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- EIN 95-1843131
- info@ramah.org
- (310) 476-8571
- 17525 Ventura Blvd Ste 310 Encino CA 91316 USA
- www.ramah.org
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Causes: Education, Educational Services
Mission: To create holy educational communities, wherein campers and staff learn to live committed jewish lives, embodying the ideals of conservative judaism.
Programs: Summer and winter campat ramah, your child lives in a fun, caring jewish community in which each child is valued as an individual and as part of a larger family. Jewish prayer, texts, and customs are explored through engaging discussions, participatory activities and shabbat celebration. Hebrew is spoken and learned at camp in a spirit unique to ramah, and comes alive in the chadar ochel (dining room), on the stage of our amphitheater, in cheers and throughout camp. Jewish and israeli culture is celebrated through song, food, art and dance. As campers grow, we focus on developing leadership, social action and importance of the state of israel. Through their years at camp, your child will enjoy the following types of activities:aquatics - swimming lessons, lifeguard training, water polo and water sportsperforming arts - drama, dance, rock band and other musicsports - basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, ga-ga, self-defense, archery and more. Outdoor adventure - ropes course, hiking, biking, survival skills, nature and more. Visual arts - arts and crafts, jewelry making, ceramics/sculpturemedia arts - video production, photography and journalismcamping trips -sleep out under the stars, campfires, outdoor cooking, adventure activities (kayaking or rock climbing or surfing or orienteering)