Camp Ramah in the Berkshires
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| Founded | 1964 |
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| Founder | Rabbi Jerome (Jerry) Abrams |
| 13-1997276 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | To provide camping, education, and boarding for campers under a religious structure. |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 73°32′33″W / 41.684611°N 73.542395°W |
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Camp Director
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Rabbi Ethan Linden |
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President
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Robert Hirsch |
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President
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Hugh Pollack |
| Affiliations |
National Ramah Commission, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Conservative Movement Judaism |
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Revenue (2013)
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$5,719,049 |
| Expenses (2013) | $5,176,329 |
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Staff (2012)
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394 |
| Website | www |
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in Wingdale, New York, is one of nine overnight summer camps and three day camps affiliated with the Conservative Movement of Judaism and the National Ramah Commission. It is accredited by the American Camp Association. The camp sits on 299-acre (1.21 km2) site in Dutchess County, New York, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of the Massachusetts border and the Berkshire Mountains, on Lake Ellis.
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. Campers attend daily religious prayer services. On Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, the campers execute the traditional Torah service of reading of the Jewish holy book. Also the campers attend classes or programs which the camp has set up to structure their Jewish background.
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.
From 2003 until 2017, the camp director was Rabbi Paul Resnick. Currently, the camp director is Rabbi Ethan Linden, and the Assistant Director is Rabbi Ari Perten. Rabbi Jerome (Jerry) Abrams was the founder of the camp in 1964. He is now Director Emeritus. Rabbi David Mogilner, Rabbi Sheldon (Shelley) Dorph, David August, and Rabbi Burton Cohen were directors in late 1960 and 1970s.
Since 2003, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces association sponsored a summer camp program for Israeli children who have lost a parent or sibling in a war or terrorist attack. The children spend the summer at various Jewish sleep-away camps in the United States. In 2007, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires hosted 50 campers and staff members. The same program took place in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013. This program is called "Moreshet" (legacy).
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