Hey J crew, it's producer Josh Cross bringing you another installment from our summer

vacation series. This week we are first bringing you to a day of

beautifully Jewish summer camp with Tanya Singer and then on a tour of the Armenian Quarter of the

beautifully Jewish summer camp with Tanya Singer,

and then on a tour of the Armenian quarter of the old city

in Jerusalem with Leo.

First up, here's a dispatch from our special one day

camp beautifully Jewish. Hey J crew, Tanya Singer here.

A couple of weeks ago tablet hosted the first

Camp beautifully Jewish retreat at Shari Ticfah Synagogue in Scarsdale, New York.

That's right, I said camp. We were inspired by the camp days of childhood. I

attended eight summers at Jewish sleepway camp and wanted this day to capture the same

sense of connection, fun, and Jewish pride. We did a bunch of beautifully

Jewish activities and it was amazing to come together after so many months of grief, fear, and war. It was a day of discussion, a day of crafting, and ultimately a day of Jewish

joy. Of course we were recording the day as well, so for those of you who weren't able to make it to the retreat, we wanted to bring you a version of it in

audio. Our day got started with decorating beautifully Jewish tote bags and true to the

camp spirit of the day everybody signed each other's bags but before we

really got into the Jewish joy, we had to address the

elephant in the room. Stephanie led a panel called Where Are We Now?

I really think it's important to root ourselves in this moment, right? Why is it so important for us to come together to pick up our crafts, to use our voices for good in this moment, and so that everything we do later today can sort of help us not just

understand where we are but but move forward from that. The panel featured

Catherine Wolf, Tablitt's deputy director of community engagement, U Chicago Senior and tablet contributor Talia Elkin,

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