Tag: Vayikra
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Hebrew, Hebrew Everywhere at Ramah Darom
August 22, 2023
Chana knows and loves camp. And Chana knows and loves Hebrew. Now in her seventh year at Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia, Chana is combining these two things she knows and loves as the camp Amita Ivrit – Hebrew Fellow – to ensure that campers and staff find new ways to connect to the language of the […]
Andrew Ergas
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Ramah Bamah: “I Have Something To Say!”
August 3, 2023
“Into the Woods without regret, the choice is made, the task is set. Into the Woods, but not forgetting why I’m on the journey. Into the Woods to get my wish, I don’t care how, the time is now.” When Anna first approached me about leading the new Ramah Bamah musical theatre specialty track, I […]
Jonah Greene
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Reflecting on the amazing Ramah Darom community, five years later
August 1, 2023
Five years ago this week, I entered the gates of 70 Darom Lane for the first time to attend Camp Yofi. I immediately felt the magic of this beautiful oasis in the mountains, and it was during that incredible (and incredibly moving) weekend that my excitement to join the Ramah Darom professional team was cemented. […]
Wally Levitt
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Leadership & Jewish Connection
July 29, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom Wow – what a wonderful Kayitz (Summer) 2023! It is hard to believe that we are entering our last Shabbat and that in 48 hours our chanichim (campers) will return home full of memories and stories to share about experiences and moments that will shape their lives for years ahead. At Camp Ramah […]
Anna Serviansky
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Experience Gratitude
July 23, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom It’s a beautiful day at Camp Ramah Darom! The sun is shining, I see happy campers in our pool and on the climbing tower and I just got to sample some fresh vegetables from the garden. We had an exciting week, which included visiting musician Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, the […]
Anna Serviansky
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Words at Play
July 15, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom It’s been another wonderful week at Camp Ramah Darom, our second week of Machzor Bet, and there are lots of happy campers enjoying their activities all around Camp. This week, we said goodbye to our Ta’am campers and welcomed our Garinim Bet campers (and our Gesher campers returned from […]
Anna Serviansky
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Responsibility, Kindness & Inclusion
July 7, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom Machzor Bet (Second Session) is in full swing and we are so excited to have your chanichim (campers) with us at Ramah Darom. From brand new campers to those returning for their 8th summer to full summer campers who were here for Machzor Aleph and spent intersession with family, […]
Anna Serviansky
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Enthusiasm & Ruach
June 30, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom It’s true what they say – time flies when you are having fun, and this week was kef meod (very fun)! We had the most incredible Yom Sport planned by Gesher, with picture-perfect weather and spirited activities, followed by the NivoU Band’s performance for the oldest aidot (age groups). […]
Anna Serviansky
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Shining stars in and out of Camp
June 23, 2023
Drishat Shalom from Camp Ramah Darom The sun is finally out today, but even with our rainy weather, we had a bright week at Camp and your chanichim (campers) were shining stars! On Sunday, we had our Rikkudiyah, where each aidah danced to an Israeli song from the Eurovision contest. Last night, our Kochavimers put on a production of High School […]
Anna Serviansky
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WISH YOU COULD BE HERE!
June 19, 2023
I’m often asked if I spend the whole summer at Camp. Thanks to our talented Camp Director, Assistant Director and Camp team – who, along with our summer staff, do a phenomenal job running our Camp program and ensuring campers are having a great time – I am able to come and go throughout the […]
Wally Levitt