Mission Statement

I. The current mission of Ramah is to create educating
communities in which people learn to live committed Jewish
lives, embodying the ideals of Conservative Judaism. Out of
such communities, Ramah continues to “raise up” committed
volunteer and professional leadership for the Conservative
Movement and contemporary Jewry.

II. Ramah communities represent a powerful synthesis of
educational and Jewish characteristics:
• regular study and engagement in open and continuing
dialogue with Jewish texts, Halachah and values
• a participatory Judaism which fosters and nourishes ever-increasing
Jewish confidence, skill, observance, Hebrew ability and a sense of joyous Jewish living
• a caring, encouraging approach to personal growth and
individual religious experience which interact to form
Jewish identity
• a religious commitment to social justice and the
ecological welfare of our world
• a readiness to undertake reflective religious and
educational innovation within the guidelines of
Conservative Judaism's values and practices as set forth
in Emet V/Emunah.

III. The core of Ramah's program is directed toward two target
populations: Campers (ages 9-16) and Staff (ages 17-25). Since
Jewish learning and living are life long, one may become a
Ramahnik at various moments in life. This leads us to offer the
Ramah experience to a widening circle of participants, especially
alumni and the families of our campers.

IV. Ramah pursues its mission through two unique, powerful
educational settings:
• The summer camp and winter-retreat settings. It is the
experience of intensive immersion in a total environment of
Jewish arts and culture, sports and daily living, which
educates toward personal commitment.
• Israel - our commitment to the renaissance of the Jewish
people in its homeland is reflected in a variety of intensive
Ramah programs in Israel, as well as in the staffing and
programming of our camps throughout North America and
Ukraine.

V. Ramah affirms the centrality of home and synagogue as the
primary institutions of Conservative Judaism. Our work carries
with it the obligation to support and elevate the quality of home
and synagogue life. Similarly, Ramah stands at the nexus of day
school, supplementary and informal education in the
Conservative Movement, where cooperative effort can advance
the total educational experience of our youth.