Let’s engage our teens in their Jewish journey and support them to live vibrant Jewish lives.
Journey for Identity (JFI)
JFI is a hallmark program of the Rochester and Modi’in Partnership2Gether program. Over three weeks, 32 teens from Rochester and Modi’in travel together to three continents. They are joined by local second-generation participants and learn about the Holocaust through guided exploration, examine their Jewish identity through shared immersive experiences, and gain an understanding of each other’s community through home-based hospitality.
Program details:
- For students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grades.
- Applications, interviews and cohort selection will be announced and shared soon.
- Pre-trip preparation includes eight (8) two-hour seminars.
- Program travel to United States, Poland and Israel.
Contact Director of Partnership2Gether Programming at 585.461.0490 or info@jewishrochester.org for more information.
IsraelNow
Join Jewish eighth graders from all around Rochester and set flight on a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Every IsraelNow trip is a chance to make life-long connections, learn about your heritage and form a special bond with Israel. The adventure awaits!
Learn more about IsraelNow an join us on Wednesday, July 24th at Noon for an information session. Click Here to Register.
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JROCBand
JROC is a group of Jewish teenagers in 8th - 12th grade who all share a love for music. They meet once a week to hang out, chat, and create music together. There are no auditions and all students, regardless of skill level, are welcome. JROC teens grow by learning from each other musically, as well as in other ways, and perform several times a year throughout the Rochester Jewish Community. (Performances are optional.) JROC participants also have the option to attend the Song Leader Boot Camp in St. Louis in February.
Program details:
- Meets Wednesdays from 6:30 - 7:45pm
- There is no cost to participate
- Program is facilitated by Mike Miller and Leah Sherman
Songleader Boot Camp (SLBC)
SLBC is an annual national conference that features a teen-only track that focuses on Jewish leadership. Hundreds gather every February in St. Louis to learn from nationally-renowned Jewish thought leaders, educators, and musical artists. The SLBC National Conference experience is filled with inspirational Jewish music and communal singing. Participants do not need to sing or play an instrument to fully experience all that SLBC has to offer.
Program details:
- Open to students in 9th - 12th grade
- Subsidies are available for those who actively participate in JROCBand
Contact Us
Leah Goldman
Chief Planning & Programming Officer
lgoldman@jewishrochester.org
585.241.8635
