Time:  6:30 - 8:00 pm

Location:  Cambridge - Site TBA

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Time:  3:30 - 7:30 pm

Location:  Rosie's Place - Harrison Ave. Boston - Van from the JCC

Time:  TBA

Location:  Site TBA

Location:  Washington, D.C.

Cost:  $30 for High School Students

By Public Transportation (The T) Red Line--Harvard stop, or any bus going to Harvard. Walk down Garden Street away from Harvard Square towards the Cambridge Common. The Church is directly opposite the far end of the Common, on the left, next to the Sheraton Commander Hotel.

By Car From anywhere in Boston or Cambridge: Take Storrow Drive to the Harvard exit, follow directions below from (*). From the West via Mass Pike Eastbound (Interstate 90) Take the Allston/Cambridge exit--a LEFT exit and a 50 cent toll. Follow signs for Cambridge. At the first set of lights, turn left onto Storrow Drive West. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Harvard Square exit. (*) Cross the bridge, and continue straight ahead on JFK Street into Harvard Square. At the 4th light you will see Nini's Corner newsstand directly in front of you--turn left onto Brattle Street. Get into the right lane immediately and bear right, following Brattle Street. You will pass the American Repertory Theatre on your left. Take the next right onto James Street, a short block. Turn right onto Mason Street, left at the lights onto Garden Street. First Church is the large stone church on your left, directly opposite the Cambridge Common.

From the West via Route 2 Eastbound Towards the end of Route 2, pass Exit 60, then a bowling alley. Take the exit bearing left for East 16/North 3. Route 16 will snake left for 1/4 mile to a traffic light. At the light, turn right onto Mass. Ave. Continue straight on Mass. Ave., passing through many lights, Porter Square, finally coming to Harvard Square. You will see the Cambridge Common on your right. When you arrive at the far end of the Common at the traffic triangle, bear right around the Common onto Garden Street. We are two blocks down on the left, next to the Sheraton Commander Hotel.

Parking is tricky, but not impossible! First, there are metered spaces around the square. There are also a parking garages off of JFK Street and at local hotels.

Spend an afternoon a week teaching a child to read and being

his or her mentor. This incredibly rewarding commitment allows

you to build a real relationship with the children  you help.  

You can can choose to participate in any or all of the Fall, 

Winter or Spring sessions. Reserve your place NOW!

TFTZ Literacy Corps is the  teen literacy-tutoring program of the Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy, a collaborative program of Teens for

Tzedek and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston and the Telem teen service initiative.

For more information or an application contact Rachel Hall

at tzedek@jccgb.org or 617-558-6512 or get an application here! 

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This unique summer program brings you together with approx. thirty

other socially conscious teens who have a desire to explore the land of 

Israel through the lens of Social Justice and Community Service. 

You will easily bond with this group through your orientations in the spring, 

and at the same time get ready for the task of living with twenty Israelis 

over the next five weeks. During the first three weeks, the Israelis are your 

hosts in Haifa, where you will stay overlooking the Bahai Gardens. 

You will work in the community at places like hospitals and animal shelters, and you will also get to experience "home hospitality" by staying with the family of one of the Israeli teens. During the next three weeks, you will reverse the process as the whole group will come back to America to help the Israeli's explore the American Jewish Experience and our particular Social Justice Issues. This is only the tip of the Iceberg however as you will also get the opportunity to tour, bond and learn from each other. 

For more information about the TFTZ Summer Israel Experience contact