Dani Amster | Nyack
Dani is a junior at Binghamton University majoring in Biomedical Engineering on a pre-med track, with hopes of becoming a pediatric PA in the future. She is from Bayside, New York and has worked at Ramah Nyack for 3 summers. On campus, Dani is active in Jewish life such as being on Hillel Executive Board. She is excited to learn more about Israel, bring her new ideas back to camp this kayitz, and see what the rest of the year as a Maslul Yisrael Fellow has in store!

Jake Bengelsdorf | Darom
Jake is a sophomore at New York University studying Business and Political Economy. He has been going to Camp Ramah Darom for the past 10 years and will be staffing for Gesher this summer. Jake spent the last year in Israel working in Tel Aviv, and loves participating in on campus Israel clubs and organizations. He is very excited to learn more about Israel education through Ramah!

Sam Bernstein | Darom
Sam Bernstein is from Boynton Beach, Florida and during the summer works at Camp Ramah Darom. He has a fond love for Judaism, especially Jewish music and is a recent finalist of Jewish Rock Radio's Jewish Star season 4. Sam hopes to learn more about the historical roots of music in Israel through the Maslul Yisrael Fellowship.

Diana Epstein | Poconos
Diana Epstein is a Senior at Brandeis University studying Business and Psychology. She is returning to Ramah Poconos for her 11th Kayitz and is excited to take part in the Maslul Fellowship as she works to find and discover new ways to incorporate Israel and Jewish education into fun daily programming.

Tamir Gray | Wisconsin
Tamir has gone to Ramah Wisconsin as a camper since 2011 and returned last summer on staff. Now a first-year at New York University, he plans on studying philosophy but is open to suggestions. Before attending NYU, he spent a year at Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa where he found a love for Jewish learning and quiet in the beauty of the mountains.

Ben Levin | Nyack
Ben Levin is a junior at Wesleyan University majoring in Government and Education Studies. He has worked at Ramah Nyack for six summers and also attended for many years as a camper. He is also from Nyack, NY, so his commute to camp isn't too far! At school, he is on the Mock Trial team, a captain of the Club Tennis team, a tour guide, and a member of the Mazel Tones, which is Wesleyan's very own Jewish a capella group! He is looking forward to expanding his knowledge of Israel through the Maslul Yisrael Fellowship and preparing for a wonderful kayitz!

Martha Lieberman | Rockies
Martha Lieberman is a sophomore at Colby College studying Government and Middle Eastern Studies. She has been a Ramahnick for over ten years and worked at Ramah in the Rockies last summer. In her spare time, she likes to cook, hike and travel!

Bentzi Markus-Vider | Northern California
Bentzi is from Kibbutz Hannaton. He grew up in the NOAM youth movement and was a madrich. He was a shaliach to NOAM UK summer camp, Ramah Palmer and Ramah Galim and is returning to Ramah Galim this summer. Bentzi worked this year as a madrich in the Nativ gap year program. He served in the army as a computer and radio technician in a unit in Judea and Samaria. He likes to cook, bake, play football (soccer) and to read books.

Tristan Newman | Wisconsin
Tristan Newman will be a chevrati at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin for Kayitz 2022! He is so excited to be participating in the Maslul Yisrael Fellowship to help improve Israel education at camp. One of the most inspiring things about Maslul Yisrael is that it provides a unique opportunity for tzevet to teach about Israel through the lens of Jewish text. As someone looking at attending rabbinical school soon, Tristan believes Jewish texts can empower us to love and support Israel as well as tackle the difficult issues. He can't wait to take what he learns back to camp!

Hannah Poltorak | California
Hannah Rose Poltorak, is from Los Angeles California, and is currently studying psychology at Louisiana State University. She is the Vice President of Tigers For Israel, the Israel club on campus, and strives to educate and converse with the students of LSU. She enjoys walking on the path of our Campus lake, spending time with friends and family, and cooking new and adventurous things using her favorite Israeli spices.

Lev Ricanati | California
Lev Ricanati is a freshman at Princeton University studying History. He is from Los Angeles, CA and he has spent eight summers at Camp Ramah in Ojai. On Campus, Lev is involved with multiple theater organizations and is the programming chair for Koach, Hillel’s Conservative community. He spends all his time either backstage on a production or hanging out in the Center for Jewish Life. Lev can’t wait to bring what he learns in Israel back to camp.

Lev Rose | Wisconsin
Lev Rose is from St. Louis, Missouri and has been going to Ramah Wisconsin for more than a decade. Throughout high school, he was both a USY regional board member and a participant in the TRY high school semester program in Jerusalem. He also went on the Nativ Israel leadership gap year program last year before starting his computer science degree at Washington University in St Louis.

Hadas Seltzer | New England
Hadas is currently the Hillel student president at Muhlenberg College. This will be her 18th summer at Camp Ramah New England. She is super excited to bring more diverse Israel education to camp!

Itai Shrell-Fox | Nyack
Itai Shrell-Fox is from Jerusalem, Israel. Before and after his army service, Itai staffed Camp Ramah Nyack, falling in love with shlichut and leading him to spend the year in Westchester, NY to strengthen the love for Israel in the area. Itai hopes that the Maslul Yisrael Fellowship will help him teach love of Israel while also allowing space for healthy criticism.

Aaron Shrock | New England
Aaron Shrock recently finished his service in the IDF. He spent his last summer in Ramah Palmer, and has been on staff at various summer camps in North America since 2016. He is currently a madrich at Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim and in his free time enjoys cooking, hiking, climbing and all water sports. He is looking forward to gaining new experiences and learning about different perspectives regarding Israel, something he is truly passionate about.

Basia Silverberg | California
Basia Silverberg is a sophomore studying psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. She is an active member at the Chabad at Pitt and Pitt Hillel. Over the summer, she spends her time at Camp Ramah in California and aspires to work at camp forever. In her free time, Basia loves watching movies and aimlessly wandering around her local Trader Joe's.

Hadassah Turk Tolub | Poconos
Hadassah Turk Tolub is a Senior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary studying Psychology and Bible respectively. Hadassah is also on the accelerated track at the Jewish Theological Seminary to receive her Master’s in Jewish Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership through Davidson. She is thrilled to be a part of the Maslul Yisrael Fellowship as she prepares for the upcoming 2022 summer when she will be a second-year Rosh Edah at Camp Ramah in the Poconos.

Emily Wise | Canada
Emily is currently in her third year at Queen’s university studying concurrent education. She has been going to Camp Ramah in Canada since 2010 and went on TRY in 2017. She loves Ramah and loves Israel and is very excited to be a part of this year's Maslul Israel Fellowship.