How was this wedding different from all other Jewish weddings?

What do 135 Jewish children from all over Ukraine, 25 counselors and staff from Ukraine and Israel, 13 junior counselors from seven North American Ramah summer camps, a Ramah mission led by Rabbi Mitch Cohen, National Director of Ramah, and the heads of the Schechter Institutes in Jerusalem have in common? We all gathered together at Camp Ramah Yachad Ukraine last week to celebrate the wedding of Lev and Yulia Kleiman.

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Camp Ramah in the Poconos Starts Program for Children with Special Needs

The new Tikvah Residential Program creates a more inclusive camp experience for children with special needs as well as their neurotypical siblings. When kids in the new Tikvah program at Camp Ramah in the Poconos perform in a talent show, it’s not just singing and dancing — though there’s plenty of that. They also showcase some pretty singular skills and abilities.

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