Dream Big, Don’t Settle: The Magic of the Ramah Service Corps

Amy Skopp Cooper knows young adults have magic. “They’re cool. They have charisma,” she gushes. “They’re passionate, and kids respond to them.”

She’s not just talking about any young adults; in this case, Skopp Cooper’s talking about the special group of fellows in the Ramah Service Corp s (RSC). “They’re future rabbis, or Jewish educators, or maybe they’re on their way to medical school,” she says. “These are well-rounded young people. They are so grateful for what they’ve gotten from their own Ramah experiences, they want to give back.”

Spanning Three Continents: Bringing Together Our Future Leaders

Over the past few weeks, National Ramah has sponsored several leadership training programs designed to educate, nurture, and cultivate young Ramah leaders. It has been an extraordinary few weeks for more than 150 Ramah staff members and those of us who have had the opportunity to work with them.

Darkness To Light

As Detroit emerges from the darkness of bankruptcy into the light of regrowth, this year’s fourth annual “Menorah in the D” celebration — starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Campus Martius — holds particular significance.

Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterDecember 11, 2014Ramah Service Corps, National Ramah

New Ways to Make Kids Excited About Camp

What if you took a camp counselor – t-shirt and all – and dropped her in a synagogue? Instead of telling her to leave all that “campy stuff” at the door, invite her to bring it all in with her. Don’t stick her in a classroom on a Sunday morning to talk about camp for an hour, instead have her bring that “camp magic” year round to every activity and every kid in the building. Add a splash of “pied-piper” appeal and camp recruitment responsibilities and you have a Service Corps Fellow in action.

Ramah Fellows Extend Camp Feeling into the School Year

Heading back to school in the fall after a fun-filled summer at camp has always been a bit of a letdown for kids. Who hasn’t wished that school were more like summer camp and that teachers were more like camp counselors?

Staff Leadership Training, Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterJanuary 17, 2014Ramah Service Corps

Endless Summer: Camps Partnering With Schools and Shuls Year-Round

Camps are partnering with schools and shuls on year-round activities

Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterDecember 4, 2013National Ramah, Ramah Service Corps

Two National Ramah Projects Named to Slingshot '13-'14 List of Most Innovative Jewish Initiatives

The National Ramah Commission is proud to announce that two of its projects have been named to the ninth annual Slingshot Guide of North America's most innovative Jewish initiatives.

AnnouncementsNRC WebmasterOctober 24, 2013National Ramah, Tikvah, Ramah Service Corps

A Sprinkle Of Camp

Speaking with interns in the Ramah Service Corps is like being immersed in a giant bubble bath. Young adults in their late teens and early 20s, their enthusiasm for serving as camp ambassadors at synagogue schools is just that effervescent and buoyant.

Ramah in the NewsNRC WebmasterAugust 30, 2013Ramah Service Corps, National Ramah

Ramah Receives $1.5 Million in Grants to Expand Ramah Service Corps Initiative

New Ramah Funding Signals Major Expansion of Year-Round Ramah Service Corps

AnnouncementsNRC WebmasterJuly 12, 2013Ramah Service Corps, National Ramah