Sam Schafler was a rabbinical student at JTS the year when I, Sara Edell, arrived from Toronto, Canada to NY to be a student at the Teacher’s Institute.
Archive | Poconos Marriages
RSS feed for this sectionRamah couples celebrate simchas every year and we would love to celebrate you! Ramah marriages can be defined in many ways; whether you met your spouse at camp, or simply married another Ramahnik from a different camp, your Ramah matrimony is something special! There are more than six decades worth of wonderful stories. To have your Ramah marriage listed on our website please submit your story.
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Yoni Shear & Michal Raucher
We met at USY Encampment, but the aura of being at Ramah contributed to our relationship.
Ricky Gratz & Sarah Weinberg Gratz
During the summer of 1995, we met for the first time as Shoafim campers at Ramah Poconos. Sarah was returning to Ramah for her fourth summer, while Ricky was brand […]
Eli Lipsky & Rinna Hoffman Lipsky
We met in the omanut building, where I was a CIT. When Rinna came in and sat down it was love at first sight (for me, anyway). I was able […]
Marshall Gilinsky & Lisa Gertsman Gilinsky
We were both campers for many years at Ramah Poconos but since we were four years apart, we did not know each other well. We had our first real encounter […]
Arthur Cohen & Julie F. Silverstein Cohen
We met at Poconos in 1960 and were “friends.” We both lived in Brooklyn and started dating in the fall of 1960.
Jonathan Rimon (David Milgram) & Wendy Wolman Rimon
We met at the Poconos in the summer of ’61. We were six years old, and enjoyed the run of the camp. Some may remember Wendy’s dad, Avi Wolman, as […]
Rabbi Marshall Meyer & Naomi Friedman Meyer
When Marshall was just 21 years old, his mentor, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, suggested that he take the summer to study hebrew at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. It was […]
Robert (Asher) Freedman & Sharon Center Freedman
We met at Camp Ramah in the Poconos the summer of 1963. I told my bunk that Asher Freedman surely was an example of what Ramah was about.
Offer Isseroff & Nava Zwi Isseroff
Offer Isseroff and Nava Zwi Isseroff met at Camp Ramah in the Poconos in 1986 and were married in 1987.