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One Degree of Ramah Separation
March 22, 2019
Last week, several members of our team had the opportunity to attend a Ramah Professionals Conference in New Jersey. It was a gathering of about 100 leaders from every Ramah Camp and program in North America and Israel, organized by the team at the National Ramah Commission. This was actually the second National Ramah meeting […]
Wally Levitt
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Making Camp a Home Away from Home for Every Child
February 1, 2019
Five years ago, I was given the awesome task of making Camp Ramah Darom a place for every child, regardless of ability or perceived “limitations.” So began the Tikvah Support Program. Every summer, we work hard to bring education to staff throughout camp, enabling us to better support campers with varying needs. We have grown […]
Audra Kaplan
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Proof of the Power of One
February 1, 2019
This past week, summer staff member and alumna Rachel Kriegsman was honored at the Greater Atlanta Jewish Abilities Alliance’s Power of One celebration for her work as part of the Camp Ramah Darom Tikvah Support team. Rachel joined 30 other honorees for an evening celebrating those making an impact in the area of inclusion. Geoff Menkowitz, Director […]
Robyn Diamond
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New Beginnings, Warm Welcomes
January 2, 2019
My family is a Ramah family, through and through. Between Jonah, Ben and Talia, over 30 summers have been spent at Ramah camps, and the equivalent of a full year in Israel on Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim. Our kids’ strong Jewish identities have been shaped by their transformative Ramah experiences. Beth and I are in constant […]
Wally Levitt
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Sharon Rosenfeld Wins Outstanding Development Professional Award
November 9, 2018
Congratulations to our own Sharon Rosenfeld, Director of Development at Ramah Darom for Receiving the Outstanding Development Professional Award at the JCamp 180 Conference, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation! The Outstanding Development Professional award is given each year to the camp development professional who has made a significant impact on a Jewish […]
Robyn Diamond
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How to Talk to Children After Crisis
November 2, 2018
The entire Ramah Darom community is grieving following the horrible events in Pittsburgh. We pray for a refuah shelaymah for those injured, and we extend our most sincere condolences to all the families and friends who lost loved ones. As our Ramah Darom community knows all too well, often the most difficult aspect of responding to tragedy […]
Robyn Diamond
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Two Heads Are Better Than One!
October 25, 2018
“Two are better off than one, in that they derive greater benefit from their efforts. For if they should fall, the one will raise up the other, as opposed to if one falls when there is no one to raise him.” Ecclesiastes 4:10-11 By Eliana Leader and Rabba Yaffa Epstein Ecclesiastes famously teaches us that […]
Eliana Leader
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I Still Go to Camp
October 16, 2018
By Jake Bengelsdorf I still go to summer camp. It sounds weird to say. I am a senior in high school. I could be spending the summer with friends, on a road trip, or getting a head start on school, but I choose, year after year, to go to summer camp. The camp I’ve been […]
Robyn Diamond
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Summer 2018 Lip Syncs
September 30, 2018
Get a first-hand look at some of the fun our campers have on one of their favorite days at Camp Ramah Darom, Yom Sport (color war). Early Registration for returning campers and siblings ends TODAY, Sept. 30! Roshim
Rachel Dobbs Schwartz
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Thank You, Fred!
September 28, 2018
Fred, We love you, we appreciate you and we are thankful for all that you have done to grow and strengthen Ramah Darom over the past 18 years. Today, Sept. 28, 2018 Fred retired as Ramah Darom’s CEO. Here, in the Atlanta office, we said “Thank You” with a goodbye breakfast. We know Fred’s legacy will […]
Robyn Diamond