Teen Program

The BJ Teen Program is committed to strengthening our connection to teenagers at BJ by providing them with a community of intention and a place that not only addresses their particular needs as teens, but that also challenges them as they grow and provides clear pathways for them to transition to meaningful members of the larger BJ community. If you have any questions please contact Shoshi Rosenbaum or call her at (212) 787 7600 x242

Upcoming Teen Events

Download a copy of the 2011-12 Teen Program Calendar here.

Help a BJ Teen Start a Library in Iraq

BJ Teen Leadership member Arielle Korman is currently collecting books for a brand new library in Kurdistan, Iraq. After spending time at Global Youth Village, a summer camp in Virginia for peacebuilding and leadership, Arielle is helping Iraq reestablish itself after years of oppressive rule and war. With the help of Iraqi non-profit organization Vision, a new library is being created to help increase English literacy. Visit futuresvision.org to learn about Vision and contact Arielle for questions and information on how to donate books, as well as monetary contributions to help pay for shipping.

BJ Teen Programs

Ozrim Program

Teens in 8th through 12th grade may apply to be teachers’ aides in the B’nai Jeshurun Hebrew School (Ozrim) and/or service leaders’ aides at weekly Children’s Shabbat morning services and Junior Congregation (Ozrim Tefilah). The Ozrim (literally, helpers) program provides teens with task supervision to develop their teaching and leading skills, and a monthly meeting with other teens in the program and the teen staff.

Click here for registration form

Domestic Service Learning

This is an opportunity to participate in an incredible year’s worth of learning about direct service and the role that we can play in repairing our world through an immersion experience in the Gulf Coast.

This program is only open to students in 8th and 9th grades.

This program has two components: Meetings one Sunday evening a month. A 5 day service trip over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in January.

Our partner organization is Jewish Funds for Justice.

International Service Learning

Our international service learning program focuses on a variety of issues (poverty, developing nations, environmentalism) in many locations (El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic).

This program is open to students in 10th-12th grades.

This program has two components. Meetings one Sunday evening a month. A week long service trip over Presidents’ Day week in February.

Our partner organization is Visions Service Adventure.

Teen Leadership Program

The Teen Leadership program is an opportunity for students from each grade to serve as representatives for their peers, receive leadership training including meetings with the rabbis, seminars on public speaking and community building workshops. We are looking for students who are committed to working in partnership to help the teen program thrive and grow. Teen leadership has organized BJ’s annual AIDS walk.

Teen Shabbat

Teen Shabbat is the only Shabbat of the year where teens lead EVERY part of the service. There are many different ways to be involved.

Local Community Service Opportunities

Several times throughout the year we reach out to local communities in need.

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