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Jordana Boxer is an 11th grade honor student at Huntington High School. Her parents are Tracy Kaplowitz and Jonathan Boxer and her siblings are Jacob and Nina.
She has been a regular at Huntington Jewish Center (HJC) services since the day of her baby naming. Going to Shabbat services with her family and Sunday minyan with her mother. Jordana has also become a common face to see on the bima since her Bat Mitzvah. She reads Torah regularly and leads that Musaf service most Shabbats.
Through B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO), Jordana has been able to grow her involvement in the Jewish community outside of the HJC. BBYO has allowed her to connect with Jewish teens across Long Island. Since joining she has been able to get many of the teens within the HJC to participate in BBYO, and she has made it into the board of her chapter.
For the past four summers, Jordana has been going to Camp Ramah in the Rockies, a Jewish sleep away camp situated in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Here Jordana has flourished into a young adult. She has literally reached new highs while hiking. She has also had the opportunity to work with younger campers and inspire them to connect more with their Jewish identity. This summer, Jordana will be continuing her adventures with Ramah by spending six weeks in Israel while on Ramah Seminar.
Jewish education is extremely important to Jordana. Since leaving Jewish day school at the end of fifth grade, Jordana has been taking online classes through Lookstein Virtual Jewish Academy. She meets with her teacher Deena who lives in Israel once a week. Through this program she has studied Jewish history through courses about the establishment of the State of Israel, and courses about Jewish life in America. She has also been able to study a multitude of Jewish texts in depth like the book of Amos and the books of Kings.
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