Machane Lev
About Machane Lev
Machane Lev is a one-week, Jewish overnight camp for children and youth who are LGBTQ or who come from LGBTQ+ families/communities. It’s a place where young people can celebrate their Jewishness and their own, and their family identities together, while enjoying camp activities.
CYJ Machane Lev means Camp Heart. It’s a place where you can bring and be your whole heart. There are many ways to be Jewish. There are many ways to be family. There are many ways to be. Yours are valuable, and belong.
Machane Lev also offer’s year-round programming. To get involved, please contact our director, risa@youngjudaea.ca for more information.
Read more about the launch of Machane Lev from our Camp Director and Director of Camper Care in the Canadian Jewish News HERE!
Check out the amazing follow-up article of our first very successful summer HERE!
