Kol B'Ramah Podcast: Recent Episodes
National Ramah Commission
At Ramah, thousands of children, teens, and young adults come together each summer in communities that nurture social, educational, physical, and spiritual growth, creating lifelong friendships, a love for Israel, and a strong Jewish identity.
Kol B'Ramah tells those Ramah stories, one-by-one, by Ramahniks young and old from across the movement.
Original music produced by: Ari Davids-Ergas.
Julia Chatinover is the Assistant Director at Ramah in the Rockies. She started at Rockies in 2012 and joined the year round team in 2016. Interview by: Zevan Shuster, Ramah Madrich, on September 2, 2020.
Daniella Elyashar recently began working as Assistant Director at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. She started her Ramah journey as a shlicha 6 years ago and spent her last three summers as a Rosh Eidah. Interviewed by: Roy Mushkin, veteran shaliach on September 8, 2020.
Rabbi Sarah Shulman is Executive Director of Camp Ramah in Northern California, also known as Ramah Galim. Interviewed by Elana Rebitzer on September 3rd, 2020.
Rabbi Eliav Bock is the founding Director of Camp Ramah in the Rockies. Interviewed by: Odelia Lorch, Ramah in the Rockies counselor and former camper, on August 31, 2020.
Shoshana Scheinberg is a staff member at Ramah Berkshires and a student at Binghamton University.
Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell is the Director and Aviva Millstone is the Associate Director at Camp Ramah in Canada. Interviewed by Jonah Levitt (Camp Ramah in Canada), on August 27, 2020.
Avidan Halivni is a long time camper and staff member at Ramah Wisconsin. He is currently serving the Masorti community in Berlin as an educator and youth director.
Randi Traison is a long time staff member at Ramah Canada and currently a student at Binghamton University.
Rabbi Mitch Cohen is the director of the National Ramah Commission and was the director of Camp Ramah in Canada from 1990-2000. Interviewed by Sydney Kaufman (Ramah Canada) on August 21, 2020.
Gavi Kornsgold is a long time staff member and rosh edah and Ramah California. She is currently a rabbinical student at JTS.
Congressman Ted Deutch represents Florida's 22nd district in the 116th Congress. He is the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee and a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as the Chairman of the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism Subcommittee. Ted is a Ramah Poconos alumn and parent of Ramah Darom alumni.
Interviewed by Joe Lustig (Camp Ramah Darom) on August 10, 2020.
Andy is a Rosh Edah at Camp Ramah in New England and a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Lilli Shvartsmann would have been a Rosh Edah at RSA this summer and is a rabbinical student at JTS.
Arlene Remz recently retired as Executive Director at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education in Boston. She worked with The Tikvah Program at CRNE in the 1970s. Interviewed by: Howard Blas, National Ramah Tikvah Network Director, on July 13, 2020.
Nina First is a Rosh Edah at Ramah in the Rockies and a student at Binghamton University.
Whether it is your first summer or last, you always come away with moments that you’ll remember for the rest of your life. On this week's episode, you'll hear about sneak outs, maccabiah and shabbat during a black-out.
Rabbi Josh Warshawsky is a Ramah Wisconsin alumni and nationally touring musician.
Interviewed by Alan Imar (Camp Ramah in Wisconsin) on July 1, 2020.
Most of our chanichim have only been to their own Ramah camp, so they wanted to hear about what makes each Ramah camp unique. On this week’s episode, we asked our chanichim questions to see what they might have in common and what might be different across the movement.
Alexa Chalup is a participant of the voc ed program at Camp Ramah in New England. Interviewed by: Howard Blas, National Ramah Tikvah Network Director, on June 29, 2020.
One of the best things about camp is that silliness and spontaneity are part of the every day shigra. On this week’s episode, you’ll hear funny stories from chanichim from Ramah camps across the movement.
Tamar Kellner is a student at the University of Maryland and a long-time staff member of Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
Yishai Barth is an alum of Ramah New England Inclusion and Seminar and is currently in graduate school. Interviewed by: Howard Blas, National Ramah Tikvah Network Director, on June 26, 2020.
Aryeh is a Ramah New England alum and longtime staff member, most recently Rosh Nivonim 2016-2018. Interviewed by Shira Farbman (Camp Ramah New England) on May 24, 2020.
Noam Kornsgold is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary and long time staff member at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, most recently Rosh Gesher.
While sports, omanut, and limmud are always fun and it’s great to try new things, some of the best memories from camp are the times we spend bonding with friends. On this week’s episode, you’ll hear meaningful and personal stories from chanichim from Ramah camps across the movement.
Ariella Moss Peterseil is the Camp Director at Camp Ramah in California. Interviewed by Talya Havivi (Camp Ramah in California), on May 8, 2020.
There are some things that make Ramah not just a camp, but a kehillah kedoshah. Whether it’s creating memories with your friends or celebrating Shabbat at camp, there is nowhere else like Machane Ramah.
Amy Skopp Cooper is the National Associate Director of the National Ramah Commission and Executive Director of Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
Interviewed by Talia Feldman (Camp Ramah in the Poconos) on May 8th, 2020.