Sunshine and laughter.
Music and art.
Sports and water play.
Exploration and discovery.

camp guide

Some things are simply

better together.

A Once In A Lifetime
Experience In Israel

Camp Kimama immerses young
Jews in Israeli culture.

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Like sunshine and laughter, come
experience why Summer Camp
and Hillel are better together. For
campers 2-5 years old.

For more information,
contact Robin Pappas,
Director of Early Education,
at 248-539-1489 or
rpappas@hillelday.org

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or the past 14 years, the Camp
Kimama team has been mak-
ing a difference in the lives of
thousands of children from all over
the world, bringing them to Israel to
experience a traditional American
summer camp with campers from
more than 40 countries.
CEO Avishay Nachon and the
Kimama team want Jewish youth
to have life-altering experiences by
spending their summer in camp
making new friends, learning about
new cultures and ultimately creat-
ing a global community of Jewish
youth. Realizing its mission of bring-
ing American youth to Israel, Camp
Kimama opened a U.S. office in New
York City last month.
“It was a dream for me to provide
opportunities for Jewish children
around the world to experience
Israel,” says Nachon of his homeland.
“The only options for our youth were
waiting until they were older to take
a trip like Birthright or perhaps a
family vacation to tour Israel.”
Kimama has been offering Jewish
youth, ages 7-17, a transformational
experience in Israeli culture by pro-
viding them a unique and special

time with kids who they would oth-
erwise never meet.
Camp Kimama combines tra-
ditional American summer camp
activities such as singing, danc-
ing, campfires, arts and crafts, and
waterfront sports with Israeli cul-
tural experiences including Shabbat
and Israeli food on the beautiful
beaches of Israel.
The camp is recognized for its
exceptional focus on specialty tracks
such as surfing, dog training, cook-
ing, scuba diving, SUP-stand up
paddle, soccer, basketball, media,
robotics and technology, taught by
track-specific professionals, and
include business partnerships with
organizations such as the Food
Channel, Wingate Institute, profes-
sional surfing schools and more.
Options include Kimama
Michmoret — on the Mediterranean
shore, about half an hour from Tel
Aviv (two-week program); Kimama
Hof — a nature and sea sports camp
by the beach in Beit-Yanai (one-week
program); Kimama Galim — an
interdisciplinary camp at the foot of
Mount Carmel in Haifa (two-week
program); and KimamaTech — a
start-up, technology and
media summer camp in
Haifa (two-week program).
Registration for the 2018
summer session is now
open. For more informa-
tion on registration or gen-
eral questions, visit www.
campkimama.org; call (877)
KIMAMA6; or email Rachel@
campkimama.org. •