“One of the highlights of my summers is the chance to visit several Ramah camps and to see, up close, what happens when young people experience Jewish living that is joyful, meaningful, and entwined in all they do. I am proud that JTS not only founded the Ramah Camping Movement, but continues to play an integral role in leading and developing this inspiring program.” - JTS Chancellor Arnold Eisen
Read More“Camp Ramah is an inspiration—so much love of Judaism is concentrated in this precious places. We are fortunate to have the professional leaders and thousands of staff who make this dream come to life across the continent.” - Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean, JTS
Read MoreIn the inaugural year of the Ramah Asiyah program, Magen David Adom and Ramah Israel Seminar have partnered to offer teens an immersive internship program working as emergency responders.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce the opening of Ramah's 2018 summer season, the 72nd summer of Ramah camping! In the coming weeks, all of our ten overnight camps, five day camps, and our Israel Seminar will begin. Overall, more than 11,500 campers and staff will participate this summer in a Ramah program, the largest number in history!
Read MoreWe, the leadership of Ramah, are proud that Zionism is a central part of our core mission, as we nurture within our campers and staff members a deep and enduring love for Israel.
Unfortunately, some recent articles in the Jewish press have mischaracterized our educational mission, leading some to believe that our 70-year history of strong pro-Israel ideology has changed. It has not.
Read MoreDetroit native Hindy Finman has helped to shape BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy, which serves young Jews struggling with mental health issues. “We’re taking the best of a Chabad house, a summer camp, a treatment center and hiking in nature, and smushing it together. That’s what we’re about,” she says.
Read MoreIn February, after a mean case of the flu, I ended up in the hospital for meningitis. A couple of days into my treatment, I developed a brain bleed (a rare side effect of meningitis) that led me to lose mobility on my left side. This was the first time I had personally experienced physical disability. Until now, my experience was limited to working with students or campers with physical disabilities. I could try to imagine what it was like, but I was not in their shoes. Now it was happening to me.
Read MoreThe 2018 National Ramah Spring Leadership Training Conference --also known as Winer--was held from May 22-25 at Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. Shavuot was newly over, which meant that for the 50-plus Camp Ramah tzevet (staff members) in attendance at Winer, Kayitz (summer) 2018 was newly beginning.
Read MoreDalya Kahn, an alum of Ramah California, won first prize for “Unity,” her entry to the 2018 Mercaz/WLCJ Essay Contest on “Rethinking Zionism ~ What Does Zionism Mean to Me?”
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