Yeshiva Week
Yeshiva Week is the informal term for a vacation period occurring annually in mid to late January, in which many Jewish day schools and yeshivas afford time off to their students.[1] It is primarily a North American phenomenon. These schools have winter vacation then to avoid possible halachic issues with the typical American winter vacation held from Christmas to New Year's. [2]
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Yeshiva Week is spent largely the same way winter vacation is in the broader American community, with activities indoor and out. [3] [4] Since adults are less likely to have off from work that week, childcare is often left to non-working family members, such as grandparents and older siblings, or babysitters. Families who can afford the time off and the travel may go to various tourist destinations, traditionally in warmer climates such as Florida,[5] Israel, Arizona,[6] Mexico, The Poconos, and the Caribbean, which places may have a more "Jewish" environment than during the typical break times.
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