SAVE THE DATE: 2010 Camp Shalom will be held June 28-July 23!!

Camp Shalom is the MKJF's summer day camp, dedicated to our goal of "Making Jewish Fun!" 

Meeting for three hours a day for four, one-week sessions during the month of July, Camp activities include field trips, arts & crafts, songs and other fun activities like swimming and "Jump Bunch." It's led by adult coordinators with the help of counselors drawn from the youth of our community.  

Every year there is a theme - this year's theme was "Tikkun Olam - Repair of the World" - and activities are designed around the theme. We also have an "Israel Day" every summer, which includes Israeli food, songs, and of course the every popular game, "Ga-Ga."

Each Friday we have a family "Shabbat" lunch, where the campers and their families sing songs, eat a meal together, and begin to take on a bit of the feeling of Shabbat.

Camp Shalom is open to the whole community and to visitors and frriends from out of town. We always have plenty of Jewish summer fun at Camp Shalom!

The MKJF funds camp and Israel scholarships to promote attendance at Jewish camps and teen programs in Israel.  These opportunities enhance the Jewish identity of our community's youth. Since the program's inception in 2001, 48 area children have attended Jewish summer camps or Jewish teen summer programs.

Non-need based scholarships for first-time campers and need-based financial assistance for returning campers are available. In 2009, about 15 local children attended Jewish camps across the country, with scholarships being awarded to five campers. In addition, the MKJF provides non-need based scholarship funds and additional need-based funding to teens for summer programs, both in the US and in Israel.

The MKJF also supports birthright Israel programs in 2005.  There is no charge to attend the birthright Israel program, which is open to Jewish youth ages 18-26 who have not participated in an Israel group experience before. Fifteen Wichita students have participated in birthright Israel since 1999.