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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and BaMidbar would like to take the opportunity to extend sincere gratitude to our programmatic partners. During May Mental Health Awareness Month, BaMidbar facilitated 14 programs in partnership with 11 organizations reaching 322 participants,…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

In Fall 2021, the Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and BaMidbar launched a nine-month Mental Health and Wellness Track of the JTI Peer Leadership Fellowship. The teen fellowship cohort focused on peer engagement through…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Throughout the month, BaMidbar is partnering with many communities and organizations across the country focusing on mental health literacy, experiential education as a tool for social and emotional learning, Jewish perspectives on mental health…

by Adam Karp & Rachel Anszelowicz Wise, wicked, simple, or silent? As a child, every year at Passover, we recall wondering, “Which one am I?” and “How do others see me?” As an adult, we understand that the framework of…

Upcoming In-Person Retreats for Youth Professionals Are you looking to expand your skills as an educator and actively support your students in building mental health and wellness? Join BaMidbar for Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE) as…

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators (MESH-EE) Are you looking to expand your skills as an educator and actively support your students in building mental health and wellness? Join BaMidbar as we return to in-person immersive learning this…

Apply Today for Wilderness Therapy @ BaMidbar When: June 30 to August 8, 2022 Where: Colorado BaMidbar’s Wilderness Therapy program is a 40-day immersive, wilderness-based, therapeutic program for emerging adults (ages 18-28) looking to find direction and chart a new…

As the BaMidbar team reflects on the last year, we are proud of what BaMidbar has been able to accomplish. Our growing team, and your unwavering support, ensures that Jewish youth and young adults have the confidence, skills, and community…

This #GivingTuesday, will you help build a Jewish community that actively supports its members in cultivating mental health and wellness? Almost 30% of young adults (18-25) and 17% of youth (6-17) struggle with mental illness (SAMHSA, 2019). The COVID-19 pandemic…

We are so excited to welcome three new staff members to the BaMidbar team this fall! Please join us as we welcome Hayden Lilien as our first Chief Operating Officer, Brett Hausler who will serve as Director of External Relations,…

Jewish professionals are uniquely situated to create positive environments where not only Jewish learning, but also mental health and wellness, can flourish. The Mental, Emotional, and Social Health for Experiential Educators course (MESH-EE) helps Jewish professionals expand their understanding of…

To Our Community, The Shehecheyanu is a Jewish prayer said to mark important occasions, and gives thanks to God for giving us life, sustaining us, and allowing us to reach this time and place. As BaMidbar welcomes the new Jewish…

After a year and a half of virtual programs, BaMidbar opened its doors and returned to in-person, therapeutic programming in June 2021. Over 40 days, students embarked on a journey of self-discovery, hope, and healing in the Colorado wilderness. Students…

Dear BaMidbar Community, For the first time in 15 months, today we welcome students back to BaMidbar for the return to in-person, immersive, wilderness-based therapy programs. Students are embarking on a 40-day journey into the wilderness. In Hebrew, the word…

Are you a Colorado-based Jewish communal professional looking to expand your mental health literacy and explore facilitation through the lens of social and emotional growth experiences? Apply today to BaMidbar’s virtual MESH-EE Fellowship. Who: This program is for Colorado-based teen…

Join a dedicated team of professionals this summer, and make a difference in the lives of Jewish young adults. We are seeking outdoor professionals, Jewish educators, and licensed clinical therapists to support our Therapeutic Expeditions in Summer 2021. “The mechanism…

Mifne BaMidbar: Therapeutic Expeditions June 20th to July 29th, 2021 Registration is now open for Mifne BaMidbar: Therapeutic Expeditions for programs beginning June, 2021. Mifne means turning point. Mifne BaMidbar: Therapeutic Expeditions is an immersive, 40-day program for emerging adults…

It has been quite a year, and as the Yiddish saying goes, “People plan, and G-d laughs.” While 2020 did not turn out the way we expected, BaMidbar has been working hard to meet the mental health needs of the…

By Emily Heeren Image: Students on trail

While BaMidbar opened programming in January 2018, an incredible amount of community support and many years of work made this program possible. Learn about our evolution over the last decade, as we plan for the decade to come!   2010…

By Moss Herberholz The story of Hanukkah tells of a small group of Jews taking on the powerful army of Antiochus. Facing a seemingly undefeatable foe, the Maccabees persisted in their struggle until they succeeded in reclaiming Jerusalem from their…

Launch Month Summer 2019 In mid-August, BaMidbar piloted a new program, “Launch Month,” which ran from August 18th to September 15th. Launch Month is an immersive, cohort-based experience that helps Jewish young adults overcome personal hurdles and get on their…