
Read moreMy friends from 52 years ago are still in my life! No better place, in the summer,, for a Jewish teen than TY! Tel Yehudah provides a special and fun experience to Teens from around the world in experiential Jewish living central to which is FUN, community building, israel and Tikkun Olam! Every summer teens gather to learn together about who they are and how they can change the world to make it a...
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