Author: Robyn Diamond
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Calm the Camp Jitters
April 9, 2025
Preparing for your child’s first summer at Camp Ramah Darom can be both exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. To help ease those first-time jitters, we’ve compiled a list of resources and tips designed to ensure both you and your camper feel confident and ready for the adventure ahead. From connecting with other families through our […]
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Living the Story of Our People
April 8, 2025
As we prepare to celebrate Passover—and welcome over 500 guests to our largest Passover Retreat ever—I’m drawn to the connection between this holiday’s resonant themes of freedom, peoplehood, and miracles, and our Ramah Darom North Star. In Shemot (Exodus) 13:8, we are commanded to tell the story: “And you shall tell your child on that […]
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Building Strength & Community: Preparing Shlichim for Camp
March 28, 2025
As we prepare for another transformative summer at Ramah Darom, the spirit of connection, purpose, and resilience is already in full swing—starting here in Israel, where our mishlachat (Israeli staff delegation) are getting ready to join us. This summer’s group of shlichim (Israeli staff) is extraordinary, and their journey begins with a powerful experience: training […]
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L’HITRAOT
January 22, 2025
I first drove through the front gates of 70 Darom Lane in 2018 during Camp Yofi and knew instantly that Ramah Darom was a magical place. I’ve driven through those same gates hundreds of times since and on every visit, I feel that same Ramah Darom magic: a deep sense of excitement and wonder knowing […]
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2024 IMPACT
December 19, 2024
It’s been another incredible year at Ramah Darom and it’s not over yet, as next Friday we welcome 395 Winter Break Family Camp campers and staff to our campus. Thank YOU for being part of this wonderful kehillah (community). Please give to Ramah Darom’s Annual Fund to help ensure another year of growth, connection and […]
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Connections That Transformed Me
December 18, 2024
Last month, I attended my first Jewish Women’s Getaway at Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA. I hadn’t been away in about 12 years when a friend told me about the getaway and insisted I go with her. I was hesitant—between not traveling for so long and worrying about leaving my dogs behind, I felt anxious. […]
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Exciting Ramah Darom News
October 28, 2024
I am excited to share the news with you that after a comprehensive search, our Board of Directors has selected Scott Topal to be the next CEO of Ramah Darom. Scott will join Ramah Darom at the beginning of February. Our current CEO, Wally Levitt, has agreed to stay on through the end of January to ensure […]
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Finding Moments of Jewish Joy
September 26, 2024
One of the best parts of working at Ramah Darom is witnessing so many moments of Jewish joy. Whether during summer camp, at one of our Ramah Darom retreats, or at a simcha with one of the groups that rents our campus, joy seems to reverberate steadily inside the gates of 70 Darom Lane. It’s […]
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Yofi at 20: Still the place I want to be
August 22, 2024
Imagine a B’nai Mitzvah party, celebrating the culmination of study and preparation. The guests are dressed in their finest Camp Shabbat attire. There are “sign-in” boards on easels in the corner of the room. A decorative cake is displayed on a table, sporting the names of the 13 year olds celebrating this important milestone. As […]
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In Every Generation
April 18, 2024
At the seder, we say, “In every generation, every Jew must see themselves as if they had come out of Egypt.” This year in particular, as we prepare for the timeless rituals of the seder, we face a difficult world, but our experiences and emotions are very much in tune with those of the generations […]
