Camp Nageela Midwest provides summer camp programs and year-round activities for Jewish youth. Each summer, campers from over 25 states attend their three-week overnight camp on 500 acres in Indiana for classic camp activities and Jewish observance. In addition to summer camp, they also sponsor the co-ed Shorashim Club and jChill Club, which meet weekly during the school year in Illinois and focus on Jewish learning, snacks, and fun for boys and girls in grades 3-12.

1. Camp Nageela Midwest Serves
Jewish Youth Year-Round
By Yosef Meystel

2. Camp Nageela Midwest
provides an exciting, enriching
summer experience for Jewish
youth.

3. The Camp
● Each year, Camp Nageela Midwest welcomes
campers from more than 25 states for three
weeks of classic camp activities, camaraderie,
and Jewish observance on over 500 acres of rural
Indiana land.
● In addition to Camp Nageela and TeeNageela, a
camp program for youth exiting grades 9-11,
Camp Nageela Midwest sponsors year-round
programs for both boys and girls.

4. Shorashim Club
● Serving girls from third to seventh grade,
Shorashim encompasses weekly meetings
that introduce students to Jewish historical
and cultural topics.
● Participants enjoy refreshments and take
part in fun, camp-like activities.
● Camp Nageela hosts Shorashim on
Wednesday evenings at Torah Academy in
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, about one hour from
its headquarters in Chicago.

5. jChill Club
● Short for “Jewish Chicago Interactive Learning,”
jChill is open to boys of all ages residing in the
Chicago metropolitan area.
● Like Shorashim, it takes place in Buffalo Grove
and includes snacks and activities, as well as
raffles.
● Guided by engaging group leaders, boys in jChill
take part in interactive learning sessions focused
on the Jewish faith.