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Summer in the City
*The pictures below are links; clicking on them will take
you to a larger version of that picture.
Sunday, July 3rd :
Sunday was another busy touring day. In the morning the group
visited the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, where they learned about Jewish
immigration to New York City a century ago. From there the group walked
to Ground Zero, where they observed a moment of silence, and the rest of the
afternoon was spent between South Street Seaport, Soho, and a street fair in
the Chinatown area, as the group was able to experience many of the different
flavors of Lower Manhattan. They capped off the multi-ethnic day with falafel
and shwarma at an Israeli restaurant in the village.
Monday, July 4th :
The group had a true New York City 4th of July today! First they saw
the Yankees come from behind for a thrilling victory over the Baltimore Orioles,
and between the beautiful weather and the glatt kosher hot dog stand, even
those who weren't such baseball fans had a good time. From Yankee Stadium
in the Bronx the group went down to midtown Manhattan, where they had dinner
and then headed over to the East River to watch the Macy's Fireworks show along
with hundreds of thousands of their fellow New Yorkers. They
had a prime viewing location for what is the largest fireworks display in the
country, and it was truly spectacular - especially for out-of-towners, it was
a once in a lifetime experience.
 
 
 
Tuesday, July 5th :
Today the group went back to class after the holiday weekend, and was treated
to dinner at the home of Shuly Rubin Schwartz, the Dean of List College and
mother of Summer in the City group leader Moshe.
 
 
Wednesday, July 6th :
In the morning, the group brought smiles
to faces as they performed a play for the residents of the nursing home
they are volunteering at. The residents were truly touched by the kindheartedness of our USYers. In
the evening, everyone sang their hearts out as the group went out for a karaoke
night, with every single USYer (and staff member) taking at least one turn
at the mic. Many new performing stars were born today!
 
 
 
 
Click below to download shorts clips from Karaoke Night!
Clip # 1
Clip # 2
Friday, July 8th :
Friday the group headed down to the Jersey shore, where they were
hosted by Congregation Beth Judah of Ventnor. They got to hear from the
scholar in residence Ruth Messinger about the interesting and important
work she does as president and executive director of American Jewish World
Service, which works to alleviate poverty, hunger and disease in the
developing world.
Saturday, July 9th :
Thanks to the great weather, after lunch the group headed to the beach, before
returning to the synagogue for mincha/maariv, and then left for a fun night out
bowling.
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