Pre-teens & Teens

Get a taste of Israel - join an Israeli youth movement. Make friends with other Israeli kids, brush up your Hebrew and strengthen your ties with Israel and Israeli culture. All activities are conducted in Hebrew. We meet every Sunday, 3:00-4:30pm at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC in West Orange, have overnight scouting camps, and family events. Grades 6-12.

www.israelscouts.org

Enhance your resume by becoming a part of the Teen Production Company (TPC). Learn all facets of theater with master classes in costume design, lighting design, sound design, set design and more! You will have the opportunity to direct, choreograph, stage manage, and perform other production duties for the Grade School TPC productions: Snoopy!!! the musical and Broadway Celebrates 350 - A JCC MetroWest Grade School Show, as well as tech responsibilities for the Middle School TPC production of School House Rock Live! Tailor the program to your individual schedule so you won't miss a thing! Priority Enrolment for NYC theater trips and special theater events!

For more information, contact Samara Grossman, CJ, 973-530-3410, sgrossman@jccmetrowest.org.

Gather once a month with other teenage girls to celebrate the new moon and talk about things that matter. Explore what Judaism has to say about friendship, relationships, competition, stress, family, and body image.

For more information, contact Carly Freidel, 973-530-3431, cfreidel@jccmetrowest.org.

To register, 973-530-3406.

Program Objectives:

*Promote good relations amongst MetroWest Jewish youth and inner-city youth;

*Create awareness, acceptance and break down barriers between Jewish teens and inner-city teens;

*Educate Jewish and inner-city teens in the similarities of being a teenager through discussions and activities around life skills.

For more information, contact Carly Freidel, 973-530-3431, cfreidel@jccmetrowest.org.

To register, 973-530-3406.

Mifgash (The Encounter) is a high school leadership program for
grades 10-11 linking teens in our MetroWest community with teens in our sister community of Ofakim/Merchavim in the Negev. Teens from MetroWest and Ofakim/Merchavim will learn from one another about Jewish identity, pluralism, the current situation in Israel, and so much more-as they make friendships that will last a lifetime. Their 18 month commitment to Mifgash will include a videoconference, workshops, and two ten day experiences. The two dimensions of this program, interpersonal and intercultural, work together to create a life-changing experience. Our teens will first go to Israel to live with families and then teens from Israel will come to the US to live with our families.

For more information, contact Carly Freidel, 973-530-3431, cfreidel@jccmetrowest.org.

To register, 973-530-3406.

The Iris Teen Tzedakah Program gives teens an opportunity to make a difference in our local community and around the world through learning, advocacy and philanthropy. Learn about how our Jewish community responds to those in need locally, globally, and in Israel. During this two year program you will work together with your peers and various agencies in order to do tikkun olam.

For more information, contact Carly Freidel, 973-530-3431, cfreidel@jccmetrowest.org.

To register, 973-530-3406.

Join teens from all over NJ as we meet admissions counselors, tour the campuses and visit Hillel at the following colleges in the Boston area: Boston University, Northeastern University, Brandeis University and University of Connecticut.