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Spotlight on our Secret Weapon: Our Board of Directors
July 25, 2017
Behind every successful nonprofit organization, you’ll usually find a strong army of volunteers that makes their work possible. At Ramah Darom, we call our army our Board of Directors. They are the spirit and strength behind our success and give their time and energy to help further our mission. Our team knows that we owe […]
Robyn Diamond
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Hazon Conference Scholarship Available
July 25, 2017
Did you know that Hazon is offering Food Conference scholarships for people from the American Southeast? Full scholarships available for the Hazon Food Conference, August 9-12. Find out more.
Emily Kaiman
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The Thrill & Magic of Ramah Darom!
July 24, 2017
There are thrills around every corner, but it is the rhythm of everyday life here at Camp Ramah Darom that make the experience truly magical. Here at Camp Ramah Darom, kids are living an organic Jewish life where mitzvot are in the air we breathe. When the sun comes up, kids perform the mitzvah of […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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That time 37 “adults” melted back into chanichim
July 21, 2017
If you’d told me to look to the left then the right one shacharit during my Gesher summer of 2007 and said odds are one of those people will be at my 10-year reunion, I’d have told you to be quiet because it was the middle of tefillot. But then after putting my tefillin away, […]
Ben Brasch
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Meet Our Newest Team Member
July 20, 2017
I’m Alexa, and I’m so excited to be returning home to Ramah Darom as the Annual Fund and Alumni Relations Coordinator. As a camper, I experienced first hand how Ramah Darom has shaped my life, the lives of my loved ones, and the lives of thousands of Jewish families. I am thrilled to be able […]
Sharon Rosenfeld
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Welcoming Session Bet Campers “Home”!
July 20, 2017
It is quite paradoxical that, when brand new campers arrive at Ramah Darom, we welcome them “home.” Paradoxical yet profound. It speaks not only to how warm and welcoming our community is but it introduces them to an aspiration and the trajectory onto which each camper begins once they arrive here. This place is more […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Congratulations to One of Our Own
June 30, 2017
Ramah Darom’s very own, Shira Rosenblum will represent the USA in the 20th World Maccabiah Games. Maccabi USA will bring a team of more than 1,100 athletes and join the 10,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries, participating in 43 different sports. This is the first time Maccabi USA will send an Open Archery athlete to the World […]
Sharon Rosenfeld
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Check it out, Ramah Darom is in the path of the Total Eclipse!
June 27, 2017
The Solar Eclipse 2017: Who, What, Where, When and How On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights – a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun […]
Robyn Diamond
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A New Summer at Camp Ramah Darom Has Begun
June 19, 2017
Today, under bright blue skies with warm sunshine streaming through fluffy white clouds, I watched a camper reach the top of our climbing tower for the very first time. The camper beamed with pride as he gazed out over the lake from 60 feet in the air, pumped his fist, and then recited the Shechiuyanu blessing- […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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How does Ramah make a difference?
June 14, 2017
In Ben Platt’s words: “….there comes a time when you need to figure out for yourself what is going to mean most to you, and what will keep you connected to your Judaism. So going to camp and being your own person there, and learning how to socialize with all these other Jewish kids and […]
Robyn Diamond