Updated Policies - Summer 2023

Camper Packages

Starting summer 2023, CAMP RAMAH WILL ONLY DELIVER LETTERS/BUNKNOTES.

Packages, regardless of size, will no longer be accepted. 

Any unauthorized packages received at camp will be donated. We do not have the personnel to deliver unnecessary packages. Please share this revised policy with any friends or family members who may consider sending a package to your camper.  

If you determine that there is a critical necessity that your child requires during their time at camp, please email your child’s yoetzet for assistance. Information for contacting your child’s yoetzet will be available in June. It is camp's policy that pre-approved packages are opened by camp staff to ensure the health and safety of the camp community. All food items, including candy and gum, will be confiscated. 

At Ramah, we strive to teach children that camp itself is a gift and to encourage them to spend their time enjoying and participating in the camp experience with their friends. We aim to cultivate a clean, healthy environment. This policy follows a nationwide trend among summer camps to prevent an inevitable sense of inequity or imbalance among the campers, to minimize our environmental footprint, and to reduce the emphasis on material objects in a community that emphasizes human connection and natural beauty. 

Birthday Celebrations

At Camp Ramah in the Poconos, we recognize the importance of celebrating birthdays during the summer and are excited to be a part of this milestone for your child. It is our intention to make this day special for your child by ensuring the following: 

• A prearranged birthday call to you from your child (the yoetzet will reach out to coordinate). 

• A birthday cake, provided by camp, for your child to celebrate their birthday with their bunk. 

• A birthday box “Mesiba B’kufsa” with decorations and balloons for your child to celebrate their special day with their bunk. Madrichim (counselors) always ensure that the day is special for your child.  

• Singing Happy Birthday (in Hebrew!) to your child in the chadar ohel (dining hall) – a camp tradition! 

As a part of our updated package policy, and with the above intentional additions to ensure a celebratory day for your child, campers are no longer permitted to receive “birthday packages.”

Please plan to share any gifts with your child before or after their time at camp.  

NEW! Bunk Reply from Bunk1.com

In addition to our continued partnership with Bunk1 for sending bunknotes to your camper, this summer we will be introducing bunknote scanning. You are now able to opt-in to the "Bunk Reply" system, which is detailed on our website.

Camper Health Forms Due May 22

Luggage, Transportation, and Forms

Camper Intake Form

Camper intake form is now overdue. Please complete as soon as possible in your CampInTouch account.

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