Now in its fifth year, the Zohar (brightness: things are not always as they seem) camping program is designed to meet the social and religious needs of developmentally challenged Jewish adolescents. Zohar fully integrates these youth into camp life; they participate in all camp-wide programs and daily events with the support and supervision of specially trained staff.

Zohar campers are children with developmental disabilities, high functioning spectrum disorders, and neurological and learning challenges.  The Zohar camper-to-bunk staff ratio is 2 to 1.

SUMMER 2010:                                                           

Week 1....Sunday, July 4 to Sunday, July 11                           

Week 2....Sunday, July 11 to Sunday, July 18

Week 3....Sunday, July 18 to Sunday, July 25

Week 4....Sunday, July 25 to Sunday, August 1

Week 5....Sunday, August 1 to Sunday, August 8

Week 6....Sunday, August 8 to Sunday, August 15

Tuition: $1125 per week.

First-time campers may register for one 1-week session only. Returning campers may register for up to six 1-week sessions.

Tuition includes all camp fees. Families are expected to bring their child to camp in Maine between 2 and 3 pm on the first day of the program and to participate in a brief and important family orientation.  At the conclusion of their stay campers may take the camp bus to Newton, (offered on Sunday, July 25, August 8 only,) or families may pick them up between 9 and 10 am.

To Apply: 

Interest in participating in this program should be expressed to the Director, Kathy Jonas either by telephone, 617-558-6528, or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .