Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute

Gianina, 27 - London, UK

Michelle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:44:20 +0000

Gianina, 27 - London, UK

Michelle Wed, 12/18/2024 - 13:44

I enjoyed every day at BCI: singing, dancing, learning, reflecting, meditating, laughing, walking, swimming, and making art.

Emma, 25, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michelle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:36:53 +0000

Emma, 25, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michelle Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:36

“I feel more like myself here than I have in a long time. My confidence has grown. It has been so amazing to feel 110% supported by the staff and other participants and it has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone in a supported way.”

Joshua, 26, Boynton Beach, Florida

Michelle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:32:10 +0000

Joshua, 26, Boynton Beach, Florida

Michelle Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:32

“I learned that my identity as a nonbinary individual does not clash with my identity as a Jew. Rather, the two complement each other and integrate with each other in such profound ways. I am very proud of myself for overcoming my challenges of stepping out of my comfort zone and reconnecting with my faith, both of which I feel I accomplished this summer at BCI.”

Noy, 28, Tel Aviv, Israel

Michelle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:23:49 +0000

Noy, 28, Tel Aviv, Israel

Michelle Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:23

“Yes! I had the chance to be myself without any filter: Zionist and pro-Palestinian, queer, and Jewish. I’d never felt so accepted in my life and that’s thanks to all the amazing staff.”

BCI

ghostwriterx — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:27:38 +0000

BCI

ghostwriterx Wed, 10/16/2024 - 11:27

Become who you were meant to be.

BCI, or Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute, hosts transformative experiences where Jewish and Jew-ish participants, ages 18-29, come together for multi-day retreats in Southern California.

bci [at] aju.edu (Contact) Check Out the Sample Schedule

26 Day Experience

Meet Our Director and Staff

Faculty

ghostwriterx — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:21:33 +0000

Faculty

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Michelle — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:29:40 +0000

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Known today as the Marilyn and Sigi Ziering Brandeis Collegiate Institute, BCI is an intensive experience in Jewish learning, arts, culture, and community offered every summer to Jewish young adults from around the world, ages 20 to 29. It combines programmatic concepts adapted from Danish Folk High School (expressing one’s identity and culture through the creative arts) and the Israeli Kibbutz (the dignity of physical labor and sharing responsibility for the community) set in the context of the American recreational summer camp. Justice Brandeis referred to it as "a laboratory for living Judaism." BCI is a 26-day exploration of self and Judaism within a safe, pluralistic community, bringing together young Jews from all over the world with some of our people’s most compelling, talented scholars and artists to experience the multifaceted aspects of Jewish life and culture.

Our Story

Michelle — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:30:51 +0000

Our Story

Michelle Fri, 01/05/2018 - 10:30