As the sun set over Lake Buckatabon and the campers eventually went to sleep, the exciting part of our day began. We would stay up much too late shmoozing on […]
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Morris Allen & Phyllis Gorin
We were in Bogrim in 1969 and hardly spoke to one another. In 1970, we became fast friends at the start of camp and maintained a friendship through most of […]
Giora Shimoni & Lisa Katz Shimoni
Lisa (Columbus, Ohio) spent the summer working at camp before going to Israel to study at the Schechter Institute and Hebrew University.
Ronen Glimer & Amy Abrams
We met during staff week in 1992. We dated the entire summer and broke up when we went back to school.
Jeffrey Kress & Adena Lebeau
Down by the agam? At a staff Peulah? In a quiet pagoda? Nope.
Mitch Paschen’s Reflection
Hi, my name is Mitch Paschen and I’m autistic. No, I don’t stare at the wall for hours without saying anything, but I do have most of the U.S. Atlas […]
Jonathan Adam Ross’s Reflection
In the early spring of 1992, my best friend Robbie and I were told by our parents that for some reason, they had decided to give us what they called […]
Yedida Soloff’s Reflection
New campers know that Shabbat is part of Jewish life at camp. But they don’t yet know when Shabbat begins. Perhaps it begins Friday afternoon in the kikar, camp’s “town […]
Rabbi Morris Allen’s Reflection
In the summer of 1996, our aidah celebrated its 25th Nivonim reunion. It was a Shabbat of wonder and grace, reminding us all of the power and importance which Ramah […]
Joan Kripke’s Reflection
I’ve never quite been able to explain to non-Ramahniks why I wanted to return endlessly to a camp where I had to daven, go to Hebrew classes and sleep with […]