Students from all sectors of the Jewish community in North America join together, many of them veteran Ramah campers who bring with them the love of Jewish learning and Jewish traditions. Shabbat, Jewish holidays, kashrut and tefilah are integral to the program. A variety of activities stimulate students to develop their own personal, meaningful Jewish lifestyles.


 

Shabbat is one of the most special days on TRY - and it happens once a week!


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Spiritual awakening - Jewish continuity


For 2,000 years the Jewish people lived in exile and yearned for Jerusalem. Today, we are privileged to be part of the reawakening of the Jewish homeland.


With TRY/USY High, students can feel that spiritual reawakening, coupled with an awareness of the centrality of Jerusalem and Israel in Jewish life. As part of the Conservative movement, TRY/USY High is committed to a Jewish way of life, shaped by Jewish law and tradition. The commitment to observance, rituals, values, and the Jewish calendar creates a warm atmosphere and dynamic, pluralistic Jewish environment.


Attending prayer services and observing kashrut are an integral part of the TRY/USY High community. Students pray daily during the week, as well as on Shabbat, Rosh Hodesh, and holidays. Services range from traditional egalitarian to more creative forms of tefilah. Students are actively involved in developing enrichment sessions that deal with the meaning of prayer, the Torah portion, and other important aspects of Jewish religious life.


Shabbat


On TRY/USY High, Shabbat is truly inspiring, observed in the spirit of Ramah and USY. It is filled with positive energy, moving prayer services, interaction with friends, and engaging activities with Israeli peers, including NOAM, Israel’s Conservative Youth Movement.


Shabbat is the epitome of the Jewish experience, celebrating one of Judaism’s holiest days in Jerusalem, the spiritual center of the Jewish world.


TRY/USY High offers a variety of Shabbat experiences:


  1. •  Shabbat Yachad – TRY/USY High students spend Shabbat together praying, singing, sharing festive meals and engaging in Shabbat activities.

  2. •  Host Shabbat – Students spend Shabbat either with a family of their own choosing or with a family arranged by TRY/USY High.

  3. •  Open Shabbat – students have the option of staying with friends or relatives, or spending a peaceful Shabbat on campus with no official programming.

  4. • Shabbat Mifgash – Students spend Shabbat in Israeli homes with teenagers their own age as part of an Israel experience interrelationship program.

For additional information and application details please contact:

National Ramah, 3080 Broadway, NY, NY, 10027

Tel. (212) 678-8883, Fax (212) 504-0858

E-mail:ramahisrael@jtsa.edu




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