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Winter Break Family Camp
January 16, 2018
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of attending Winter Break Family Camp (WBFC) at Ramah Darom in Clayton, GA (about 2.5 hours North of Atlanta) for the second year in a row. When I have vacation time, I like to travel, and travel days are filled with a morning activity, an afternoon activity, […]
Erica Sue
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The First Time
December 31, 2017
I remember driving to Camp for the first time. Persimmon Road was only paved a small amount of the way, so the ride to Camp was quite a bit different than it is today. The softball field was then a soccer field, and there was no climbing tower, swing, or Odyssey high ropes course. The present-day dining […]
Rachel Dobbs Schwartz
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Tu B’Shevat Together
December 20, 2017
When people ask me what allows for Jewish culture to thrive, generation after generation, despite any of our past or present challenges, there is one clear asset which manifests consistently: adaptability. Our ability to adapt our ancient wisdom to new scenarios, to adapt our lifestyles to new environments, to adapt our historic customs to contemporary […]
Rabbi Goldstein
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Why Inclusion Matters
December 19, 2017
A Reflection on the Ruderman Inclusion Summit by Aimee Halstuk, Ramah Darom Inclusion Support Counselor Tenacious, strong-willed, empathetic and free-spirited are four words I use when describing myself. From skiing down a mountain, graduating from university and traveling abroad I have never let having a physical disability hinder me from enjoying life, or so it […]
Aimee Halstuk
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Hanukkah: The Full Story
December 11, 2017
Here’s a great video to share with your friends who don’t quite understand what these eight days are all about. It’s a little long but it’s a lot of fun and simply informative! Thank you, Mayim Bialik, for keeping it light! May your Hanukkah be filled with light, love, and laughter (whichever way you choose […]
Robyn Diamond
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To Push or Not to Push?
December 8, 2017
I spent every summer since age 14 at Camp Moshava- a sleep-away camp in Honesdale, Pennsylvania where the smell of mildew, grass and a hint of ashes from a seemingly eternal campfire permeated the air. That smell brings back some of the best memories of my life. The last days of camp always brought many […]
Pamela Brill
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70 Darom Lane: A Second Home
November 17, 2017
If you ask my kids, 70 Darom Lane is a second home, the best summer camp they can imagine. I often hear adults say “I want to live my kids’ life – I want to go to camp!” The Jewish Women’s Getaway, held every autumn in the gorgeous north Georgia mountains of Ramah Darom, is […]
Sam Dressler
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Vignettes of a Real/Unreal World
November 16, 2017
A few years ago, Jessica and I took the girls to Disney World. I guess that we can all agree on the fact that Disney World represents an illusion, right? Well, with that in mind, we decided to make the trip because we knew that our three daughters would still believe in magic; that they […]
Rabbi Joshua Kullock
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Danny Glass is “Appraising the Art World”
November 10, 2017
Mazel Tov to our own Danny Glass on his art exhibit at Spectrum Miami, an event of Art Basel. Danny’s Ramah Darom family couldn’t be prouder! “Appraising the Art World,” captures glimpses in time of people engaging with works of art displayed in accessible public spaces, or with works rarely seen because they are tucked […]
Sharon Rosenfeld
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Gesher 2033 Pre-union!
October 27, 2017
In one of my early summers as Director of Camp Ramah Darom, our camp community reached the momentous milestone of being able to host a 10 year reunion for our first group of campers, our very first Gesher. When Ramah Darom first opened its doors in 1997, these twelve-year-olds were then and would always be our oldest campers. Four years later, we celebrated the conclusion of their camper experience with a program called Gesher which came to define this particular group […]
Geoff Menkowitz