Ramah alumni and friends gathered last week in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia to celebrate Purim with Reshet Ramah Ba’Ir: our program for 20s and 30s engagement.
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Over the course of our Shabbaton weekend, whose theme was spiritual resilience, each of the 20 participating college-aged students shared a personal reflection about times they drew on spirituality to get through a challenging moment in their lives. Many reflected on post-October 7th campus life and how they’ve relied on community, song, and teaching children as b’nai mitzvah tutors or religious school teachers to cope.
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In January 2025, we welcomed a record number of participants on our vocational training track, with 10 participants from seven of our Ramah camps. This is our third year running this track, which focuses on developing leadership and vocational training skills for adults with disabilities who will return to work at camp in 2025 as part of vocational training programs or as staff members.
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Over 100 Ramah-niks gathered at Camp Ramah in California for our annual Bert B. Weinstein Leadership Institute. We gained confidence as experiential Jewish educators, celebrated a spirited Shabbat together, welcomed over 20 participants affiliated with our Tikvah programs, and took veteran counselors out for an extra day exploring themes of nature and sustainability in southern California.
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Thanks to the generous support from foundations, philanthropists, alumni, and friends,who share our values and passion, the National Ramah Commission (NRC) achieved remarkable milestones this year. We are deeply grateful for your belief in the transformative power of Ramah.
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Maddy Katz, a 27-year-old Columbus, OH, resident, took part in a Birthright Israel Onward volunteer trip to Israel along with other participants in Ramah programs for young adults with disabilities this September.
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"My JTS colleagues and I were struck by one similarity of our Ramah visits this past summer—our teenage campers and our college-age staff are all yearning for pathways to deepen their knowledge base and their connection to Judaism." - Reflections from Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, The Jewish Theological Seminary
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12 adults with disabilities who are participants or alumni of our camps' programs in our National Ramah Tikvah Network recently returned from the first-of-its-kind Birthright Israel Onward volunteer group to visit Israel during the Israel-Hamas war.
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"This may have been the most important year in Ramah's history. I am grateful to have spent the summer visiting 17 Ramah overnight and day camps and Ramah Israel Seminar. Each visit afforded me the opportunity to speak with our young adult staff members and listen as they shared reflections from the past year. …Their stories were filled with determination and hope and watching them experience joyful Judaism at Ramah camps has been proudly uplifting." - Reflections from Amy Skopp Cooper, CEO, National Ramah Commission
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