In Hebrew Immersion Day Camps, Summer Fun Augmented With Learning

It used to be that parents who wanted to expose their children to conversational Hebrew over the summer had to travel to Israel. Now a growing number of American Jewish day camps are offering Hebrew-immersion programs, where kids do the standard day camp activities — swimming, arts and crafts, music, zip-lining and field trips — but “hakol b’ivrit.”

Israel and Hebrew, Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterFebruary 19, 2014Hebrew, Nyack

New Initiative Seeking to Improve Hebrew Literacy Among American Jews

For the first 3 1/2 weeks of the summer, one group of 5-year-olds at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, N.Y., was “very quiet” as the children went about the typical camp activities, according to Amy Skopp Cooper, the camp’s director.

Israel and Hebrew, Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterDecember 2, 2013Hebrew, Nyack