Hiking and biking in Israel's Golan Heights for the greater good

The Ramah Israel Bike Ride and Hiking Trip: Five days through the Golan Heights in support of the camp’s Tikvah disabilities inclusion programs.

Ramah Opens for Summer #75!

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.

AnnouncementsNancy ScheffJune 15, 2022National Ramah, Summer 2022

2022 National Ramah Spring Leadership Training Conference

The 2022 National Ramah Spring Leadership Training Conference --also known as Winer--was held from May 31-June 3 at Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. Winer 2022 was particularly meaningful as it was our first in-person staff training hosted at a Ramah camp in two and a half years.

Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffJune 6, 2022National Ramah, Summer 2022

Maslul Yisrael Fellowship - Week of Learning, May 2022

We are thrilled to welcome to Jerusalem 18 Maslul Yisrael fellows, who will be working at 9 different Ramah camps this summer. Our week of learning at the Shalom Hartman Institute מכון שלום הרטמן is off to a great start, getting us thinking about the Israel we imagine and the Israel education we imagine bringing with us to camp.

Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffMay 25, 2022National Ramah

Jewish Peoplehood from Theory to Practice: Kerem Trip to Israel

Six participants in the Kerem cohort—young professionals working full-time for Ramah camps—traveled to Israel with the National Ramah Commission for a week of learning, touring, and welcoming nearly 350 shlichim and shlichot and 70 NOAM campers at Kibbutz Shefayim. The trip emphasized Jewish peoplehood at all levels.

Israel and Hebrew, Staff Leadership TrainingNancy ScheffApril 7, 2022Mishlachat, Kerem, Israel

The Simon Family: At Ramah from the Very Beginning

Of the hundreds of thousands of Jewish children who have attended Camp Ramah in the last 75 years, Rabbi Matthew Simon has the distinct honor of having been camper number one.

HistoryNancy ScheffMarch 8, 2022National Ramah, Wisconsin

Growing Virtual Vocational and Social Programs for Ramah Alumni with Disabilities

Over the past year, Ramah has continued to expand programming and leadership opportunities for Ramah alumni with disabilities. During Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), we reflect on how far we have come over the past year, and are looking ahead to ways that we can continue to expand.

Tikvah/Special NeedsNancy ScheffFebruary 21, 2022Tikvah

JDAIM Shabbat and a Surprise Reunion

Five Ramah New England alumni surprised their bunkmate, who was speaking at a panel discussion in recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) 2022.

Tikvah/Special NeedsNancy ScheffFebruary 16, 2022Tikvah

With summer approaching, Ramah’s new national director doesn’t expect a post-COVID world

National Ramah Director Amy Skopp Cooper spoke to eJewishPhilanthropy about Ramah’s planning for the upcoming summer.

Ramah in the NewsNancy ScheffJanuary 24, 2022Amy Skopp Cooper, National Ramah