The latest news from the New York Jewish Week.
Orthodox-run Jewish summer camps are asking upstate officials to let them open as early as the end of June. More than 50 camps asked in a May 5 letter to Sullivan County officials that they not contact Gov. Andrew Cuomo about shutting down the operations, which host thousands of children from Orthodox families, according to the New York Post. The Brooklyn-based Association of Jewish Camp […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs infectious disease research for the federal government, yesterday advised Jews to phase in communal prayer as local governments lift coronavirus pandemic restrictions, JTA reports. “The kind of social interactions which is the core of the beauty of your culture has unfortunately led to a higher risk,” Dr. Fauci said Thursday […]
(JTA) — Every summer, JCC Ranch Camp in Colorado gives hundreds of kids an outdoorsy Jewish experience. There’s hiking, mountain biking, ropes courses and horseback riding, along with the traditional camp staples of team sports, arts and crafts, meals in a communal dining hall and hours of hanging out on acres upon acres of green […]