Rates
Double the Adventure at Half the Price
Session Length |
Tuition |
Early Bird: Oct 31st |
8-Days |
$1,490 |
$1,390 |
15-Days |
$2,590 |
$2,390 |
Lech-Lecha is committed to equity. Thanks to generous support, we strive to accept every camper, regardless of financial ability. Please indicate your need upon registration. Additionally, you can contribute to our internal scholarship fund here.
Location
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Lech-Lecha Adventure Camp takes place in the beautiful Delaware Water Gap. Our Base Camp Structure blends adventure with comfort, creating an experience that is both enriching and rejuvenating. Our opening night and following weekends will be spent at the AMC Mohican Outdoor Center where we’ll enjoy the essentials for rest and relaxation:
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The Inner Journey
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Lech-Lecha Adventure Camp offers more than just outdoor adventure—it’s a transformative and deeply meaningful Jewish experience. Through group challenges, hands-on wilderness skills, and creative activities, campers develop social connection and personal growth. Our unique program blends thrilling outdoor experiences like rock climbing, canoeing, and backpacking with a holistic approach to Jewish learning. Trekkers delve into Torah study, share songs by the campfire, bake challah under the stars, and celebrate Shabbat surrounded by nature’s beauty.
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Safety FirstOur campers' wellbeing is our top priority. Each trek is led by highly experienced leaders, with at least one guide holding Wilderness First Responder (or higher) medical certification. With robust safety measures and continuous parent updates, you can be confident that our trekkers are in expert hands.
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Want to Learn More?
Join an interactive information session with Nadav to hear firsthand about the transformative experience of Lech-Lecha Adventure Camp. Discover what sets our program apart and get answers to all your questions.
Next Info Session: February 9, 2025 @ 12pm EST |
Nadav SlovinLech-Lecha Founder & Director |
Frequently Asked Questions
Friends: Who's joining me? Can I come with a friend? Group of friends?
Lech-Lecha participants and staff are extremely friendly. The large majority of our campers join without knowing any participants prior and leave with new friends forever.
Hard to be alone in a new group? Bring a friend!
We are also available to facilitate programs for entire groups of 6-15 who want to come together.
If this is your case, please reach out directly.
Hard to be alone in a new group? Bring a friend!
We are also available to facilitate programs for entire groups of 6-15 who want to come together.
If this is your case, please reach out directly.
Observance: What does pluralism look like in practice?
We believe that every Jewish person can have and would benefit from having a deep connection to our tradition and our people. We believe that every Jewish person can live and would benefit from living an empowered and engaged Jewish journey of curiosity, discovery, learning, and practice.
We seek to foster this connection and enliven this journey with love and openness.
Lech-Lecha also values creating a space that invites and respects traditional observance of Torah and Mitzvot. In addition to meeting the needs of traditionally observant participants, we believe that there is a power and wonder to experiencing traditional Jewish observance especially as it comes to life in the wilderness, uniquely facilitating communal and spiritual connection.
Therefore, no matter who the participants are, all communal contexts of Lech-Lecha experiences formally observe Shabbat and Kashrut, offer time for traditional prayer, and cater programming to fall within halachic bounds, and individuals are invited - but never forced - to lean into the communal aspects of our trek.
The journey is the destination. In other words, we don't pressure for any particular outcome or enforce any personal practice – the Lech-Lecha experience aims to inspire, empower, & deepen each participant's own unique – and joyful! – Jewish journey.
This is a big part of what Journey-Powered Judaism means. We hope to meet you on the trail!
We seek to foster this connection and enliven this journey with love and openness.
Lech-Lecha also values creating a space that invites and respects traditional observance of Torah and Mitzvot. In addition to meeting the needs of traditionally observant participants, we believe that there is a power and wonder to experiencing traditional Jewish observance especially as it comes to life in the wilderness, uniquely facilitating communal and spiritual connection.
Therefore, no matter who the participants are, all communal contexts of Lech-Lecha experiences formally observe Shabbat and Kashrut, offer time for traditional prayer, and cater programming to fall within halachic bounds, and individuals are invited - but never forced - to lean into the communal aspects of our trek.
The journey is the destination. In other words, we don't pressure for any particular outcome or enforce any personal practice – the Lech-Lecha experience aims to inspire, empower, & deepen each participant's own unique – and joyful! – Jewish journey.
This is a big part of what Journey-Powered Judaism means. We hope to meet you on the trail!
Food: What's it like?
Our campers come away from Lech-Lecha rating our food at an astounding 8.5/10. Our secret? They cook it! With the support of our counselors, trekkers are proud of and excited to partake in their creations. Fresh baked challah on the side of a mountain with ingredients you schlepped up the summit yourself, what could be more delightful?
Sample Menu
Breakfast: Oats, cereal, eggs (occasionally), powdered milk, nuts (if participants are without allergies) and dried fruit.
Lunches: Wraps, tuna, cheese, veggies, PB & J, and Nutella.
Dinners: Rice & sweet potato lentil dahl, mac & cheese, backcountry pizza, couscous salmon with kale, and quinoa tofu with zucchini. A special smoked meat treat is served on Shabbat as well.
All food is fully kosher based on CRC standards. We are happy to make accommodations necessary for other allergies and eating habits.
Sample Menu
Breakfast: Oats, cereal, eggs (occasionally), powdered milk, nuts (if participants are without allergies) and dried fruit.
Lunches: Wraps, tuna, cheese, veggies, PB & J, and Nutella.
Dinners: Rice & sweet potato lentil dahl, mac & cheese, backcountry pizza, couscous salmon with kale, and quinoa tofu with zucchini. A special smoked meat treat is served on Shabbat as well.
All food is fully kosher based on CRC standards. We are happy to make accommodations necessary for other allergies and eating habits.
Communication Devices: Can we bring them on our adventure?
Distance makes the heart grow stronger. After months of online classes and eyes on screens, we're excited to be taking time off. Parents are asked to hold onto camper communication devices while they are at Lech-Lecha לך-לך Teen Adventure Camp. Breaking out of the familiar surroundings of home and social networks helps us to break into a stronger relationship with those around us, with nature, and with ourselves.
Refund Policy: What if my teen has to return home?
A registered Teen Trekker may decide not to join our programming this summer for non-extenuating circumstances. If this happens two months or more before the start of the session (i.e. before April 23rd for the session beginning on June 23rd), you will receive the deposit less a $90 fee. If this happens within two months of camp (i.e. April 24th), the deposit will not be refunded, yet no additional cost will be incurred. We will not refund any cancellations within two weeks of camp (i.e. June 9) or during camp.
Communication with staff
Sending your teen into the wilderness may be new for you, or you've never met us - we completely understand and value your desire to know what is going on at camp and stay updated. You'll be able to contact us at all times with the contact info exclusive for parents that we'll share upon registration. But we'll also be actively sharing our experience at Lech Lecha ~ לך-לך with daily pictures and messages over WhatsApp (except on Shabbat).
Safety
Every Lech-Lecha trek is guided by a trained Wilderness First Responder. All additional staff are First Aid and CPR trained. Every teen trek is accompanied by a Satellite communication device to be used in case of emergency when the group is out of cellular service. It is important to note that there is inherent risk in wilderness adventure in which participants are at times hours from the closest road resulting in slow response time from emergency crews and difficulty of evacuation. That being said, we are grateful that no Lech-Lecha participant has faced serious injury that has required evacuation or the use of our SAT device and we do our best to ensure that this remains true for the future.
Testimonials
"I had a number of meaningful discussions with a Lech-Lecha Trek Leader. I came to him at several times when I was feeling down or at fault and talked over my feelings with him. He gave me a new perspective and I felt connected with him through some of the life experiences he described. I feel like after the experience as a whole, I have come to view my relationship with Hashem very differently, as a much more personal connection-- not to mention a more caring, even loving one. This is thanks to many of the practices and discussions we did together-- Hit Bod'dut, Hit Torahrut, and Hallel, to name a few. Discussions were also a source for my understanding of my relationship to Hashem. I felt that my discussions with [other trekkers] were also deeply meaningful. [Their] perspectives on life in general, and the thoughtful way he approached the day to day, was inspiring for me. Throughout the trek, I had moments of both wonder and gratitude to my fellow adventurers and to Hashem; I felt like there was nowhere in the world that I would have rather been at that moment and like whatever had just transpired was perfect in a small but significant way.
"A final impactful experience occurred after the trek was already finished and I read for the first time the notes that my fellow trekkers had left, anonymously, about me. Getting to see what others think of you is not always a healthy thing, but in this case, understanding that I had meant a lot to other members of the trip felt really wonderful." - Donley J., 2023 Teen Adventure Camp
"A final impactful experience occurred after the trek was already finished and I read for the first time the notes that my fellow trekkers had left, anonymously, about me. Getting to see what others think of you is not always a healthy thing, but in this case, understanding that I had meant a lot to other members of the trip felt really wonderful." - Donley J., 2023 Teen Adventure Camp
"My Lech-Lecha experience was AMAZING for me! Overall the entire trip was really meaningful to me. I especially found the first shabbat at the cabin really stunning and meaningful. It was very different from my shabbats that I usually have at my house and there was lots of singing and dancing. It was so much fun! The experience impacted me in many ways. It helped me be less stressed about a lot of things. It was so much fun. This was my first overnight summer camp and it was so much better than I thought it was going to be. It made me feel really confident about myself. I 100% loved it!!!"
-Alia B., 2023 Teen Adventure Camp
-Alia B., 2023 Teen Adventure Camp
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