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News
from Camp Ramah Noam in Israel
(Excerpt
from the Camp Ramah Noam Summer 2004 brochure)
Camp
Ramah Noam, located at the Hodayot Youth Village in the Lower Galilee,
is a unique overnight camping experience for Israeli and overseas Masorti
(Conservative) youth. The camp is part of the Noam’s (acronym for No’ar
Masorti) yearlong activities.
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Beginning with 100 campers in the
summer of 1988, the number of both participants and programs has grown
every year. This past summer close to 500 campers and 130 staff
members participated in our various programs at camp.
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One
of our main goals at camp is to have FUN! We are committed to
instilling a commitment to liberal Jewish values in a non-coercive,
open atmosphere. We try to enrich the knowledge and appreciation of
both the campers and the staff for the Masorti (Conservative)
way of life. Values of tolerance, absorption of new immigrants,
democracy, pluralism and Zionism are all part of our educational
programs. Leadership training and social action are both emphasized
and encouraged as part of what we see as the next generation of Jewish
leaders.
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campers come from all strata of Israeli life: Masorti, Reform,
Orthodox, Reconstructionists and Non-affiliated; from European, North
African, Middle Eastern, Asian as well as North and South American;
new immigrants, Sabra’s (Israeli born); Kibbutzniks, city dwellers.
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Camp
Ramah Noam offers several programs:
- A three-week camp
session for campers in the 7th – 10th
grade. (July 13th through August 2nd)
- “Nitzanim,” a
one week encampment for children entering the 6th
grade. This program takes place at a camp site in the Lavi Forest
Camp (some 5 minutes from Hodayot).
(July 25th through August 1st)
- “Mahanon,”
a four-day encampment for children entering the 4th and 5th grade.
Also takes place in the Lavi Forest Camp. (July 12th-15th)
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We
are committed to the personal growth of our campers and staff at Camp
Ramah NOAM. We strive to meet our goals and objectives in an enriched
experience of daily Jewish life and tradition.
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Camp
Ramah NOAM is a non-profit organization. It is sponsored by the Jewish
Agency, the Masorti Movement, UJC- New York Federation, the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and other private
contributors.
For
more information, please contact:
Camp
Ramah-NOAM in Israel
P.O. Box 37153
91371 Jerusalem, Israel
Telephone: 972-2-624-6850
Fax: 972-2-624-6871
Email: CampNoam@Masorti.org
Web-site:
http://masorti.org/campnoam2004
Click
here to see the complete text of the English-language brochure for
Camp Ramah Noam in Israel, Summer 2004.
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