National Convention 2024

January 12 – 15, 2024, Northeast PA

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Deadline to register is December 18, 2023

To complete this form, you will need:

  • Registering participant’s and parent’s contact information
  • Registering participants dietary restrictions, insurance information (including a copy of insurance card), and an emergency contact
Register

General Convention Info

Join Young Judaea Teens in Northeastern PA from January 12-15, 2024 for our annual National Convention! (Exact location will be given upon registration). Come for a weekend of seeing old friends and making new ones while exploring aspects of Jewish identity, Zionism, pluralism, and tikkun olam. All programs and activities will be planned and run by the members of the 2023-2024 National Mazkirut, our teen governing leadership board. Participants will have the opportunity to elect their peers to the 2024-2025 National Mazkirut and make their voices heard!

Sponsored in part through the generous support of Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America.

When: January 12-15, 2024

Where: Northeastern, PA (location provided with registration or contact) yjteens@youngjudaea.org

Cost: $360*
Flights not included where applicable

*Scholarship available, see “SCHOLARSHIP” section

Travel Information

Any participants interested in shared transport to convention should indicate their interest on their registration form. There will be a bus from Newark Airport, and based on interest, there may be buses from Pittsburgh, PA, and Potomac, MD. (Exact location of Convention provided upon registration).

Scholarship   

We are committed to ensuring that every teen interested in attending convention is able to go and will do our best to accommodate. Funds are made available from the leadership teens raising money locally and nationally and are limited.  

Please submit this SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST FORM by December 5, 2023 to receive subsidy towards convention. We will review submissions at that time and respond ASAP. The deadline to register upon hearing back from us is December 18 (December 10 for group transportation requests).

Cancellation Policy 

If you cancel your participation on or before December 25, 2023 you will be eligible for a refund of the total program fee. If you cancel on or before December 28, 2023 you will be eligible for a 50% refund of the total program fee. On or after December 29, 2023 no refunds will be available. Regardless of when you cancel, if cancellation occurs after you have purchased an airline ticket, you will be responsible for the full price of the airline ticket. No refunds will be given for participants who are dismissed and/or otherwise removed from or leave National Convention for any reason (voluntary or involuntary) once the program has commenced. Young Judaea reserves the right to cancel National Convention, or change any of the itineraries due to low enrollment, security or other reasons as determined by Young Judaea’s sole and absolute discretion. Program prices are subject to change in Young Judaea’s sole and absolute discretion.

Note: All flight expenses are the responsibility of the participant.

FAQ

Who is eligible to come to National Convention?

All Jewish teens, grades 8-12, regardless of their past Young Judaea experience, who are interested in becoming more involved in Young Judaea, exploring Israel, social activism and being together for Shabbat.

What happens at National Convention?

National Convention is an annual gathering of Young Judaea’s participants, members, leaders and friends to observe Shabbat together and learn about issues relevant to Judaism, Israel, Pluralism and Zionism. High quality programming will be offered to all Jewish teens, regardless of their current or previous levels of involvement in Young Judaea. Participants will have the opportunity to elect their peers to the 2023-2024 National Mazkirut, our teen governing leadership board.

When is the registration deadline and what must be submitted?

Deadline to register is December 18, 2023.

To complete registration, you will need:

  1. Registering participant’s and parent’s contact information
  2. Registering participants dietary restrictions, insurance information (including a copy of insurance card), and an emergency contact
Is scholarship available?

Yes, there is limited scholarship available. Please fill out this SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST FORM to be considered. Deadline to complete the form is December 5, 2023.

More Information

We will send an information guide to all participants and their parent/guardian via e-mail the week leading up to convention. It will contain the following:

 

  • A complete packing list
  • Precise arrival and departure instructions
  • An itinerary for the convention