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Israel Programs

Remembering Orit Segal

The YJ community recently lost our beloved colleague, teacher, and friend, Orit Segal, z”l. After a courageous battle with cancer, our community has lost an angel and a true source […]

Alumni

I Came for a Gap Year. I Stayed for a War

By Ayelet Medjuck-Bruckner, Year Course 2025-26 I hadn’t spent most of my time running to bomb shelters until a week ago, but five weeks of war has still changed everything. […]

Alumni

1964-65 Year Course Celebrates 60th Reunion

HINEH MAH TOV UMA NAYIM– HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS WHEN WE SIT TOGETHER! Written by several members of the 1964 YC shicva. 60 years(!) ago, 52 Young Judaeans left New […]

Alumni

A Jewish Camp Story Made at Tel Yehudah: The Floaters

By David Weinstein, Executive Director, Camp Tel Yehudah Some stories don’t just remind you of home. They are made there. The Floaters is one of those. The Floaters is a […]

Alumni

National Mazkira speaks at Holocaust Event

Recently, YJ National Mazkira Natalie Pittman was a panelist in a screening of the award-winning documentary 999: The Forgotten Girls in NYC. Her mother and YJ alum, Vivian Genn-Pittman, wrote […]

YJ Teens

NatCon Reflection from a Teen

YJ Teens National Convention was such a fun and meaningful experience. First and foremost, I loved getting to see my friends, but the weekend was about so much more than […]