Jewish Teen Programming
Ways to Get Involved in Metro Detroit
Welcome to the hub of everything Jewish for Detroit teens! Use our search engine below to find a program that fits your interests.
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GSA Launchpad
Keshet
Grades Served:
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
The GSA Launchpad is a leadership initiative designed to empower LGBTQ+ and ally Jewish youth who seek to make their communities more affirming, inclusive, and celebratory of their identities. Participants will build meaningful friendships, find their voice as emerging leaders, and obtain the tools they need to spearhead the change...
GUCI: URJ Goldman Camp Union Institute
URJ Goldman Camp Union Institute
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
GUCI is a Reform Jewish Movement summer camp serving the Midwest since 1958. GUCI is a community where everyone feels at home. Campers and staff create and live in an atmosphere where it is not only cool to be Jewish, but where it is celebrated. Our Jewish heritage, history and...
Habonim Dror Camp Tavor
Habonim Dror Camp Tavor
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Camp Tavor’s mission is to provide an inclusive community where kids have fun being themselves while developing a strong sense of social and environmental responsibility, a caring connection with Israel, and a positive personal Jewish identity. Tavor seeks to instill kindness, creativity, and confidence in our campers and to nurture...
Harold Wade Madrichim Leadership Institute
JCC Opening the Doors
Grades Served:
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Join the Harold Wade Madrichim Leadership Institute and make a difference! Teens from Jewish temples and congregations meet six times during the school year for an interactive program to gain knowledge and strategies for working with children who might have learning and/or mental health challenges. Your participation will help to...
Hillel Day School
Hillel Day School
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit delivers an outstanding general and Jewish education to Jewish children from early childhood through eighth grade. Hillel inspires a passion for learning, responsibility to self and community, and devotion to Jewish living in a warm, innovative, and engaging environment.
JARC Teen Action Council
JARC
Grades Served:
9, 10, 11, 12
Do you believe in enriching lives and erasing barriers? Then this is the opportunity for YOU! Connect with other like-minded teens and make a difference in someone’s life. JARC is a nonprofit that provides adults with development disabilities a safe and caring environment they can call home. Our mission is...
JBETY
Temple Beth El
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8
JBETY, Temple Beth El’s youth program for teens in grades 6-8, includes monthly programming such as fun social programs, community service, and an opportunity for participants to help plan the events.
JCC Day Camps
JCC
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9
Nestled in the woods on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center, JCC Day Camps offers an exceptional experience with first-class facilities including a swimming pool, arts and crafts center, sports fields, sand volleyball court, archery range, campfire pits, outdoor pavilions and indoor air-conditioned facilities.JCC Day Camps build a unique...
JCC Maccabi Artsfest
JCC
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
JCC Maccabi ArtsFest is a weeklong summer arts experience for creative Jewish teens ages 12-17, featuring workshops in a variety of specialities with some of the leading artists in each field and incorporating community service, social activities, and themes of Jewish heritage, community, and Israel. The JCC Maccabi Artsfest, combined...
JCC Maccabi Games
JCC
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
JCC Maccabi Games is designed to provide Jewish youth with a supportive environment that fosters mutual respect and sportsmanship and an atmosphere of fun, democracy and peace. JCC Maccabi Games promotes and encourages the health, physical fitness, and well-being of Jewish youth through participation in recreational and athletic activities, and...
Jerusalem Journey (TJJ)
NCSY & Jewish Student Union
Grades Served:
9, 10, 11, 12
The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) is a four week touring experience in Israel for public school students. TJJ is an exhilarating, action-packed, transformative journey which allows participants to learn more about their Jewish heritage and culture by interfacing with the history, people, and land of Israel.
Jewish Fund Teen Board
Jewish Fund
Grades Served:
10, 11, 12
Each year, The Jewish Fund engages a diverse group of 25 Jewish high school students who want to make a real difference by learning about philanthropy and becoming grantmakers. Our Teen Board is a youth-led program and members will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the...
Jewish Youth Climate Movement Task Force
Temple Israel
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
The Jewish Youth Climate Movement Task Force is a program for teens who are passionate about climate change and the environment. The JYCM is dedicated to mitigating climate change by empowering young people, mobilizing our communities and taking action. JYCM believes in using Jewish values as a motivation to create...
JText
Friendship Circle
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
JText is a weekly trivia question sent via text message to subscribers. Players are entered for a chance to win a gift card!
Kadima
USY
Grades Served:
6, 7, 8
Kadima is the division of USY for 6th-8th graders, and is a great introduction to everything USY has to offer! Meet other middle schoolers at a variety of activities focused on social action, Israel education and fun, religious holidays, and having fun with new and old friends! Motor City USY...
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