The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/camp-ramah/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:15:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Camp Ramah | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/camp-ramah/ 32 32 Sheryl Sandberg announces scholarship fund for Camp Ramah in honor of late husband https://www.timesofisrael.com/sheryl-sandberg-announces-scholarship-fund-for-camp-ramah-in-honor-of-late-husband/ Fri, 01 May 2026 06:06:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3814255 Former Meta COO says during Dave Goldberg's time at camp, 'his Jewish identity took root and grew into something he held onto always'

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]]> US Jewish summer camps offer Israeli teens a break from war pressures at home https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-summer-camps-offer-israeli-teens-a-break-from-war-pressures-at-home/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:31:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649560 Campers2Gether, a Jewish Agency for Israel program, enables youngsters who experienced Oct. 7 horrors firsthand to clear their minds with a change of scenery and friendship

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]]> Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-rocket-fire-birthright-launches-1st-volunteer-mission-for-adults-with-disabilities/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3382453 10-day trip sponsored by Birthright and Camp Ramah enables a dozen adults on the autistic spectrum to lend a hand in Israel during the war

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]]> What Matters Now to counselor Yishai Mogilner: Being an Israeli at a US summer camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-counselor-yishai-mogilner-being-an-israeli-at-a-us-summer-camp/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:29:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3085218 Picking up from last summer's podcast with two Israeli counselors at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, first-time staffer Yishai Mogilner talks about returning to his family's camp

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]]> Camp Ramah returns to Ukraine after a war-induced exile — now with a bomb shelter https://www.timesofisrael.com/camp-ramah-returns-to-ukraine-after-a-war-induced-exile-now-with-a-bomb-shelter/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:28:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3068073 After the Russian invasion forced it to move to Romania, the 31-year-old camp returns to its home in the Chernivtsi region where over 120 kids see a summer respite from the war

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]]> Hartman Institute hires ex-camp director sued for mishandling assault allegation https://www.timesofisrael.com/hartman-institute-hires-ex-camp-director-sued-for-mishandling-assault-allegation/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 03:02:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2879718 Jewish nonprofit says Ethan Linden serving as educational operations director months after he left Ramah Berkshires, where lawsuit claimed he 'acted with deliberate indifference'

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]]> Podcast: ‘Just like in the movies,’ say Israeli counselors of US sleepaway camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-just-like-in-the-movies-say-israeli-counselors-of-us-sleep-away-camp/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:04:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2821205 Two shlichim -- emissaries -- working at Camp Ramah talk about their two months in this very Jewish American experience

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]]> Camp Ramah settles lawsuit alleging mishandled sexual assault complaint https://www.timesofisrael.com/camp-ramah-settles-lawsuit-alleging-mishandled-sexual-assault-complaint/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:38:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2812661 Berkshires summer camp, former director and national commission accused of 'deliberate indifference' after one camper allegedly assaulted another in 2018

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]]> Camp Ramah director on leave amid allegations he mishandled sexual assault complaint https://www.timesofisrael.com/camp-ramah-director-on-leave-amid-allegations-he-mishandled-sexual-assault-complaint/ Sat, 14 May 2022 02:51:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2762333 Rabbi Ethan Linden steps down from post while his handling of a 2018 allegation involving two campers is investigated

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]]> Lawsuit alleges mishandling of sex assault allegation at Camp Ramah in Berkshires https://www.timesofisrael.com/lawsuit-claims-mishandling-of-sex-assault-allegation-at-camp-ramah-in-berkshires/ Tue, 10 May 2022 05:16:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2759485 Rabbi Ethan Linden is accused of asking 15-year-old camper not to tell her parents for two weeks that she had been assaulted

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]]> CDC study looks at how Ramah summer camps avoided COVID outbreaks https://www.timesofisrael.com/cdc-study-looks-at-how-ramah-summer-camps-avoided-covid-outbreaks/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 02:04:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2627175 Paper finds only nine infections among 7,000 attendees at 10 Jewish summer camps throughout US; credits frequent testing, pods and hand-washing

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]]> With many US ritual baths closed, converts go to Jewish summer camp for a dunk https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-ritual-baths-closed-converts-go-to-jewish-summer-camp-for-a-dunk/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 23:12:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2357881 Due to ongoing COVID-19 crisis, camps are shuttered and there are no kids in sight, so 15 Jews by choice immersed themselves in Camp Ramah's lake to finalize their conversions

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]]> Pack a duffel, there are sleepaway camps for Israeli kids this summer https://www.timesofisrael.com/pack-a-duffel-there-are-sleepaway-camps-for-israeli-kids-this-summer/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 09:30:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2319154 Summer Camps Israel gathers a forum of 30 camps and youth organizations in order to create better summertime options

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]]> Jewish Ramah summer camps anticipate budget shortfall of $27 million this year https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-ramah-summer-camps-anticipate-budget-shortfall-of-27-million-this-year/ Fri, 15 May 2020 05:02:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306534 However, network of North American institutions remain confident that they will survive into next year

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]]> A Capitol Hill reunion with a camper who became a congressman https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-capitol-hill-reunion-with-a-camper-who-became-a-congressman/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:37:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2250931 Florida Democrat Ted Deutch shows off his workplace to Ramah campers, staff and alumni from all over the US

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