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 […]
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Ramah Follows You
Although we may not always physically be in camp we can keep camp within us and it will follow us wherever we may go. Camp is where I realized who […]
How To Be The Best At Jewish Geography
“Many Ramahniks are immune to the fact that other Ramah camps exist besides our own. We are biased to the fact that our camp is the best and our traditions […]
A Transformative Event, Then and Now: 1966 Ramah Israel Seminar, 50th Anniversary Reunion!
“The first Seminar to Israel was organized in 1962, and we were the 5th group of wide-eyed 16- and 17-year-olds that Ramah brought to Israel for an 8-week summer experience […]
Mishlachat Connections: Bringing Israel to Camp & Camp Back to Israel
“Being a shaliach (Israeli emissary) is waking up every day thinking: How am I going to bring Israel to my hanichim (campers) today? Being a shaliach is being asked every […]