Columbus, Ohio resident reflects on Camp Ramah, Birthright Israel trip

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.

Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterOctober 23, 2024Tikvah, Israel

Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities

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.

Ramah in the NewsNancy ScheffSeptember 24, 2024Tikvah, Israel

Leading 300 Ramahniks in Israel for Volunteering, Learning, and Connection

We have just concluded two extraordinarily powerful back-to-back Israel missions for our North American staff and incoming shlichim. During the past two weeks in Israel, we brought together 300 members of the 2024 Ramah community, representing each of our North American camps.

Ramah's Israel Story: Commitment, Love, & Devotion

As we have transitioned from the somber day of Yom Hazikaron into a uniquely complicated Yom Ha'atzmaut, we share this Ramah story of commitment, love, and devotion. In this time of darkness, you, our Ramah mishpacha, have been a beacon of light, and we have never felt so proud of your leadership.

Blog/ReflectionsNancy ScheffMay 14, 2024Israel

We Stand Together

As Israel faces perhaps her greatest challenge in 75 years, I am proud of our community’s response and Ramah’s deep and enduring commitment to Am Yisrael. We stand together during these dark days and will be there when the sun rises again.

NRC WebmasterJanuary 30, 2024Israel

‘How could we not come?’ American Jews flock to Israel to help

Reflections from members of an intergenerational group of Ramahniks from North America who traveled to Israel on one of the “Ramah Mishpacha Service and Solidarity Trips.”

Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterJanuary 7, 2024Israel

I Live

“I live in a country that is struggling to balance the emotion of intense relief and joy with fear and distress for those still held captive…I live in a country whose borders are so condensed, our land is so small, that each loss is existential and the tears of each mother are my tears as well.”

Reflections from Aliza Zeff, director of Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim (TRY)

Blog/Reflections, Israel and HebrewNancy ScheffNovember 27, 2023Israel

I Will Never Forget

“Hundreds of times, I've relayed the notorious stories of reservists being pulled from their homes, leaving their families behind to serve their country. Never did I think that I would experience the same feeling.”

Betsalel Steinhart, director of Ramah Israel Institute, reflects on the morning of October 7.

Blog/Reflections, Israel and HebrewNancy ScheffNovember 16, 2023Israel

Summer Camp as a Catalyst for Thoughtful Experiential Israel Education

Because of Ramah’s investments and partnerships with the Shalom Hartman Institute and others (including The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization, we anticipate that Ramah camps this summer will be communities where conversation, study and experiences of Israel will be passionate, thoughtful and engaging, with space for productive disagreement. In so doing, we will confidently assert and deepen our core commitment to Israel.