Former soup exec from Englewood focuses on Jewish camps
Read MoreThe camping movements of the Union for Reform Judaism and the National Ramah Commission of The Jewish Theological Seminary have announced a joint initiative to develop a year-round Service Corps program for camp staff alumni. Participants in the Service Corps will apply their experience, talents and skills to create camp-style programming for North American synagogue youth, and to recruit more children to attend camp.
Read MoreAlumni credit summers with marriages, careers, and Jewish identities
Read MoreCamp Ramah in the Berkshires is turning 50.That can be a sobering milestone for people. While it might not be old, it is unequivocally no longer young.
Read MoreAt a Shabbaton in Jerusalem last weekend, 150 Ramah staff and alumni gathered to celebrate the connections between the North Americans and Israelis who make up the Ramah community. Participants included Israelis who have served as shlichim at Ramah camps, and North Americans who have made aliyah or who are studying in Israel, and who have staffed the Ramah camps.
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