Experiencing a Shechita at Ramah Outdoor Adventure
Rabbi Ranon Teller This morning at Ramah in the Rockies, for the first time in my rabbinic life, I watched a shochet slaughter a chicken. I’ve eaten meat all my life, but I’ve never experienced a shechita (ritual slaughter). I’ve never dealt head on, with the emotional, ethical concerns of taking an animal’s life to support my […]
Dining at Ramah in the Rockies: a Newbie’s Perspective
By Ari Polsky, Customer Experience Specialist As a longtime Ramahnik, and recent transplant to Ramah in the Rockies, I have had over 2000 camp meals in my life. While there are many fond memories of camp meals and routines, none have quite been like the dining experience that happens here at Ramah in the Rockies. […]
Celebrating Shavuot at Camp
Dear 2014 Parents and Chalutzim, In a few hours we will welcome Shabbat for the first time this summer at Ramah in the Rockies. While our chalutzim [campers] do not arrive for a few more weeks, the first group of tzevet [staff] arrived this past Sunday to begin summer preparations. Many of the tzevet are here for […]
Learning about camp leadership during Pesach
By 2013 tzevet member, Nathaniel Eisen This Pesach, as we read the story of yetziat mitzrayim in synagogue and at Seders, conversation may turn, as it often does, to leadership. We may discuss Moses’ fear about taking on the mantle of leadership, Pharaoh’s pride that keeps him from protecting his people, or Aaron’s capitulation to […]
Ramah and the Field of Jewish Outdoor Education
Last week a study on the field of Jewish Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOFEE) was published by Hazon. Ramah Outdoor Adventure at Ramah in the Rockies is one of the few groups engaged in this field that is based West of the Mississippi. We are proud to be leading the way in helping youth link […]
Looking Back Fondly on a Ramah Outdoor Adventure Experience — Part II
For the past few years, we have had a number of former chalutzim who have written about their time at Ramah Outdoor Adventure as part of their college admissions essays. Over the next few weeks we will feature a few of these from our former chalutzim (and hopefully future tzevet members). If you want your […]
Staff Profile: Zach Usmani
Staff members at Ramah Outdoor Adventure (ROA) come with different levels of Jewish knowledge and observance back home. Some staff members’ journeys are less traditional than others, and Zach Usmani is certainly one of those. Officially Director of Camper Care, Zach is now in his fourth summer with ROA, and is working year-round on camper […]
Ramah in Colorado announces an incredible gift
2014 Grants for Day School Students Now Available for Ramah Outdoor Adventure’s Upcoming Camp Season A grant of $100,000 by an anonymous donor will now make it possible for students in Jewish day schools to apply for generous scholarship support for the upcoming 2014 camp season. The grant represents unprecedented support for the camp’s day school […]
Looking back fondly on a Ramah Outdoor Adventure experience
For the past few years, we have had a number of former chalutzim who have written about their time at Ramah Outdoor Adventure as part of their college admissions essays. Over the next few weeks we will feature a few of these from our former chalutzim (and hopefully future tzevet members). If you want your […]
A Jewish Journey Through the Country’s Agriculture Capital
Risa Isard, one of our founding tzevet member (2010-2013) recently wrote a piece about her experience of living in California during this drought and reflecting upon the dryness through the Jewish lens she learned at Ramah. I’ve spent the last year living in Fresno, California—the heart of agriculture capital of the country. It’s been an […]