Kol Ramah Week 2: Celebrating Yom Yisrael!

July 7, 2023 / 18 Tammuz 5783

Kol Ramah, Week 2

Celebrating Yom Yisrael!

Today camp celebrated 75 Years of Israel! Yom Yisrael was filled with blue and white, Israeli flags and music, and amazing ruach (spirit). The theme of the day, which was planned by our incredible mishlachat, was, "Israel at 75." There were four main activities which focused on significant events and traditions representing Israel and Israelis throughout the years. At 'Israel in Sports,' campers learned about and competed like famous Israeli athletes through a fun relay race. For 'Israel in Music' campers made up their own creative dances to Israel's most famous Eurovision Song Contest songs! For 'Israeli History' chanichim learned about how Israel became a country through an interactive performance about the Declaration of Independence. For 'Israel in Food' each edah visited the shuk where they used shekels to buy spices, rugelach, and besamim for havdallah. And last but not least, campers made one of Israel's most beloved foods: pita. Of course, everyone enjoyed a delicious falafel lunch!

Important Dates

Wednesday, July 12 - Zimriyah
Monday, July 17 - Ramah Nyack Annual Dinner at Orangetown Jewish Center
Tuesday, July 18-Thursday, July 20 - Bogrim/Chalutzim Overnight Trip
Thursday, July 20 - Extended Day and Overnight at Camp
Monday, July 24 - First Day Second Session

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Edah News

Every Friday, we will post highlights from each edah (division) on the Ramah Nyack website. Click on the name of an edah below to read this week's update.

Nevatim (entering Pre-K)

Kochavim (entering K)

Shorashim (entering 1st)

Nitzanim (entering 2nd)

Solelim (entering 3rd)

Tzeirim (entering 4th)

Nevonim (entering 5th)

Chalutzim / Bogrim (entering 6th/7th/8th/9th)

Sha'ar Hebrew Immersion Program

General Camp News

Spotlight on Sports!

Chanichim are having a great time playing sports at camp! Guided by our professional and talented sports tzevet (staff) as always, they are loving classic favorites like basketball and baseball as well as yoga, tennis, gymnastics, low ropes, and more. Our incredible sports team is also guiding campers in so many other fun games such as Pickleball, kickball, and Ultimate frisbee. Our professional Super Star Soccer staff is with us again and are already helping campers sharpen their skills and teaching them new ones. All of our older edot are enjoying archery and migdal where they are having a blast on the zipline. Thank you so much to all of our sports staff! Click on the image above to view video highlights of sports at Ramah Nyack.

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DEVASH: HADAR’S WEEKLY PARASHAH MAGAZINE FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Thanks to generous donors, a copy of Devash Parashah Magazine, produced by Hadar, will be sent home with your oldest camper each Friday. We are grateful to be able to share this exciting resource with your family, which will also be used at camp for various activities, plays, and games to teach our chanichim about the weekly parashah. Click here to view this week's Magazine online.

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL EVENING OF MUSIC IN MEMORY OF FORMER STAFF MEMBER, SOL YOUSHA.

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Announcements

Reminders

We provide our campers with snacks and meals throughout the day. For the safety of our campers and staff with food allergies, we ask that no food of any kind be sent to camp with your children.

Please send your child(ren) everyday with:

A refillable water bottle from home so that your child(ren) can refill it throughout the day with water to stay hydrated.
A bottle of sunscreen (labeled). Please apply sunscreen before your child departs for camp. We will reapply it throughout the day and the labeled bottle of sunscreen will be kept in your child’s changing area.
While not required, we highly recommend sending a hat for your child to wear, especially on hot days.

Important Procedures

Your children are having so much fun here that we encourage you to keep them in camp until the regular dismissal time. We understand that there are extenuating circumstances that occasionally require you to pick up your child early. If so, please follow these procedures:

Your child may be picked up by a parent or by an authorized adult previously designated in your CampMinder account. For any changes, please email travel@ramahnyack.org.
Please call camp at (845) 358-6240 or email travel@ramahnyack.org by 11am on the day of the change and let us know what time you will be picking up your child. The office staff will notify your child's counselor and bus driver of the revised dismissal plans.
Upon your arrival for early dismissal, please park in the Gould parking lot (across from the entrance to Nyack High School) and let our security staff know your name and your camper's name and they will call the office to let us know you have arrived. A staff member will escort your child to Gould to meet you, where you will sign him/her out. Please do not take your child out of camp without signing out.
All early pick-ups must take place BEFORE 3:00 p.m. After 3:00 p.m., pick-ups will be carpool pick-ups in the Gould parking lot at regular dismissal.