From Ojai, CA: A Morning with Participants in Ramah California’s Ezra Program

Ezra, part of Tikvah at Ramah California, is a program that provides vocational education (voc-ed) training for young adults with special needs. Last Monday, August 5, I had the pleasure of traveling with five Ezra participants in the van that transported them from camp to their work placements in the town of Ojai. This year, Ezra has been supported in part by a generous National Ramah grant from the Ruderman Family Foundation.

Tikvah/Special NeedsNRC WebmasterAugust 12, 2013Tikvah, California, Summer 2013, Voc-Ed

The "Post-Kedushah" Test

As I travel among all the Ramah camps and have the privilege of joining many different edot for tefillah, I experience a variety of levels in the quality of the davening. Some of our leaders are better prepared and better trained, and some of our young adults are struggling to learn these new leadership skills.

Blog/ReflectionsNRC WebmasterJuly 19, 2013Mitch Cohen, Summer 2013