Camp Kaylie (OHEL)

About This Camp

Camp Kaylie, run by OHEL Children's Home and Family Services, is a pioneering Orthodox inclusive camp that brings together typical campers and children with high-functioning developmental disabilities in one unified, joyful community. Separate boys and girls sessions run upstate New York, each offering full-day programming in sports, waterfront, outdoor adventure, and arts in a glatt kosher, shomer Shabbos environment. Camp Kaylie's groundbreaking model has become a national template for inclusion in the Orthodox camping world, demonstrating that every Jewish child deserves a summer of warmth, friendship, and growth. Under the leadership of Director Rabbi Eli Brazil, Kaylie continues to set the standard for inclusive Orthodox camping.

Highlights

• Groundbreaking inclusive model — typical kids alongside high-functioning special needs campers
• Separate boys and girls sessions
• Sports, waterfront, outdoor adventure & arts
• Affiliated with OHEL Children's Home and Family Services
• Director: Rabbi Eli Brazil
• Glatt kosher

Sessions

• Boys session: June 24–July 21 (approx.)
• Girls session: July 24–Aug 20 (approx.)

Jewish Character

This is a Orthodox (all backgrounds welcome) program. All programming, dining, and daily life reflect authentic Orthodox Jewish values — glatt kosher meals, full Shabbos observance, daily tefillah, and Torah learning.