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Ayala Wasser
17 June 2020
D’var Torah: Shelach

This week, in parsha Shelach, we will read about the mitzvah of titzit. Tzitzit are worn during worship and they offer a tangible reminder of all of the 613 commandments, they stand as an important symbol of who we are supposed to be. Tzitzit serve to remind us that everyone has Torah inside them – […]

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Ayala Wasser
31 March 2020
How one Family is Using the RSA Schedule to Help Frame Their Day!

By Bracha Hermon The first day we were home, I found myself crying in frustration. Breakfast bled into lunch, which bled into dinner. My two sons milled around and snacked incessantly. Popcorn covered our newly washed floors. They begged for hot chocolate and then walked around our small Jerusalem apartment with sticky mugs and sticky […]

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Ayala Wasser
18 February 2020
Strength and Conditioning at RSA

Blogpost by Bracha Hermon Faster, higher, stronger. This is the motto of the Olympic Games, and it’s the goal of every athlete. At Ramah Sports Academy, Coach Philip Goldberg – the beloved “Coach G.” – is the one who helps campers run faster, jump higher, and be stronger. His strength and conditioning program is a […]

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Ayala Wasser
29 January 2020
Reflections from a Ramah Maslul Fellow in Berlin

Maslul is a new Ramah Leadership Fellowship for veteran Ramah counselors.  This group, which consists of a cohort of spectacular madrichim (counselors) from across the Ramah camps, recently returned from a week in Berlin. Here is a reflection on the experience from Sophie Koval, who will be a third year tzevet member at RSA this […]

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Dave Levy
17 January 2020
Israel and RSA

On Monday nights, I drive my sons from our home in Jerusalem to the nearest ice hockey rink in Holon. The drive is long, the traffic is tiring, and when we finally arrive, my boys are swallowed into a crowd of hockey players in various states of undress. No one notices me, and I am […]

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Dave Levy
4 September 2019
Women at RSA

Blogpost by Bracha Hermon The book of Proverbs tells us that a woman of valor is one who “exerts her arms” (31:17). This was certainly the case at Ramah Sports Academy, where girls exerted their arms with tennis rackets and baseball bats. They used their hands to spike volleyballs, stop soccer balls from crossing the […]

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