Category: Be Sure to See
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New Year, Big Plans
September 22, 2022
If you’re like me, this Rosh Hashanah feels very different – and in the best way possible. After almost three years of Covid-induced uncertainty and anxiety, this is the first Rosh Hashanah where I feel much more confident and optimistic about making plans for the new year. Gone is the persistent feeling that we should […]
Wally Levitt
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New Program Center is a GO!
September 21, 2022
Thanks to our Ramah Darom supporters, we have met our fundraising goal and the new Program Center is happening! The Program Center will be located next to the Amphitheater where our original Dining Hall (Beit Am Katan) currently stands. This multi-functional facility will provide much-needed indoor program space for our summer camp staff and the […]
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Meet the Kayitz 2022 Rashai Aidah
May 24, 2022
We are thrilled to introduce you to our incredible Rashai Aidah (Division Heads) for Kayitz (Summer) 2022 at Camp Ramah Darom. Ta’am/Garinim Hannah Gilman Hi, I’m Hannah. After graduating from the University of Florida in December 2021, I spent three months exploring Europe and getting ready to spend my tenth summer at Ramah Darom! I […]
Anna Serviansky
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Introducing Our New Board Members
May 23, 2022
This past weekend, the Ramah Darom Board elected four new Directors, all of whom have a strong personal connection to Ramah Darom. We are excited to welcome these new members to our Board! New Board Members Leron Finger is a pediatric intensive care physician. He currently works as the Associate Chief Medical Officer and […]
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Packing Dos, Don’ts & Duhs
May 19, 2022
I’ve been a Ramahnik, since 1987. Each summer, I’d take two airplanes and a 90-minute unairconditioned school bus ride to get to Camp Ramah in New England from Birmingham, Alabama. (Camp Ramah Darom didn’t exist back then). My mom had one packing mantra she shared with us, “If you can carry it, you can bring it.” While […]
Amanda Marks
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5 Packing Tips from Pros
May 19, 2022
This was originally posted many moons ago, but I thought it could be useful for all the first-time camper parents. In addition to all the info below, we also have an online store where you can purchase almost everything on your packing list and fill your camper’s duffle with Ramah Darom logowear. Check it out […]
Robyn Diamond
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NBS: What to bring to Camp
May 18, 2022
Hey non-bunk staff, let’s talk about helpful things to bring to Camp that are NOT on the official NBS Staff Packing List. Please remember that our packing list is a guide. None of these items are mandatory, and you can certainly have a perfectly wonderful summer without them. Storage. Bring cubes/Yaffa blocks/some type of storage. […]
Carla Birnbaum
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Get to Know Anthony Franklin
May 13, 2022
Mazal Tov, Anthony Franklin, on your new title as Ramah Darom’s Director of Campus Operations! CRDAA Committee Member Bobby Jacobs recently sat down with our Uncle Anthony to get the download on what makes him one of Ramah Darom’s most beloved tzevetot of all time… Twenty-four years ago, I stepped out of a van and walked […]
Bobby Jacobs
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Strangers in a Strange Land
May 13, 2022
Where Have You Come From? Where Are You Going? What does it look like to convert to Judaism? Of course, like any Jewish question, there are countless answers and opinions. As we approach Shavuot, the holiday of transitioning from an Israelite people to a Jewish community, and—most importantly, the last major Yom Tov before machzor Aleph […]
Emily Goldberg
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Meeting Our Mishlachat
April 12, 2022
I just returned from Israel where I joined other Ramah camps to meet and train this summer’s Israeli staff members. During our time together, Ramah Darom’s 30 schilchim/ot learned about our Camp culture, daily schedule, aidot (age divisions), traditions and expectations. We engaged in deep conversation and shared stories, and they quickly began to turn into […]
Ayala Wasser