Trek Yavneh will be taking off the 2005 season. Please look for the program to return for the summer of 2006.

Please join us for a week of outdoor hiking, canoeing and exploration in the White Mountains of New Hampshire as Camp Yavneh leads the way in Jewish overnight camping and experiential education. Our goal is to teach the Jewish value of caring for our environment and appreciation of our world. Campers will be grouped by age for a backpacking or base camp experience. We will explore the Wild River Valley, climb the presidential peaks and canoe the Rangeley Lakes area, averaging 4–7 miles per day learning low-impact camping techniques.The trips will focus on map-reading skills, compass usage, food preparation and canoeing. As we canoe the Rangeley Lakes and sleep on its banks, we will look for moose, otter and bald eagles and explore and compare components of biblical teachings—including the idea of stewardship over G-d’s creation being a pillar of our modern understanding of responsibility for the treatment of our environment. The teaching of “Baal Taschit” heeds us not to destroy or not to waste even during wartime! This is a great opportunity to take the best of the Yavneh “Ruach” and values on the road to exploration!

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Who is eligible?
Boys and girls currently in Grades 6–10 who love the outdoors.This program is open to both Yavneh and non-Yavneh campers. No previous hiking or canoeing experience is necessary.

How many kids are going?
We will take a maximum of 24 campers.

Where?
Drop-off and orientation at Camp Yavneh in Northwood, N.H., then 3 days hiking and 2 days of canoeing in the beautiful White Mountains of N.H. Return to camp for a traditional Yavneh Shabbat.

Who is staffing the program?
The program will be professionally staffed by the Appalachian Mountain Club (Certified Wilderness First Responders) out of Pinkham Notch, N.H. as our outfitters and guides, along with Jewish outdoor educators and our own counselors.

What about the food?
Nutritious kosher food will be provided throughout the week for the campers from the Camp Yavneh Food Service.

What is the itinerary?
Sunday drop-off at Yavneh, where the participants will meet their counselors for the week, get acquainted and have a program orientation. Late Sunday our campers will travel by van to the White Mountains area, where they will be for the 3 days—hiking, exploring and learning, living, praying, singing and having a great time. On Thursday and Friday they will canoe the Rangeley Lakes. Friday night finds the group back at Camp Yavneh, where they will stay overnight. Shabbat will be a spirited experience. Sunday, parents pick up their kids and join us for a barbecue and swim.

What happens if it rains?
We go anyway!

Cost:
$850 for the week. All-inclusive costs: transportation, camping gear, food and lodging. Unfortunately, scholarships are not available.

For additional information, please contact Debbie Sussman, Director, at 617-559-8862 or email debbie@campyavneh.org.

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