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As a lifelong Ramahnik and Ramah California Tikvah staff member, I was excited to spend time at the newest Ramah camp in Northern California (“Ramah Galim”) this past summer, helping start a [...]

The songs have changed. The dance moves are different. I guess you could say an awful lot has changed in these last ten years of Camp Yofi at Ramah Darom. It’s hard to remember what it was like [...]

The following post was written by a fourth-year counselor at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. *Names have been changed to protect camper privacy. Breira B’Ramah at Ramah Berkshires is a fully [...]

During the month of February (Jewish Disability Awareness Month) Matan shares a weekly d’var torah linking inclusion to the upcoming Torah portion. We say often that JDAM may only be one month, [...]

The following article was written by Orlee Krass, Director of Education, for GLEANINGS: Dialogue on Jewish Education from The Davidson School of the Jewish Theological Seminary. My journey into [...]

It is the first day of camp and one of my campers is already totally overwhelmed. My co-counselor tells me to go sit with him. It is my first day on the job and my first summer as a counselor in [...]

Twice a year the Ramah Camping Network offers Tikvah Family Shabbaton for families with children with disabilities, cosponsored by Camp Ramah in New England and Reshet Ramah: Alumni and Community [...]

As we become comfortable in our school routines and celebrate joyous Fall holidays, we can, believe it or not, already turn our attention to next Summer. It’s never too soon to begin [...]

Shortly before the camp season ended, on the morning of Camp Ramah’s Festivale, R turned to me and said, “Mommy, last summer I needed Rachel to carry me but this year, I am ready to dance on my [...]

Written by Meredith Polsky, this post originally appeared on The Jewish Week’s blog, The New Normal, July 11, 2013.  During the summer, I have the great privilege of working at one of the [...]