Here they go again

Like a famous Jew once said, 'makes me wanna wonder....' Or Avner, in their wisdom, have decided that local, non-Lubavitch counselors are better than devoted, caring yekaheads. See the full article here: http://www.jta.org/page_print_story.asp?intarticleid=17436&intcategoryid=2 Here is the kick in the face part..... One example of such need is the summer camps run by the organization. “Our summer camp network always relied on staff from the U.S.,” Berkowitz said, referring to the dozens of yeshiva students that travel every summer to the former Soviet Union to work as camp counselors. “But there was a big disconnect” between young American yeshiva students — most of whom were born to Orthodox families — and largely assimilated and non-observant Russian kids. Over time the group has concluded “it was much better to have local staff” working at camps, Berkowitz said. With this goal in mind, last summer FJC started a new year-round training program for local counselors. The program now works in seven cities. Future Chabad camp counselors “are not necessarily Chabadniks,” Berkowitz explained. “They are people with various levels of observance, but they should all be devoted Jews.” Chevra! Ker a velt!!