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Summer in the City
*The pictures below are links; clicking on them will take
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Sunday, July 17th :
Today the group headed out for their Brooklyn day, despite some rainy weather
in the morning. Though it was still hazy and humid all day, it cleared
up enough that they were able to enjoy themselves. After walking across
the Brooklyn Bridge, the group headed for Coney Island, where they had some time
to stroll the boardwalk and experience the different sights and sounds that have
made Coney Island a popular destination for many decades.
 
 
 
Monday, July 18th :
Monday afternoon the USYers got a tour of the JTS Library's Rare Book Room, which
houses one of the most impressive collections of old Judaica books in the world. In
the evening they had a homemade Mexican dinner followed by a fascinating Bible
discussion led by Professor Robbie Harris.
 
Tuesday, July 19th :
Tuesday after class the group had their choice of three events - some chose to
attend an amateur acting performance downtown, others went to Queens to see
the Mets play the Padres, while the rest attended an outdoor performance by
the New York Philharmonic on Central Park's Great Lawn.
 
 
Wednesday, July 20th :
Today the group had their fifth and final visit to the Jewish Home and Hospital,
where they visited with the sick and elderly. The workers at the Home
could not thank the USYers enough for their visits and the smiles they brought
to everyone! In the evening, the group headed to the Center for
Jewish History, where they viewed two exhibits, one on 350 years of American
Jewish History and another on the history of the printed Talmud. The highlight
of the evening was front-row seats at a concert by the Jewish rock band Blue
Fringe, and many of the USYers met the band and got autographs after the show!
 
 
Thursday, July 21st :
The busy week
continued today, where sandwiched between their classes the USYers
attended a college fair at Columbia, where they had the opportunity
to speak with representatives from many of the top schools in the
country. In the evening the
group went to Central Park Summerstage, where we saw a hilarious
improv comedy show, which included comedians from Saturday Night
Live, The Daily Show, and VH1.
 
Friday, July 22nd :
Today the USYers visited the Metropolitan Museum of
Art after their Barnard class, and spent their final Shabbat
together. They chose to daven together as a group Friday night,
and Saturday morning they attended the Hadar minyan, an egalitarian
minyan for young people on the Upper West Side, which was held
at Columbia Hillel this weekend.
 
 
 
 
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