Camp JCC to welcome 4 teens from Yoav

By Alicia Zahn Partnership2Gether committee member

Yoav teenagers are returning to Camp JCC after a twoyear hiatus due to COVID-19. The camp will welcome four teens from the Yoav region of Israel who will bring Israeli spirit to the summer program. Yoav, the Jewish Federation’s Partnership2Gether counterpart in Israel, chose the best of the best to train and send to the Lehigh Valley for the season.

The teens get an enlightening introduction to American culture and, in turn, the valley community gets a summer in-

(the valley’s shlicha, Eynav Dahan, will be at camp too). Even if you are not involved with Camp JCC, you can get to know these remarkable teens by hosting them for dinner, inviting them to an event or taking them to visit a local involved and become a home host, housing two teens for two weeks (they spend their days at camp and come home to their host in the evenings). This is a very meaningful experience that often leads to connections that can last a lifetime. For over a decade, I have typically hosted kids for a few weeks each summer, and I have kept in touch with a lot of them over the years.

For information on hosting a teen, contact Aaron Gorodzinsky, director of campaign jflv.org or Miriam Zager, Partnership2Gether chair, at swimmir@aol.com.