Alumni

Ramah Marriages

Jason Cathcart & Vicki Sykes Cathcart
Camp Attended: Darom
Met: 1997
Married: 2000
We are both happy that Ramah decided to open a camp in the South. We will always be known as Darom's first married couple. We are grateful for the friendships, knowledge and support Ramah has given us over the past years.

Jonathan Stein & Vanessa Ivey
Camp Attended: Darom
Met: 2002
Married: 2006
As a camper and a Seminar alum, it was only natural for me to return to staff at Camp Ramah Darom. Three weeks after high school graduation, I was on my way. During staff week, I became friends with Jonathan (a year older) because his younger sister was going to be a camper in my edah. He had never been to Ramah, but his sister had been a camper for many summers. Our friendship grew once the campers arrived because Jonathan came to see his sister a lot. The first Shabbat evening, he asked me to spend some time with him. We sat at the campfire circle and talked all night. From there, our friendship grew into dating. We spent the most amazing summer growing close thanks to Ramah. We took days off together, sat with Jonathan's sister "bein" between us during services, and spent evenings walking around enjoying the stars. After the summer, we continued a long distance relationship while Jonathan went to Israel for a semester and I started college. We dated for two and a half years long distance. He proposed in January 2005, and finally in August 2005 we moved together to Virginia Beach, VA. We were married in June 2006, in Memphis, Tennessee (Jonathan's hometown), and currently live in Orlando, Florida.

David Baum & Alissa Solom Baum
Camp Attended: Darom
Met: 2003
Married: 2006
We are from the same hometown but started our relationship at camp. Had it not been for Darom, we never would have had the relationship we did and wouldn't be where we are today!

Joe Roberts & Becca Roberts
Camp Attended: Darom
Met: 2004
Married: 2007
Joe and I met when we were Nitzanim Staff together. We were friends throughout the summer and the rest of the year. The next summer we began taking Shabbos walks and started dating shortly after. We were married in December 2007 in Memphis, TN (Joe's hometown). We now have a beautiful baby boy. (Submitted 2010)