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Israel

Teen Mission provides the climate to grow
relationships and Jewish identity.

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Sarah Mandel

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or a month this summer, from July 5-Aug. 5, 107 teens from Metro Detroit and 12 Israeli teens
explored Israel together during Teen Mission, a partnership between the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, local congregations and Tamarack Camps.
They were accompanied by nine local madrichim (counselors) and three Israeli madrichim as well
as Rabbis Daniel Schwartz from Temple Shir Shalom, Jen Kaluzny and Jen Lader from Temple Israel
and Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue.
The four-week trip was spent in Jerusalem as well as the north and south of Israel.
Mission co-chairs were Michael Berger and Phyllis Pilcowitz. The trip was made possible by the
generosity of Sue and Alan Jay Kaufman.

Itay Cohen

My viewpoint
has completly
changed. I am
closer to God, my
religion and my
community. We’ve
truly become a
family over these
last four weeks.

—Anna Segal, Birmingham

Alena Blumberg, Jordyn Bertman and Jade Neumann at Beit Guvrin

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It’s
exciting to
experience
our home away
from home with
our neighbors
from the Detroit
community.

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Joanna Wasvary, Chloe Linkner and Lauren Ruby

Brianna Cohen and Sammi Elkus at Mitzpe
Ramon

— Rachel Wechsler, West
Bloomfield

Sammie Schechter at Mitzpe
Ramon

18 August 25 • 2016

Top row: Shel Krause, Alex Silverman, Jordan Bross, Rabbi
Daniel Schwartz, Jacob Wartell, Madison Zeidman, Rachel
Israel and Sam Stone; bottom row: Annie Hillenberg, Leah
Sugarman and Caitlin Simpson.

This trip is unlike
anything I’ve
ever done before. I’ll
remember it forever!

— Savanna Floyd, Commerce Township