tions," said Rabbi Joshua Bennett of
Temple Israel, which has been instru-
mental in evolving the program to a full
community partnership.
"Setting our individual issues aside,
we came away with far more than we
expected in a beautifully integrated
plan. We have hired a full-time employ-
ee designated to the program, support-
ed by two outstanding lay chairs, Phyllis
Pilcowitz and Michael Berger, and a
working committee that functions well
and meets on a regular basis.
`All are in agreement on the bot-
tom line Bennett said, "that the most
important thing is for us to work
together to give our teens more oppor-
tunities to travel and connect with
our community here in Detroit and in
Israel."
Steve Engel, CEO of Tamarack
Camps, agreed.
"Certainly there are distinctions
between the missions of each of our
organizations, but when it comes to
our children, we are not competitors:'
he said. "We each share the mission
of building community, strengthening
Jewish identity, engaging our youth,
mentoring future leaders and develop-
ing philanthropic support to the benefit
of Jewish Detroit and Israel. In combin-
ing our resources and organizational
expertise, we will engage Jewish teens at
that moment when we can make a huge
impact on their Jewish identities."
HOW IT WORKS
With the new co-partnership, Teen
Mission 2016 will continue to be a pow-
erful connecting point for participating
congregations in the business of engag-
ing teens in Jewish life and community
building. Community synagogues will
continue to bring the rabbinic leader-
ship, the Jewish learning, thinking and
strategies that always have been strong
points of the program.
Tamarack will now bring what they
do best — the logistics of recruitment,
travel, organizing activities on the go,
supervising and creating outstanding
teen experiences on a minute-to-min-
ute, day-to-day basis in the field. The
Teen Mission experience now will be
fully integrated into Tamarack summers
as its pinnacle teen travel opportunity,
ideally suited to teens returning to the
camp before their junior or senior years
of high school.
As an essential link, Federation
will continue to do what it does
best through its Israel and Overseas
Department, marketing and Annual
Campaign, reaching out to the com-
munity, raising awareness and funding,
providing ease of access and expertise
in mission planning, and connecting
Jewish Detroiters to partners and family
in Israel.
Through the Sue & Alan J. Kaufman
Family Foundation, Teen Mission 2016
is generously subsidized, reducing the
cost to just $5,949.13 for the 41/2-week
trip. The fee covers round-trip flights,
land travel, room and board, and all
programs and activities. Additionally,
need-based scholarship funding is
available through various organizations.
Registration for the Detroit Teen
Mission to Israel is now open online.
Go to wwwteenmissiondetroit.org for
details or call Jackie Yashinsky, Teen
Mission coordinator, at (248) 952-9030
or email her at jyashinsky@
teenmissiondetroit.org. *
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