Jewish TeensROC

Journey for Identity (JFI)

For students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grades.

July 17-August 10, 2025

 

Teens from Rochester and Modi’in, Israel will explore their Jewish identities together over the course of three weeks through immersive travel and group learning:

 

· Pre-trip learning sessions on Jewish history and identity to contextualize the experience

 

· Home hosting in Rochester, sharing Jewish American life with Israelis

 

· Learn about the Jewish experience during the Holocaust from a Holocaust survivor (or their child) in Poland.

 

*Dates are tentative, dependent on flights. Cost is $2,800 per person ($540 subsidy available from the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester). The trip is all-inclusive. Application deadline: 12/1/2024.

 

Contact Director of Partnership2Gether Programming at 585.461.0490 or info@jewishrochester.org for more information.

 

IsraelNow

 

For 8th grade students


A “Taste of Israel” trip designed specifically for 8th grade students.

 

Check back for information about 2026!

 

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Contact Us

 

Leah Goldman

Chief Planning & Programming Officer
lgoldman@jewishrochester.org

585.241.8635

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