A Yeshiva of Newark Podcast Re-Release

Rabbi Kivelevitz uses the secondary crisis of crowding in summer vacation spots during Covid 19,as a pretext to revive his old debate with Rabbi Worch over eliminating the notion of a long summer vacation from school.Throughout the last century there have been calls to alter a system based on an outmoded agrarian society where children were needed for labor in their parents fields.The system of the long stretch of school year followed by months of idleness for many disadvantaged children has already had severe consequences on America's educational standing in the world.Rabbi Kivelevitz points out how the adoption of this model into Jewish life consistently runs counter to the mourning period of the Three Weeks,and builds unrealistic summer hopes and demands by children for the families to engage in long expensive trips.Rabbi Worch counters by extolling the bonding that occurs between parents and children over this long extended period.He further states that children need to harbor dreams of an amazing extended summer as an incentive to apply themselves properly.Kivelevitz cites the positive effect on energy use staying closer to home will have during abbreviated vacations staggered throughout the year.Another result,he claims will be greater familiarity with persons in your immediate community, a solid recipe for more proactive positive citizenry.Worch believes that these plans are unrealistic and would not be accepted anyhow.Kivelevitz points to the changes society has absorbed so quickly during the pandemic as proof that if persons realize how crucial change is they can make it happen with alacrity.After listening to the program-please forward your views on the summer shake-up proposition of Rabbi Kivelevitz and how you are making use use of these weeks of relaxation within the confines of the health emergency that still rages.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected]