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Final Message from Camp 2019: “Bookends of the Summer”
August 11, 2019
This is my final message that I am writing from Camp this summer. We have just concluded Camp Yofi, Ramah Darom’s nationally recognized Family Camp program for families that have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This extraordinary program is a beautiful bow tied on top of the precious gift that is our summer at […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Camp Highlights: Week 8
August 9, 2019
At Ramah Darom, we go out strong. This last week of Camp has been fun-filled and action-packed. And, as I’m sure you saw from the SmugMug galleries (Part One and Part Two!), Yom Sport was the major highlight. Yom Sport is our version of a camp-wide Olympiad in which four teams compete in arts, sports, […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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12 Things You Can Only Spot at a Ramah Camp
August 1, 2019
There are several experiences common to most summer camps: campers swimming with their friends, playing soccer and other team sports, participating in art projects, learning to become more independent, making new lifelong friends. But there are some things that are truly unique to Ramah camps…things you likely won’t see anywhere else. Inspired by my first […]
Wally Levitt
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Camp Highlights: Week 7
July 29, 2019
Is there a Jewish way to say, Hakuna Matata? This question struck me while I was watching the Kochavim (7th grade) production of the musical “The Lion King”. The first major theatrical production of our second session brought every animal of the Savanna out into our Beit Am (Theater Pavilion). Elephants and giraffes, zebras and rhinos standing ten feet tall, […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Havdallah Live Session Bet
July 28, 2019
Robyn Diamond
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Camp Highlights: Week 6
July 22, 2019
On Thursday, I spent part of the morning assessing the physical accessibility of our entire campus with my colleague, Anthony Franklin, the General Manager of our facility. With support from the Foundation for Jewish Camp, Ramah Darom has been working on a plan to enable individuals with mobility challenges to navigate our campus more easily. […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Camp Highlights: Week 5
July 14, 2019
The first few days of Session Bet were fun, fantastic and filled with new perspectives. New campers took swim tests, learned new dances, learned group cheers, made their beds (twice now!) and made friends too. I watched campers playing energetic soccer, painting carefully in the omanut (art), cooking (in Hebrew!) and fishing in the lake. […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Send Your Child to a Jewish Summer Camp
July 11, 2019
Jewish summer camp is not merely a worthy summertime activity, but it represents entry into a life-long journey. Jewish camping builds Jewish identity through immersion into an intensive Jewish community atmosphere. Every parent should send his or her sons and/or daughters to a Jewish summer camp, year after year. The cumulative effect is profound. A […]
Robyn Diamond
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Camp Highlights: Week 4
July 9, 2019
As we approached the last Shabbat of this session, we paused and reflected on our wonderful week here at Camp Ramah Darom. By far, the highlight of this past week was “Yom Sport,” our version of a Camp Olympiad – a celebration of sport, spirit, creativity, and collaboration. Our Gesher campers planned this entire day for the […]
Geoff Menkowitz
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Camp Highlights: Week 3
July 1, 2019
We began last week at Camp Ramah Darom with our community-wide song festival called, “Zimriyah.” It is a magical evening with the entire Camp gathered around a giant campfire overlooking our beautiful lake. Against a setting sun, each Aidah in age-order took the stage and performed a Hebrew song. The theme of Zimriyah this year […]
Geoff Menkowitz