Announcements

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 — 22 Sivan 5785

Dear Teen Community,

As you finish up your school year, and as we watch Israel's current military campaign against Iran's nuclear program, we want you to know that we are here if you need any support. Whether you want support to process your feelings or if you're looking to learn how to talk about the current conflict with other teens, we are here for you. We hope and pray for a swift end to this conflict, and for the health and safety of friends and family in Israel. If you would like to connect, please reach out to Alyssa (aberman@bethelnr.org) or Rabbi Sitkin (zsitkin@bethelnr.org).

We also want to share some exciting news with you: We are planning an interfaith trip for teens to Washington, DC in November!
We are partnering with Generations Church, a local church in downtown New Rochelle, in which we will take ten 9th-12th graders from each community to explore our shared histories. We will spend two days/three nights visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Oh, did we also mention that it's free?! Thanks to a generous grant through the UJA Federation, we are able to offer this amazing opportunity to our communities at no cost. You just need to commit to attending the DC trip as well as two, 1-hour orientation sessions before the trip and two, 1-hour follow-up sessions after the trip. If you are interested in applying for this shared histories trip, please join us for an Information Session on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30 pm. 
​​​​​​​RSVP to Alyssa at aberman@bethelnr.org if you're interested.

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Due to the closure of Israeli air space, many Israelis who were planning to work at Ramah Nyack (day camp) and Ramah Berkshires (overnight camp) are unavailable to travel to their camps. These camps are eagerly looking to fill positions, and we hope you can join them!

Camp Ramah Berkshires is located about 1 hour away and is an overnight camp. Their staff must be high school graduates and older. If you're interested in learning more, please reach out to Alana Tillman, Associate Director, at atilman@ramahberkshires.org.

Camp Ramah Nyack is located just over the bridge in Rockland County and is a day camp. They can provide bussing (as a bus counselor) for those commuting, although some staff do stay over. Camp Ramah Nyack hires staff in high school and older. If you're interested in learning more, please reach out to Sophie Libow, Program Coordinator, at sophie@campramah.org.

If you are intersted in working at a different camp, for one week or the full summer, the Foundation for Jewish Camp team will connect you to an amazing camp for a summer of connection, growth, purpose, and joy!
Visit www.jewishcamp.org/work if you are interested.