NHPR is exploring Route 4 this summer: its sights and sounds and can’t miss stops, along with some of the curious places that exist just off the historic highway.
That includes a little known camp that has welcomed Jewish kids and families for 75 years. Camp Yavneh offers all of the must-have summer activities: swimming, s’mores, arts and crafts, and games.
But it also provides kosher meals, an on-site rabbi to lead prayers, and a rich Shabbat celebration to welcome in the day of rest on Friday evenings.
Each summer, more than 500 kids attend for either three-and-a-half or seven-week overnight sessions. Then, at summer’s end, more than 200 adults and kids enjoy a week of family camp.
As NHPR’s Todd Bookman found, the rhythms of camp life are dictated by thousands of years of tradition intermixed with the desire for a nice, refreshing dip in a clean lake.
Read more from the Route 4 Series here.
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