(Originally appeared on The New York Times as “A One-Way Ticket to Chicago”.) While Sarah Ariel Attermann spent a quiet evening at home on Jan. 18, 2019 sipping white wine […]
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Leah Margolis & Michael Fingerman
Leah and Michael met while walking to Shabbat dinner at the University of Pittsburgh Hillel during their very first weekend freshman year of college. Leah spent nine years as a […]
Matthew Weinreich & Adiel Schmidt
In the summer of 2012, Matthew and Adiel were both working as counselors at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack. In July 2018, they got married, at Temple Emanu-El of Closter, […]
Summer Lovin’ Had Me A Blast
“Zachary and Lindsay met at Camp Ramah Nyack in 2003 when they worked together in Shorashim. They were married in 2014 in Philadelphia, PA” #ithappenedatramah
Everything Will Change, Ramah Remains the Same
“Nobody tells you that life after college means you’ve entered an alternate universe – called reality. Within this new world you face some changes you never expected to face. Your […]
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 […]
Show Me Your Girl Power
“Before my campers had even learned to tie their shoes, they had learned that boys rule and girls drool. I wanted them to know that they were more than cute. […]
How Ramah Helps Your College Apps
“My time in camp was not a detriment to my ability to succeed in college; rather, it is the leg up that I have on all of my peers. So […]
You Should Go And Love Yourself
“It is often said that it is impossible to love someone else before you can love yourself. This couldn’t be more true, as it is imperative that we forgive and […]
You Can Take The Girl Out Of Ramah, But You Can’t Take Ramah Out Of The Girl
“I come back to camp every summer because it is here that I am the best version of myself. Well, I am excited to say that now I have the […]