Today I had the opportunity to visit Ramah Day Camp Greater DC, a program of Ramah New England. Now in its ninth year, our Greater DC day camp is a joyful hub of activity for campers ages 5 to 10. I’ll write more about the importance of day camps next week, but wanted to share what was incredibly special about today’s visit. My oldest grandson now attends the DC camp and has joined the growing ranks of third-generation Ramahniks.
Read MoreSeven Ukrainian teen athletes will be welcomed thius summer by Ramah Sports Academy, a program of Camp Ramah in Northern California, thanks to a collaboration with Maccabi USA and Maccabi Ukraine.
Read MoreDuring the next nine weeks, Amy Skopp Cooper, National Ramah Director, plans to visit each of our 10 overnight and 6 day camps and to spend time with our 281 Ramah Israel Seminar participants. Read more about the many reasons she’s so excited to do this.
Read MoreThe 2023 Ramah camping season officially opened for campers last week! The singing, dancing, playing, praying, and learning have all begun for more than 11,000 campers and staff who will participate in a Ramah program this summer.
Read MoreBecause of Ramah’s investments and partnerships with the Shalom Hartman Institute and others (including The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization, we anticipate that Ramah camps this summer will be communities where conversation, study and experiences of Israel will be passionate, thoughtful and engaging, with space for productive disagreement. In so doing, we will confidently assert and deepen our core commitment to Israel.
Read MoreThis year’s Louis and Shoshana Winer Leadership Institute for Rashei Edot brought together 31 participants from 10 different Ramah camps from May 22-24 at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
Read MoreOur Maslul Yisrael 2023 cohort of 18 senior counselors, who will be working at nine different Ramah camps this summer, spent May 15-21 engaged in deep learning with the Shalom Hartman Institute.
Read MoreOne of the highlights of the busy pre-summer preparation season is the training of mishlachat members at Kibbutz Shefayim. This year’s Shefayim, with its focus on sacrifice, celebration, and sharing personal narratives, lays the foundation for a summer of dialogue and connection that we hope will strengthen bonds among the Jewish people.
The Kerem cohort of young professionals working year-round for Ramah camps visited Berlin over Yom HaShoah. It was an incredibly moving experience. We saw firsthand how a Jewish community rebuilds itself after tragedy.
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