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Update 2021: Happy Harry’s seems to have closed. 🙁 You might also be interested in the hiking trails at North/South Lake, not far from here, and the review of stuff to do in the Catskills....
Why Camping? Travelling is too expensive? Not worth the hassle of finding kosher food? These is a relatively inexpensive way to do it – rent a plot of dirt, put a tent on it,...
Guest Post by Susan Rosenbluth of The Jewish Voice and Opinion, Englewood, NJ, susan@jewishvoiceandopinion.com PatentlyJewish Note: I have not visited the minyanim myself, but based on past visits in my pre-religious days and other accounts, it is not a...
Background Newport, Rhode Island is a beautiful city, dating back to before the colonies. It was the site of one of the earliest Jewish communities in the Americas with a continued presence until the...
What is Shabbos (Shabbat)? Torah observant Jews spend 1/7 of their lives disconnected from active manipulation of the physical world. Not only do we avoid all electronic devices, but we also avoid building structures,...
— guest contributor — When my wife I and trade Memorial Day plans with our friends, many are hesitant and skeptical about joining us at the Philadelphia Zoo. Too far is often the response...
Catskills Jewish History (The short, short version) Growing up a secular Jew in the 1980s and 90s, the Catskills was a place mentioned by our grandparents, where Jews used to go en masse to...
Sussex County, New Jersey is a mostly rural area in the extreme Northwest of the state, having some activities quite different than the rest of the state. This includes tours of the Sterling Hill...
THE INFORMATION ON THIS ARTICLE IS NOW LARGELY OUT OF DATE – THE MINYAN HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION AS HAS THE KOSHER FOOD. Loon Mountain Ski Resort (directions from New York) in...
This is a continuation of Boston Vacation – Basics. This post covers places to visit. The Subway For $2 a ride for adults, and free for kids, your kids get to have fun a...