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ATTENTION!

ATTENTION

Due to a new Kashrut issue, there will be no more original chocolate muffins on Shabbat anymore. I repeat, NO MORE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS. Mourn the loss of many people's favorite meal but be sure to welcome a new chocolate banana muffin. It's not half bad! -Ellie

Last Day of Camp by Ellie

I can't believe that the session is over! I didn't believe my counselor when she said that a month goes by fast but she was right. I'm going to miss talking to my friends in the pool, Shabbat at camp, and chocolate crouissants. I had so much fun at camp and I'm counting down the days until next year!

Sollelim 2011 by Breanna

Sollelim 2011 was a summer I will NEVER forget. I made new friends, tried new things, and enjoyed every moment I could at camp. Camp is so much fun and I don't want to leave. I will miss all my friends and camp itself SO much! I love camp.

End of Summer by Emma

This summer has been really fun. I've made new friends, tried new things, and had a lot of fun. I think everyone should have such an amazing opportnity. Thank you, Ramah!

A Day in the Life: A Daily Sollelim Schedule

7:30 am: Wake Up

Please, five more minutes!

8:00 am: Praying

Our usual morning activity, time to pray!

     8:40 am: Breakfast

What's for breakfast this morning? We are always hungry in the morning.

9:20 am: Nikayon

                                    Don't go in there yet! We need some serious nikayon.


                                                                     10:00 am: Tarbut

 Tarbut means culture, and e love learning about Israeli culture through art, media, and drama, just to name a few.

10:55 am: Sports

Watch where you are hitting that ball! We love sports with Aaron the tennis specialist.

11:50 am: Chugim

We love blogging! "May the posts be with you." -Luke Skyblogger

12:50 pm: Lunch

After a busy morning, we are so ready for lunch!

1:40 pm: Menucha

"Hey Emma, do you have any threes?" This rest time is well needed.

2:30 pm: Yahadut

Yahadut is the time to put on our thinking caps for Judaic Studies.

3:30pm: Swimming

What will happen if we go down the twisty water slide too many times?

4:30 pm: Tent Activity

Tent Activity is for getting to know each other!

5:30 pm: Bonus

Bonus is always a good time to take a relaxing shower. Get your rubber ducks ready!

6:45 pm: Dinner

Dinner is served at Machenei Ramah.

7:45pm: Peulot Erev

You never know what night activity is. The luau and our movie night are just a couple examples of past activities.

10:00 pm: Curfew

I wish T-10 and T-12 would be quiet!

Maccabiah Highlights from Sollelim

I liked the opening dance to the basketball events of Maccabiah. I was on the yellow team. Even though preparing for our dance was a challenge, it was a lot of fun to preform. We did it based on Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, but instead it was Ya'akov Bryant playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. I loved the blue teams' dance. My brother held the big arrow because it was a part of their "Faceblook" idea. It was so cute! Overall, Maccabiah was something I'll never forget. -Ellie F.

Opening ceremony is always my favorite part of Maccabiah. It is so much fun to preform and to watch. The dances are so cool! Our dance was based on the story of Adam and Eve but we used ideas from The Lion King and Justin Bieber. Since the opening ceremony was at night, many teams used flashlights  and glow sticks, which makes them look even cooler than they already were! -Breanna

The closing preformances were really nice and very different. The red team took on a more competative and complex cheer and dance, while the green team wanted to showcase various talents of their teammates in a longer performance. The yellow team did a story along with a cheer about being golden, which was very nice. The blue team went for a more religous but cute, route. The younger kids on the blue team wrote letters to God and read them out loud. In the end, Green won by about 300 points. Blue came in second, and Yellow beat Red by only 5 points! Even though my team lost, I had a lot of fun at Maccabiah. Everyone's a winner at Machenei Ramah! -Emma R.

White Shabbat at Camp Ramah

The following pictures were all taken by the Sollelim blogging team. Since I was responsible for taking pre-shabbat pictures, I figured it would be a great opportunity for the girls to get some photography experience. We all met up and walked between edot, getting some amazing pictures. We also took some pictures in Kikar-tzion (before the praying started of course!) Turns out we have some proffessional photographers at Machanei Ramah!

Heather Goldin

Blogging Specialist

I like this picture because of the shape this group made. Everyone is framing the boy in the center and it made a flower-like shape. -Ellie F.

This is one of my favorite pictures from White Shabbat because the lighting made the picture glow and it also made the picture look like the color was tweaked (even though it wasn't). That's how cool the picture is!      -Breanna G.

This picture is another favorite because the background looks really cool and our faces stand out.
-Breanna G.

This picture is really cool because there are a couple of campers smiling for the camera while other campers are still playing. The sunlight makes the picture look really different. -Breanna G.

When I took this picture, I really liked the angle. Everyone looked like they were having fun! -Emma R.

Whenever I see this picture I always think of how great and supportive Ramah friends are, they'll be with you forever. -Emma R.

Dahlia!

Sollelim had a great Dahlia presentation. We sang a song about a soldier guarding in the middle of the night and a group of Sollelimers danced along. It was a lot of fun! I liked doing our cheer at the end.  We had lots of ruach!
~Ellie F. 


Dahlia is sort of like an Edah concert. You sing, dance and celebrate being at camp. My favorite part is watching all of the performances. It really feels like you're in a close, Jewish community. 
~Emma R. 


Sollelim had a very up-beat song for Dahlia this year. The song was about a soldier in the middle of the night. I had a great time at Daliah, and Sollelim brought a lot of ruach!
~Breanna G.

My Favorite Place in Camp....

"Old Fountain" by Ellie F.
The old fountain is right outside the Whizin building. My best friend and I stumbled upon it one year. We noticed that there was an animal statue with no head and one leg was missing. It's a special place to me because it brings back sweet memories and I want Macheanei Ramah to enjoy it too.

"Tennis Courts" by Breanna G.
My favorite place would havee to be the tennis courts. I love tennis and it just makes me happy to be there. I always participate in the Kiddush cup games (a tennis tournament at Ramah every Saturday) and it makes me happy to be playing.

"Ma'agal Ilan" by Emma R.
The Ma'agal Ilan is my favorite place because that is where Sollelim has Havdallah and we really feel like a community. Shabbat is like an island that you go to once a well to relax. It's a breat from a stressful or busy week.

Mamma Mia it's the Luke SkyBloggers!

By Emma R.
I am looking foward to....
-Hanging out with friends/tent 10
-White Shabbat
-BBQ days
-Tent activities
-Maccabiah
-Banquet

My goals are to...
-take pictures
-do interviews

I am excited to take pictures and to write because writing and photography and writing are two things that I enjoy doing. My goal is to learn more about photography. -Breanna G.


By Ellie F.
I am looking foward to:
-Maccabiah
-Banquet
-Cooking with my tent
-White Shabbat (it's tomorrow!)

Specifically for this class:
-interviewing people
-learning how to use a blog

I really want to:
-take pictures for White Shabbat
-Write about visitor's day