rdfs:comment
| - Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in Wingdale, New York, is one of seven 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. It 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.
|
abstract
| - Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in Wingdale, New York, is one of seven 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. It 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. The current Director is Rabbi Paul Resnick, and the Assistant Director is Rabbi Amy Roth. 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, Rabbi Burton Cohen were Directors in late 1960 and 1970s. Despite its name, the camp is not technically located in the Berkshires. It sits on -acre ( km2) site in Dutchess County, New York, about miles ( km) southwest of the Massachusetts border and the Berkshire Mountains, on Lake Ellis.
|