Ramah Bamah
Ramah Bamah, is a new 2-week program for rising 8th-10th grade campers interested in musical theater. Participants will work with seasoned professionals on acting and musical skill development and perform a special Ramah Bamah production for the entire Camp.
Watch the Virtual Open House recording.
Whether joining us at Camp for just the 2-week program or combining Ramah Bamah with a 4-week or full-summer Camp experience, participants will live among their same-age peers and participate in tzrif (bunk) activities and aidah (age division) programs. Ramah Bamah campers will experience all the magic of Ramah Darom’s joyful Jewish community while spending their elective time focusing on the performing arts.
Introducing the Ramah Bamah Directors
Acting Director
Jonah Greene is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas. He has an extensive theatrical background in directing, dramaturgy, acting, and administration, with credits at the University of Kansas, SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston, Tufts University, the Jewish Plays Project, TheatreSquared, JELLY Theatre Workshop, New Threshold Theatre, The Hatchery, and Arts Live Theatre. As a Ph.D. student, Jonah’s research and theatre-making interests focus on the intersections between theatre and Jewish community, history, and identity. He has presented scholarly work at multiple professional theatre and Jewish Studies conferences. Jonah is a former Ramah Darom chanich (camper) and madrich (counselor), Gesher ‘14, and is thrilled to be returning to lead the Ramah Bamah program!
Musical Director
Rabbi Adam Roffman is from Dallas, Texas where he and his wife Rabbi Shira Wallach (a Darom alum!) have served since 2013. Prior to rabbinical school at JTS, Adam spent several years in New York working as an actor and director. Adam trained at Circle in the Square Theatre School and the tools he mastered there have helped him integrate his passion for building Jewish communities and his reverence for musical theatre. Aside from directing epic Purim spiels, Adam has written two one-man shows that chronicle his career as a rabbi and performer, the second of which, Songs Your Rabbi Shouldn’t Sing, premieres this fall.
Ramah Bamah 2023 Dates & Rates
| Session | Duration | Rising Grade (Fall 2023) |
2023 Dates | 2023 Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramah Bamah | 2 Weeks | 8th-10th | Jul 5-19 | $3,600 |
| Ramah Bamah & Session Bet | 4 Weeks | Jul 5-30 | $6,950 | |
| Add on to Session Aleph | 2 Weeks | Jul 5-19 | $2900 |
We look forward to welcoming your thespian(s) to Ramah Darom for Kayitz (Summer) 2023!
Space in Ramah Bamah is limited so be sure to register your camper(s) ASAP!
Directions to Register for Ramah Bamah
Once you click the “Register Today!” button below and log in or create an account in our system, follow these steps:
- First, select Session Bet
- Then select your camper’s aidah (age division). Note: Only campers in Shoafim, Nachshonim and Nivonim (rising 8th-10th graders) may register for this program
- Then, click “Continue”
You will be given the option to select Ramah Bamah later in this registration process. Important: If your camper is only planning to attend Ramah Bamah and is NOT planning to stay for the rest of Session Bet (they will be leaving on July 19 at the end of Ramah Bamah), when you reach the payment page be sure to enter the discount code provided later in this registration process.
For more information about Ramah Bamah and Camp Ramah Darom, please reach out to camp@ramahdarom.org.