Posts in Staff Leadership Training
A Time for Healing, A Time for Learning, A Time for Ramah Community

The Bert B. Weinstein Leadership Institute always comes at a time when our college-aged staff members yearn for their Ramah community. But this year, that yearning was even deeper than usual, after the events of October 7th and their impact on college campuses. Weinstein became more than just a mid-year opportunity to be in Ramah community and to learn new skills as madrichim, vocational participants, and rashei edot. It was a weekend filled with Jewish joy, pride, and community.

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Summer Camp as a Catalyst for Thoughtful Experiential Israel Education

Because of Ramah’s investments and partnerships with the Shalom Hartman Institute and others (including The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization, we anticipate that Ramah camps this summer will be communities where conversation, study and experiences of Israel will be passionate, thoughtful and engaging, with space for productive disagreement. In so doing, we will confidently assert and deepen our core commitment to Israel.

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Celebrating 75 Years of Israel with Our 2023 Mishlachat

One of the highlights of the busy pre-summer preparation season is the training of mishlachat members at Kibbutz Shefayim. This year’s Shefayim, with its focus on sacrifice, celebration, and sharing personal narratives, lays the foundation for a summer of dialogue and connection that we hope will strengthen bonds among the Jewish people.


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Reflections on Our Third Year of TikvahNet

It has been almost three years since we launched TikvahNet, Ramah’s virtual vocational training and socialization program for current Tikvah participants (aged 18+) and Ramah alumni with disabilities. Our in-person and virtual programs have engaged over 100 Ramah alumni with disabilities from across North America, and we have many exciting initiatives on the horizon.

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