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Alumim

Full Session - Alumim

Dates Grade in Fall 2024 Tuition Early Bird Tuition (by September 28th)
June 26 - July 23 9 $6,525 $6,225

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The Alumim Experience

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Begin your Tel Yehudah experience this summer by joining Alumim! There’s no better way to get ready for starting high school than spending six weeks of your summer at Tel Yehudah! Through our “build your own summer” options, you choose what goes in your schedule and can change it every couple of weeks if you want. Along with making your own choices, we will make sure you get the BEST traditional camp experiences like: activities with your bunk, rikud (Israeli dance), special days in camp, time to just chill with your friends, and crazy campwide events!

Register for Alumim and join the Tel Yehudah and Young Judaea tradition of Jewish Leadership!

Program Features

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Alumim campers will:

  • Meet and live with other Jewish teens from around the US and world
  • Experience camp’s activity areas and special days
  • Choose your own Track, Zman Bechira (elective), and more
  • A unique Shabbat experience each week
  • Experience the Four-day Alumim Road Trip 
  • World famous TY Rikud and Live Noah Wilker concert every Saturday night
Sample Alumim Seder Yom (Daily Schedule)

This is what a “day in the life” of Alumim might look like:

Time Activity Description
8:00am Boker Tov (Wake-Up)
8:45-8:55am Mifkad Boker (Flag Raising) Greet the day by raising the flags with the rest of camp and our Tsofim (Israeli scouts)
9:00-9:30am Aruchat Boker (Breakfast) Sit with your bunk to start the morning together over a hot, fresh and delicious breakfast
9:40-10:20am T’fillot (Morning Prayers)/Alternative T'fillot You will partake in a meaningful camp-wide prayer activity led by staff and teens
10:30-10:50am Nikayon B’Tsrif (Bunk cleaning) Check your bunk's work-wheel and see what your cleaning assignment is for today and get to work to keep that bunk spiffy!
11:00-12:00pm Visit Specialty Area Teens from your chug can either visit Omanut (Arts and Crafts) or Drama
12:10am-1:10pm Peulah: Contemporary Israeli comedy Your staff has prepared an informal and fun educational activity to help you learn about Israel today through comedy
1:20-2:05pm Aruchat Tsohorayim (Lunch) Come for the delicious, healthy and kosher meal; stay for the Shira (singing) or Rikud (dancing) session in the Chadar Ochel (dining hall)!
2:15-3:05pm Zman Bechira (Elective Period) You can choose from a variety of recreational activities ranging from team sport activities, video-making, jam band, arts & crafts, Israeli dance, etc.
3:10-5:00pm Chofesh (Open Choice Activities) You can choose activities and spend time with friends under general staff supervision. Specialty areas, including the pool, are open during this time to offer special options, so you can enjoy more of the activities you love!
5:10-6:10pm Tracks An opportunity to dive into an area of your choosing like sports, arts, peer-leadership and more
6:20-7:20pm Bunk Time: Low Ropes Course Your bunk is heading to the low ropes course for bonding and team building
7:30-8:30pm Aruchat Erev (Dinner) Sit with your friends in other chugim and enjoy a themed camp-wide dinner
8:35-8:45pm Sikkum Yom (Daily Check in) You will check in with your bunk staff to review the day, experiences, etc.
9:00-10:15pm Peulat Erev (Night Activity) What's your “fun” group, evening activity tonight? Your chug is having a Mediterranean themed pool and dance party under the stars!
10:30-11:15pm Peulat Laila Tov (In-Bunk nightly activity) End the evening with this nightly activity to bond with your bunkmates and wind down before heading to bed
11:15pm Laila Tov (Lights Out) You've had a long, fun day and you need your sleep to get ready to do it again tomorrow!

What Is Included?
  • Room and board within our furnished cabins
  • 3 healthy, nutritious and kosher meals a day
  • $10 stipend for snacks and treats from our camp canteen
  • 24/7 professional medical staff that can dispense first-aid and prescription medicines
  • Dynamic and trained camp professionals
  • Regular laundry-service
  • 24/7 on-site security services
  • Transportation to/from Newark International Liberty Airport on opening and closing day
  • Four day Alumim Road Trip (During Bloc 2)
Is Alumim right for me?

Yes! If you are…

  • Currently in 8th grade
  • Looking to spend your summer with other 8th grade Jewish teens
  • Ready to build your own summer and choose how you spend parts of your day at camp
  • Interested in living with Jewish teens from around the US and the world

Can’t make it for the full four session this summer? Join us for two weeks by choosing one of our Blocs:

Bloc Dates Tuition Early Bird Tuition (by September 28th)
Bloc 1 June 26-July 9 $3595 $3445
Bloc 2 July 10 -July 23 $3595 $3445

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MERKAZ

JULY 24TH – AUGUST 7TH

The TY summer doesn’t end on July 23rd.  Current 8th – 11th graders will have an opportunity to spend two more weeks at Tel Yehudah participating in one of our brand new specialty Merkaz programs. LEARN MORE.