A group of parents and the Association of Jewish Camp Operators are suing Governor Andrew Cuomo over his closure of sleepaway camps this summer during the coronavirus pandemic, Gothamist reported.
The lawsuit filed by Brooklyn-based Association of Jewish Camp Operators argues the governor’s order violates their constitutional rights of the free exercise of religion and “the fundamental rights of parents to control the religious education and upbringing of their children.”
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Northern District of New York federal court, seeks immediate relief from the ban through a temporary restraining order that would likely allow sleepaway camps to open quickly for the summer.
Members of the AJCO are:
Agudath Israel Camp Division
Camp Achim
Camp Adas Yereim
Camp Agudah
Camp Agudah Toronto
Camp Ahavas Yisroel Viznitz
Camp Arugath Habosem
Camp Bais Esther
Camp Bais Yaakov
Camp Belz
Camp Beth Jacob
Camp Bnei Shiimon Yisroel
Camp Bnos
Camp Bnos Belz
Camp Bnos Sanz
Camp Bnos Skwere
Camp Bnos Yakov
Camp Bonim
Camp Boyan
Camp Chayei Sura
Camp Chayl Miriam
Camp Darkei Emunah
Camp Dina
Camp Dora Golding
Camp Emunah
Camp Fay-Gah
Camp Gan Yisroel
Camp Ger
Camp Gila
Camp HASC
Camp Hedvah
Camp Horim
Camp Kavunas Halev
Camp Kehilath Yakov
Camp Keren Shlomo
Camp Kochavim
Camp Kibbutz Hamesivtos
Camp Ma-Na-Vu
Camp Machaneinu
Camp Mikdash Melech
Camp Mogen Avraham
Camp Morris
Camp Munk
Camp Nu Yu Chalet Vim
Camp Ohel Baruch
Camp Ohr Shraga
Camp Rav Tuv
Camp Rayim
Camp Romimu
Camp Shalva
Camp Shearith Hapletah
Camp Shira
Camp Simcha
Camp Silver Lake
Camp Simcha
Camp Skwere
Camp Sternberg
Camp Stolin
Camp Sva Rotzohn
Camp Toldos Yakov Yosef
Camp Toldos Yosef
Camp Toras Chesed
Camp Toras Chaim Tashbar
Camp UTA
Camp Viznitz
Camp Yeshiva Chasan Sofer
Camp Yesh. Tifereth Yisroel
I would love to hear the results when they come in.
Thank you COLLIVE
When is the lawsuit,they could just push it off for two months and that means no camp
you make a good point
They are asking for a preliminary injunction, immediate relief, or else they will be irreparably harmed. However, it usually takes at least a week, maybe two, but if they win, camp can be ordered to open immediately.
The point is not to open camps
They should have also added dr howard Zucker to the lawsuit because he was the one that made the decision
this is 100% legal so no one say anything about us making a chillul Hashem.
Not only is it not a chilul Hashem, but it is also so important for Yidden to stand up for themselves and their rights to be able to operate in a way the community feels it is best served. When Jews stand back and let people push them around, nothing good happens.
Finally, taking a stand. ALL TOGETHER.
When is the lawsuit? The lawsuit could happen after summer. One year without camps is not the end of the world. The parents dealt with their children since March, two months won’t be bad. There are other camps in America that are open.
You obviously don’t have kids at home
FIRST: I think all camps should be allowed to open, with proper precautions of course!
I am not so clear on what NYS law says and how the legal system works. Would someone please clarify here how this disallowal of camps opening in NYS has anything to do with RELIGION? (That is the grounds of the lawsuit:)
Just askin’ — NOT trying to make a case in favor of the governor: IN NO WAY DO I AGREE WITH CUOMO!
Stopping “Camp Baseball” and “Camp Soccer” from opening doesn’t have any religious impact, therefore they can’t bring religious education as a reason why they shouldn’t be shut down.
Camps that provide religion on the other hand, have this added reason why they are not allowed to be shut down.