Camp Ramah is a religiously oriented camp that observes the laws of
Shabbat and
kashrut.
Hebrew is widely used in all facets of camp life, from the names for buildings, physical infrastructure, and services, to camp activities and programs.[14]
Campers attend daily religious prayer services.[15] On Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays the campers execute the traditional
Torah service. Campers also attend classes or programs that the camp has set up to structure their Jewish background.[16]
Counselors and alumni describe their summers at Ramah as one of the most formative experiences of their childhoods and a primary influence on their Jewish identity.[17]
Administration
From 2003 until 2017, the camp director was Rabbi Paul Resnick.[3][18][19][20] Rabbi Jerome (Jerry) Abrams was the founder of the camp in 1964.[1][2] He is now director emeritus. Rabbi David Mogilner, Rabbi Sheldon (Shelley) Dorph,[21][22] David August, and Rabbi Burton Cohen[23][24] were directors in late 1960 and 1970s.
Special programs
The camp annually holds a
Labor Day weekend for alumni of the camp who are 22 years old and over.[25][26]
Divisions
Campers are divided by age groups, called Edot in
Hebrew:
^Rabbinical Assembly of America, Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1970).
Conservative Judaism. Rabbinical Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
^Palmer, Joanne (Fall 2007).
"Ramah at 60". The United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2010.