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Camp Ramah Northern California

Israeli-born shlichim at Camp Ramah Northern California last summer. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inKids & Family

How the Israel-Hamas war could impact local Jewish overnight camps this summer

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz March 11, 2024March 8, 2024

Summer after summer, Israeli emissaries in their early 20s — “shlichim” in Hebrew — have been as integral to Camp Ramah Northern California as swimming, arts and crafts and seaside […]

children lined up on the beach at night waving their arms in the air
Posted inSports

7 Ukrainian teens will get a break from war at a Jewish sports camp in California this summer

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis July 7, 2023July 7, 2023
Campers at Camp Ramah Northern California. (Photo/Courtesy Camp Ramah)
Posted inNews

Ramah NorCal and Eden Village West latest overnight summer camps to cancel

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Screenshot from campscollective.org
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, News

Northern California Jewish summer camps team up for one-stop info website

by J. Staff March 27, 2019April 1, 2019
Camp Ramah in Northern California opened in 2016 and is one of several recipients of new S.F. Federation grants for teen engagement programs. (Courtesy/Camp Ramah)
Posted inNews

S.F. Federation grants $2 million for teen programs

by J. Staff March 8, 2018March 9, 2018
Rabbi Sarah Shulman with the Wheel of Torah
Posted inJewish Life

For Ramah campers, it’s time to play ‘Wheel! Of! Torah!’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 2, 2018February 6, 2018
Roasting marshmallows is a time-honored tradition at summer camp. (Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inSports

S’more and s’more Jewish summer camps around the Bay

Shoshana Hebshi by Shoshana Hebshi January 26, 2018January 29, 2018

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