Members of Tochnit Avodah, the Vocational Training Program, work in camp for three hours each day.They work in the gan, the mercaz, the dining room, the education department, on the ropes course and in the guest house.Wednesdays is everyone’s day off. We take trips which are sometimes... Read more...
Yehuda Gubani of Beit Shemesh,Israel was just honored for 25 years of service to CampRamah in New England. Yehuda is a gifted teacher who brings his love of Israel, Hebrew language and Yemenite culture to Ramah campers and staff. Bryce Lavalla is a 20 year old man with Down Syndrome who wears... Read more...
We were pleased to host Stan Goldman, Program Director (Disabilities, and Education, Children, Youth, and Families) and Trustee Barry Schloss of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Highlights included a special tour of the Tikvah Village, Voc Ed Building and Tikvah Greenberg Guest House. ... Read more...
Members of the Tikvah Program can't stop smiling! We are so excited to welcome Tikvah alumni, staff and friends to our "Tikvah at 40" Celebration and Reunion in Palmer this Sunday from 2:30 to 7:30. At 2:30, we will be welcomed by our director, Rabbi Ed Gelb. Then, enjoy an art project... Read more...
I biked 50 miles last Sunday, but that is not big news. The truly wonderful story is that shul members, riders, some congregational rabbis and cantors, and members of the Tikvah Voc Ed Program came out to support the Tour de Shuls bike rides in both Boston, MA and West Hartford, CT. The... Read more...
Tour de Shuls...Connecticut styleConnecticut Jewish LedgerPublished: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 2:00 PM EDTHelping to give special needs kids a fun summerBy Cindy MindellFor several years, the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs has raised money to support the Tikvah Program at... Read more...
As you can imagine, the days leading up to camp are exciting and action packed. For the Tikvah Director, who doesn’t work out of the camp office, there is no period of “packing up the office and moving to Palmer.” So, when the office is in transition, my computer is still on and with me.... Read more...
I have been working at camp for sixteen years and directing the Tikvah Program for ten years. As we are in the final stretch in preparing for Kayitz, 2010, I admit to feeling a bit nervous. Will camp be as great as last year? Will the staff work well together? Will the campers and staff... Read more...
As both a camp parent and as the director of the Tikvah Program, I have attended many bar and bat mitzvahs of Ramah New England campers. And I have seen first hand just how a bar or bat mitzvah is enhanced when camp friends--from close by and from far away—are able to attend.A highlight of my... Read more...
In past blogposts, I have shared news of the Jim Joseph Foundation Fellows Program. The fourteen fellows, from across the country and from various fields of formal and informal Jewish education, are learning to develop online communities of practice. I look forward to sharing more about our... Read more...
As the "State of The Union" Address draws to a close, I feel compelled to answer this burning question: Did Eric Levine meet Barack Obama? Odds makers in DC and on the entire east coast were betting that, if anyone from the Tikvah delegation would meet the President, it would be Eric! In fact, even... Read more...
I just arrived in Jerusalem where I will spend Shabbat with the 13 other Fellows and three teachers of the Jim Joseph Foundation Fellowship Program of the Lookstein Center. We have been learning together and traveling together since our arrival in Israel this past Monday. The truth is, more than... Read more...
Like it or not, this is the season of giving and receiving gifts.We are thinking about gifts we will give to our children, their teachers, our co-workers, family members, even our letter carriers. We may even think about gifts for ourselves! There is always the hope that we will receive as well... Read more...
Many years ago, Marcy Yellin, mother long time Amitzim camper and Voc Eder, Jacob Yellin, raised an interesting observation. I suspect her comment is no different from ones we hear from Ramah parents in all Ramah camps. The Yellin Family has LOVED Ramah and Tikvah. "Our only regret is that Tikvah... Read more...