Nigeria has more than 100 synagogues — but hardly any rabbis. This summer camp wants to change that.
On summer mornings in Abuja, Nigeria, a small fleet of cars fan out across the sprawling capital city carrying unusual cargo: children headed to Jewish day camp. In a one-story synagogue on a dirt road…
Assessment
Nigeria's Jewish community faces a structural gap: over 100 synagogues exist but almost no rabbis to lead them. This summer camp in Abuja directly addresses that shortage by cultivating the next generation of Jewish leaders. The children, often isolated as the only Jew in their school, gain communal grounding. The camp's long-term impact on Nigerian Jewish continuity is what bears watching.