Portrait of a group of young men posing with oars on a dock at summer camp. Records of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of the City of New York. American Jewish Historical Society.
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by Elli Smerling, Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History
Official Jewish law requires 10 to be in attendance for communal prayer. Unofficial Jewish law requires that if 10 people are in a room, there must be food.
Every Jewish gathering, celebration or holiday revolves around food. You may ask: What about fast days? Well, they’re about food as well….