Alumni
Global Jewish Camping
By Michelle Mohnblatt, Assistant Director of Staff Hiring and Programs of Camp Young Texas When I moved to Mexico at 19, I found a Jewish community that felt very different […]
by Young Judaea
August 28, 2026
YJ Teens
Words from our Outgoing National Mazkira
As Young Judaea prepares to begin a new year, I want to share a few words about my experience in YJ and as the National Mazkira.  I have been part […]
by Young Judaea
August 24, 2026
Alumni
From Year Course to Published Author
At 17, I left home for Young Judaea Shalem with an extremely sophisticated plan for my future: go to Israel for a year, have an adventure, and figure out the […]
by Young Judaea
August 21, 2026
Camp
L’hitraot Amit!
Three years. Who would have believed it? I arrived in New York in September 2023, and from the very beginning, Young Judaea welcomed me with open arms. One month later, […]
by Young Judaea
August 14, 2026
Alumni
Reuniting 40 Years Later: A Young Judaea Shlichim Reunion
A Conversation with Amiram Mainz Forty years after arriving in the United States as Young Judaea’s Central Shaliach, Amiram Mainz brought together the group of Israeli shlichim who served alongside […]
by Young Judaea
August 10, 2026