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Log off and Enjoy!
June 28, 2018
My parents sent me away to sleep away camp in 1956 for eight weeks. I was 7 years old. I’m not sure how they survived during that summer and all those subsequent summers for the next ten years. There was no internet, there were no daily photos taken and posted for parents to view. The […]
Fred Levick
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Meet the 2018 Rashei Aidah
June 15, 2018
Adina Beiner Rosh Gesher “Camp Ramah Darom is my Jewish home away from home” Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese and tomato soup, or tuna yum. Favorite Camp Dance: Yehei Yehei Hello, I’m Adina. This is my thirteenth year at Camp Ramah Darom! I was a camper for seven years, participated in Ramah Israel Seminar, […]
Robyn Diamond
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18 Questions to Ask Your Child Besides “How is Camp?”:
June 5, 2018
If you’ve ever asked your child “how was your day” you know how frustrating it can be to get any answer besides “fine”. The key to getting a real answer is asking a direct question. Here are 18 questions to help you get some info about what’s going on at camp. Note: Please try to limit […]
Robyn Diamond
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10 Last Minute Tips to Prepare for Overnight Camp
May 29, 2018
Summer is here and camp send-off is just around the corner. You’ve filled out the forms, you’re all paid up, and you’re checking the closets to make sure you have everything on the packing list. Now what? This can be an overwhelming time for first-time campers and their parents, but don’t panic. Everything is going […]
Robyn Diamond
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Cornerstone Dares to…
May 18, 2018
This week 300 college-age counselors from more than 60 different camps convened at Capital Camps for the annual FJC (Foundation for Jewish Camp) Cornerstone Fellowship Seminar. There, they developed new experiential Jewish educational opportunities to implement at camp. These returning camp counselors also refined and enhanced their own Jewish journeys. Camp Ramah Darom, proudly brought eight […]
Robyn Diamond
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A Tribute to Fred Levick
April 16, 2018
The Celebration of Fred Begins! During Ramah Darom’s annual Passover Retreat we began our celebration of Fred, Ramah Darom’s CEO, as he prepares to retire this September. We were honored to begin thanking Fred, for his outstanding leadership and contributions to Ramah Darom, with the Passover community which he has been part of since it’s inception. […]
Robyn Diamond
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Pesach: The Highlight of the Calendar
April 16, 2018
Many of my friends anticipate Pesach with dread because of the intense preparation required. Not me. For our family, Pesach is a highlight of the calendar since it is the one time each year when all three generations of our family—from Jerusalem, New York, and New Jersey —gather together. We spend quality time in a […]
Penina Grossberg
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Weaving The Fabric of Our Jewish Community
April 13, 2018
Story originally posted in FederationFive on April 10, 2018 It’s April, the scent of spring is in the air. Once again, I spent my Passover holiday at our beautiful Ramah Darom campus in Clayton, as I have since 2002, celebrating with more than 400 people who have become part of my extended family. But this […]
Fred Levick
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Jewish Camps Offer Refuge After Tragedies
March 25, 2018
This article was originally posted in the Atlanta Jewish Times on March 12, 2018 Jewish summer camps in Georgia have experienced a painful offseason. The 17 people slain at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14 included Camp Coleman alumna Alyssa Alhadeff and four other Jewish students, and many students at the heavily Jewish public school had ties to Coleman, Camp […]
Robyn Diamond
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Matzah Bagels and Giggles
March 22, 2018
It was the early 80’s, and I was ten years old. The room smelled of matzah ball soup, and I was sitting at a pool table, converted into a long Passover table with multiple connecting folding tables on each side. With a stained and soiled Manischewitz Haggadah in hand, and sitting on top of a […]
Robyn Diamond