Journal Cover.psd - Camp Ramah
Journal Cover.psd - Camp Ramah Journal Cover.psd - Camp Ramah
Program1:30 - 2:00 p.m.REGISTRATIONGreene Family Entryway2:00 - 3:00 p.m.CHOICE OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS"RAMAH AT 60: IMPACT AND INNOVATION"Special Needs CampingHoward I. Blas, Director, Tikvah Program,Camp Ramah in New EnglandMargaret Danishefsky, camper parentCamp Ramah in the BerkshiresRecent Research on Ramah in the College YearsDr. Ariela Keysar, Associate Director, Institute for the Study ofSecularism in Society and Culture at Trinity CollegeDr. Jeffrey S. Kress, Assistant Professor of Jewish Education,The Jewish Theological SeminaryLeadership Development at RamahRabbi Michael Greenbaum, Ed. D., Vice Chancellor and ChiefOperating Officer, The Jewish Theological SeminaryDr. Joseph Reimer, Director, Institute for Informal Jewish Educationat Brandeis UniversityRamah: An Evolving Experiment in Jewish EducationDr. Steven Brown, Dean, William Davidson Graduate School ofJewish Education of The Jewish Theological SeminaryDr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Dean, Albert A. List College of JewishStudies of The Jewish Theological SeminaryIsrael and Ramah: A Zionist Camping MovementDr. Joe Freedman, Director, Ramah Programs in IsraelYaara Shteinhart Moghadam, doctoral candidate,William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education ofThe Jewish Theological Seminary2
Program3:15 - 4:45 p.m.MINCHAGREETINGSKEYNOTE ADDRESSARNOLD M. EISEN, JTS CHANCELLOR"The Importance of Ramah Campingto the Conservative Movement & North American Jewry"Feinberg Auditorium5:00 - 6:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION“INVESTING IN RAMAH: OUR EXTRAORDINARY PASTAND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE”Feinberg AuditoriumModerators:Rabbi Mitchell Cohen, National Ramah DirectorAmy Skopp Cooper, National Ramah Assistant DirectorPanelists:Ab Flatt, Past President, Camp Ramah in CanadaPeter Geffen, Founder & Director, Kivunim;Founder, Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York, NYHarold Grinspoon, Harold Grinspoon FoundationDr. John Ruskay, Executive Vice President and CEO,UJA-Federation of New YorkJerry Silverman, President, Foundation for Jewish CampingJulie Beren Platt, Board Chair, Camp Ramah in California6:00 p.m.CAMP REUNIONS AND DANCINGCourtyard and Alperin Lobby6:45 - 7:45 p.m.DINNER AND PROGRAMCafeteria, Courtyard and Alperin Lobby7:45 - 9:00 p.m.PEULAT EREVFeinberg AuditoriumShort film: “The Impact of Ramah” • Entertainment • Maariv3
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Program3:15 - 4:45 p.m.MINCHAGREETINGSKEYNOTE ADDRESSARNOLD M. EISEN, JTS CHANCELLOR"The Importance of <strong>Ramah</strong> <strong>Camp</strong>ingto the Conservative Movement & North American Jewry"Feinberg Auditorium5:00 - 6:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION“INVESTING IN RAMAH: OUR EXTRAORDINARY PASTAND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE”Feinberg AuditoriumModerators:Rabbi Mitchell Cohen, National <strong>Ramah</strong> DirectorAmy Skopp Cooper, National <strong>Ramah</strong> Assistant DirectorPanelists:Ab Flatt, Past President, <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Ramah</strong> in CanadaPeter Geffen, Founder & Director, Kivunim;Founder, Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York, NYHarold Grinspoon, Harold Grinspoon FoundationDr. John Ruskay, Executive Vice President and CEO,UJA-Federation of New YorkJerry Silverman, President, Foundation for Jewish <strong>Camp</strong>ingJulie Beren Platt, Board Chair, <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Ramah</strong> in California6:00 p.m.CAMP REUNIONS AND DANCINGCourtyard and Alperin Lobby6:45 - 7:45 p.m.DINNER AND PROGRAMCafeteria, Courtyard and Alperin Lobby7:45 - 9:00 p.m.PEULAT EREVFeinberg AuditoriumShort film: “The Impact of <strong>Ramah</strong>” • Entertainment • Maariv3