“There is no question that our future grandchildren will go to Camp Ramah. It’s just a matter of which camp,” said Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, son of Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, […]
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Ramah Israel Seminar 1966 Zoom Reunion
Seminar 1966 held a 50th reunion celebration in 2016 in Philadelphia. In October 2018, we had a second reunion in Israel. We revisited Mt. Zion where we left off in […]
A Letter to Alonim 2020 and All Campers in their Final Year of Camp
By: Madison Jackson Dear Alonim 2020, You probably don’t remember me but I was your live-in during summer 2015. You were Arazimers, going into 6th grade, and I was […]
Israeli Actor Amit Rahav’s Journey from Camp Ramah Darom To Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’
by Renee Ghert-Zand Landing one of the lead roles in the Netflix mini-series “Unorthodox” was life-changing for Israeli actor Amit Rahav. “But so was being a shaliach to Camp […]
A Visit to the Backcountry Bayit
by Ariel Goodman, Reshet Ramah Program Associate Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Backcountry Bayit (BCB), after months of hearing about the magical community they’ve built […]
In Love with Camp and Each Other
Recently wed Ramah couples share their stories by Renee Ghert-Zand Even in the era of mobile dating apps, many people are finding love an old-fashioned way — they’re meeting their […]
Debate it Forward
Leah Shapiro & Josh Aaronson | Camp Ramah Wisconsin Leah Shapiro recently graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Comparative Human Development. Hailing from Minnetonka, MN, she […]
I Choose Camp
Sofia Friedman | Ramah Galim Sofia Friedman is an incoming freshman at Tufts University, where she plans to study Education and Child Studies. She recently returned from a gap year […]
50 Summers of Ramah
Wendy Rosenthal | Ramah California Wendy retired from her 35-year career of teaching General Studies and Judaica Studies at Kadima Day School in Los Angeles. She now spends her time […]
נער הייתי | Reflections from Berlin and Jerusalem
Jared Skoff | National Ramah and Ramah Wisconsin Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jared Skoff is the Program Director of the National Ramah Commission. In this role, he organizes curriculum development […]