Ramah Opens for Summer #75!

June 15, 2022 / 16 Sivan 5782

Dear Friends of Ramah:

We are thrilled to announce that the 2022 Ramah camping season officially opened for campers this week! The singing, dancing, playing, praying, and learning have all begun for more than 11,000 campers and staff who will participate in a Ramah program this summer.

Yesterday was opening day for campers at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, and today is opening day for campers at Camp Ramah Darom in Georgia and Ramah in the Rockies.

On Sunday, 127 teens will set off for the Ramah Poland Journey, their one-week pre-Israel Seminar trip. By the end of June, all of our North American overnight and day camps and Seminar (with 280 total teen participants) will have begun. And our Ramah Jerusalem Day Camp will open at the beginning of July.

New for 2022! Two exciting pilot programs will take place in August: Camp Ramah in Canada will run REGL (Ramah of the Eastern Great Lakes), a five-day Taste of Ramah junior overnight camp program in the Cleveland area, and Camp Ramah New England will run a one-week day camp in the Greater Boston area.

With the help of many Federations, foundations, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (JCamp180) and Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), the support of many of our partner synagogues, and the extraordinary efforts of our camps' professional leadership, boards of directors, and individual donors, Ramah has been able to meet the financial needs of the overwhelming majority of families seeking a Ramah experience for their children, providing over $5 million in financial assistance.

As we begin our 75th summer of intensive Jewish identity-building within the fun, informal atmosphere of excellent summer camping, all of us at Ramah feel privileged to have the opportunity to contribute to the powerful experiences that influence the lives of more than 11,000 participants in our camps and programs.

Wishing everyone a safe, enjoyable and meaningful summer,

Jay Reisbaum, President
Arnie Harris, Senior Vice President
Amy Skopp Cooper, Director
Rabbi Mitchell Cohen, Senior Advisor