Statewide Outreach Initiative

The application process is closed for 2009.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact us.

First Time Jewish Experience Initiative

“If you want to give children a Jewish background, you’ve got to give them a Jewish playground.”

Tamarack’s Jonah Geller

Jewish summer camp can be the pivotal Jewish experience in a child's life. Children have the opportunity to learn more about Judaism, interact with other Jewish children and just have fun. In 2008, the Initiative subsidized 42 children from 12 different communities.

Children who have never been to summer camp are eligible for a partial scholarship to attend Camp Tamarack – one of North America’s premier Jewish camps based right here in Michigan!*

For information about Camp Tamarack, click here.

Students who have never been to Israel are eligible for a partial scholarship to participate in an approved summer Israel program.
Scholarships may be considered for repeat campers based on demonstration of considerable need.*

*Subsidies for Jewish Camps other than Camp Tamarack may be considered in certain circumstances.