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Youth Groups

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO)

c/o Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
41O-356-5200, ext. 370
www.bbyo.org
Baltimore Council BBYO director: Dori Zvili
Trans-denominational Jewish teen movement. Teens in grades 9 to 12 participate in social, recreational, community service activities and more. Empowers participants to develop their leadership potential, Jewish identity and individual goals.

Beth Tfiloh Youth Center

3300 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-413-2220
410-653-7224
mail@btfiloh.org
www.bethtfiloh.com
Youth director: Cherie Seidman Brownstein
Extensive calendar of Shabbat, holiday, social, educational and recreational programs for children, teens, college students and families. Youth groups for middle school and high school students.

Bnei Akiva of Baltimore

2505 Willowglen Drive
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-2288
410-358
pachino9@comcast.net
Chairman: Mel Pachino
Provides weekly activities promoting religious Zionism to grades 4 to 12 with Israeli shluchim and local youth leaders. Monthly special events for specific grades.

Boy Scouts of America Pack 18 and Troop 18

Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-318-8208 (pack)
410-358-4433 (troop)
www.scouttroop18.org
Pack: Aaron Rapoport - arapoport@umm.edu
Troop: Daryl Gamerman - daryl1059@aol.com
Pack 18 for boys 6 to 10; Troop 18 for boys 11 to 18. Meets at both JCCs. Kashrut observed. Weekly meetings, camping, leadership training, trips.

Boy Scouts of America/Troop 97

Temple Oheb Shalom
7310 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-581-3799
adamsaf@yahoo.com
www.troop97.us
Scoutmaster: Adam Cohen
For Baltimore metro area boys ages 11 to 18. Weekly meetings, camping, community service, leadership training, summer camp. In operation more than 50 years, a BSA-deemed national quality unit. Cub Scout Pack 435 at Fort Garrison Elementary School for grades 1 to 5. Cub Scout Pack 18 and Boy Scout Troop 18 operate out of JCC Owings Mills.

Chizuk Amuno Congregation Youth Programs

8100 Stevenson Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-6400, ext. 305
iwoloff@chizukamuno.org
www.chizukamuno.org
Youth educator: Isaac Woloff
Exciting and creative social and educational activities for all Chizuk Amuno children from grades kindergarten through 12. Leadership opportunities for older participants. Social service component integrated throughout.

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

4806 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-9711
www.gscm.org
Nondenominational, value-based organization for 5- to 17-year-old girls. Junior and Brownie troops in local day schools, congregations, Jewish Community Center.

JCC Teen Programs

Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 386
Melanie Waxman
For middle school and high school teens, at both locations. BBYO, leadership councils, community service opportunities, sports leagues, social activities, summer camp, single-gender programs at Park Heights. Youth-only membership available.

Jewish Committee on Scouting

7131 Boxford Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
443-846-4981
jewishscouts@aol.com
Chair of committee: Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman
Encourages scouting among Jewish youth; advances Jewish values through scouting and promotes the religious emblems programs. Offers camping leadership training.

Klezmerized! Teen Band

3216 Timberfield Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-O121
stambergj@yahoo.com
Director: Judy Stamberg
Klezmer band open to all community teens. All instruments welcome. Improvise and create original arrangements of traditional klezmer and Israeli tunes, and perform at community events.

NCSY

4001 Clarks Lane
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-6279
ncsysbrd@aol.com
Regional director: Bonnie Pollak
Formerly National Conference of Synagogue Youth. Orthodox-sponsored groups for ages 10 to 13 and 13 to 18. Weekend retreats, leadership skills, summer camps, trips to Israel and Europe. Culture clubs in Baltimore County public schools for teens of all Jewish backgrounds.

North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY)

Mid-Atlantic Region
2027 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
888-842-8242
lmorgan@urj.org
www.urj.org/mar
NFTYMAR adviser: Lindsey Morgan
For Reform Jewish youth grades 9 through 12. Local chapters at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Har Sinai Congregation, Temple Emanuel, Temple Oheb Shalom, Harford Jewish Center.

Temple Oheb Shalom Youth Group

7310 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-358-0108
rabbinagel@templeohebshalom.org
www.templeohebshalom.org
Youth director: Nina Swartz
Temple Oheb Shalom, a Reform congregation, offers informal programs for youth from grades 3 through 12. Open to members and nonmembers.

United Synagogue Youth (USY)

Seaboard Region
121 Congressional Lane
Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852
301-230-0801
301-816-2931
kaplan@uscj.org
www.seaboard.org
Director of youth activities: Shira Kaplan
Conservative-sponsored for grades 6 through 12. Operates out of congregations; some may require congregational membership. Baltimore congregations: Beth Am, Beth El, Beth Israel, Chevrei Tzedek, Chizuk Amuno. In Howard County: Beth Shalom, Columbia.

Young Judaea

2700 Northeast Expressway
Suite C 500
Atlanta, GA 30345
800-788-1567
gschlam@youngjudaea.org
www.youngjudaea.org
Local and regional programming, area supervisor: Greg Schlam
Hadassah-sponsored. Provides year-round activities for ages 8 to 18. Local clubs, regional conventions, Israel programs, overnight camping.