Maslul Yisrael Fellowship - Week of Learning, May 2022

We are thrilled to welcome to Jerusalem 18 Maslul Yisrael fellows, who will be working at 9 different Ramah camps this summer. Our week of learning at the Shalom Hartman Institute מכון שלום הרטמן is off to a great start, getting us thinking about the Israel we imagine and the Israel education we imagine bringing with us to camp.

Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffMay 25, 2022National Ramah

Jewish Peoplehood from Theory to Practice: Kerem Trip to Israel

Six participants in the Kerem cohort—young professionals working full-time for Ramah camps—traveled to Israel with the National Ramah Commission for a week of learning, touring, and welcoming nearly 350 shlichim and shlichot and 70 NOAM campers at Kibbutz Shefayim. The trip emphasized Jewish peoplehood at all levels.

Israel and Hebrew, Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffApril 7, 2022Mishlachat, Kerem, Israel

The Simon Family: At Ramah from the Very Beginning

Of the hundreds of thousands of Jewish children who have attended Camp Ramah in the last 75 years, Rabbi Matthew Simon has the distinct honor of having been camper number one.

HistoryNancy ScheffMarch 8, 2022National Ramah, Wisconsin

Growing Virtual Vocational and Social Programs for Ramah Alumni with Disabilities

Over the past year, Ramah has continued to expand programming and leadership opportunities for Ramah alumni with disabilities. During Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), we reflect on how far we have come over the past year, and are looking ahead to ways that we can continue to expand.

Tikvah/Special NeedsNancy ScheffFebruary 21, 2022Tikvah

JDAIM Shabbat and a Surprise Reunion

Five Ramah New England alumni surprised their bunkmate, who was speaking at a panel discussion in recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) 2022.

Tikvah/Special NeedsNancy ScheffFebruary 16, 2022Tikvah

With summer approaching, Ramah’s new national director doesn’t expect a post-COVID world

National Ramah Director Amy Skopp Cooper spoke to eJewishPhilanthropy about Ramah’s planning for the upcoming summer.

Ramah in the NewsNancy ScheffJanuary 24, 2022Amy Skopp Cooper, National Ramah

Weinstein Leadership Institute 2022

Last week, over 100 madrichim and madrichot (counselors), rashei edah (division heads), vocational participants, Maslul Yisrael Fellows, and Amitei Ramah (year-round Ramah Fellows) from across the Ramah Camping Movement joined together to participate in the Weinstein Winter Leadership Institute, an inspiring two-day virtual staff training conference.

Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffJanuary 13, 2022National Ramah

Ramah Is Home

I fell in love with Ramah when I was 16 years old, a rising senior at the Solomon Schechter High School of Essex and Union, NJ, and a USY international board member. That was 42 years ago.

AnnouncementsNRC WebmasterJanuary 5, 2022National Ramah, Amy Skopp Cooper

A Bright Future for Ramah

As 2021 comes to an end, we reflect on what has been one of the most difficult two-year periods in the 75-year history of Ramah and look ahead to a bright future for Ramah.

AnnouncementsNancy ScheffDecember 29, 2021National Ramah, Mitch Cohen