Ramah alumni have accomplished remarkable achievements in the fields of education, social justice, entertainment, and more. Here, we share these incredible successes. We are always looking to feature our awesome alumni. Share your stories with us by emailing reshet@campramah.org.
“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, chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Rabbi Moshe’s children are only in middle and high school now, but based on his family’s past, he is […]
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 1966 and went back to Mosad Aliyah in Petach Tikva. Now it is 54 years since our transformative experience. 54 = Three times Chai. […]
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 on specialty staff as the head of the creative writing chug (elective). I lived in the same cabin as you, ate every meal with you […]
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 Ramah Darom,” Amit said. Amit, 24, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from viewers for his portrayal of Yanky, the young husband of heroine Esty, […]
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 up in the mountains over the last few seasons. On Friday afternoon I drove from Denver through the regal Rocky Mountains of Colorado, growing more […]
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 beshert at camp. There’s a long tradition of couples meeting at Ramah, and this past summer several Ramah weddings took place, including for one couple, […]
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 currently lives in Chicago working full time as Debate it Forward’s CEO. Leah went to camp every summer from Garinim through Nivo 2012. Josh Aaronson […]
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 where she traveled to many countries including Cuba, Peru, Germany, and Sweden. She has worked at Camp Ramah Galim for the past two summers. These […]
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 as a docent at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, tutoring elementary school students, and babysitting for her young grandchildren. Wendy has spent many […]
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 and logistics for Ramah’s national training conferences and year-round fellowship programs. He has worked on the staffs of the Ramah Davidson Metro Detroit Fellowship, Camp […]