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HOW LOVELY are your tents…

ָ ‫מַה־ט ֹּבּו א ֹ ָהלֶיך‬

Dear Friends, As Pesach arrives and we reflect on the accomplishments of Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp and our Tikvah programs over the past fiscal year, we are truly in awe.

2014 was a banner year in terms of enrollment at all three of our summer programs. Tikvah Family Camp, serving families who have children with disabilities, was once again at capacity; Ramah Day Camp experienced another summer with nearly

Some of our proudest moments as President and Executive Director over the past fiscal year have been due to our devoted Board of Directors and talented full-time staff. Not only have we revamped our mission statement, but we’ve also developed a three year strategic plan.

Our new mission statement, “Creating life-long Jewish connections, one happy camper at a time,” truly defines our goals as Conservative Jewish overnight and day camps.

300 campers; and at the overnight camp, for the first time in

As Pesach heralds the coming of summer 2015, we are

over a decade, our second session was completely sold out,

committed to redoubling the efforts of the past several years

thereby, serving over 500 campers during the course of the

shepherding Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp

summer.

and Tikvah Family Camp into the next stages of success. With

Our first Annual Chai Campaign in November 2013 surpassed our expectations, raising over $118,000 for scholarships

your support, we are certain that we can achieve these, and any future goals.

benefiting all of our programs. Additionally, our Tribute Benefit

Thank you for your help in creating this holy community of

and Silent Auction held in February of 2014 grossed $140,000.

campers, parents, alumni, and stakeholders. We wish you and

As a result, nearly $225,000 of the $300,000 distributed in

your families a chag kasher v’sameach, a happy and healthy

scholarship funds were dollars raised by the support of our

Passover.

community during the past fiscal year.

L’shalom,

Lee Sussman, President

Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Executive Director

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Strategic Plan Our thanks go out to Michael Wachs, Senior Vice President and Chair of our Strategic Planning Committee, and the dedicated group of volunteers who worked with him. They gave their valuable time over the course of the past several years towards the completion of this important document. This strategic plan outlines some of the key objectives for our organization over the next three years.

Completion of a comprehensive Development Plan for the

Establishing a task force on session length, with

organization

recommendations to be implemented for the 2016 season

IN PROGRESS

Renewal of a long-term lease for Ramah Day Camp

Evaluating staff housing options, needs, costs and timing, including the possible impact of the residential

IN PROGRESS

Tikvah program

IN PROGRESS

Conducting general improvements to existing buildings at Ramah Poconos, including painting, landscaping, replacing

Establishing a task force to evaluate Ramah Poconos

floors and roofs of bunks and buildings to be done at a

and Ramah Day camp staffing numbers and ratios

rate of 25% per year

IN PROGRESS

Studying potential financial incentives for current 100% participation by Members of the Board of Directors

Ramah Day camp families choosing Ramah Poconos

in financially contributing to Ramah events and

for the first time

fundraisers

COMPLETED

Freshening programming at Ramah Poconos; Completion of the Edah Captain Program; identifying

including adding a theater specialty track, as well as,

alumni from different edot throughout the years and

adding daily programming options on both land

tasking them as Ramah representatives, specifically

and water

IN PROGRESS

targeting those alumni who have lost contact with Ramah Renovating the Guest House at Ramah Poconos over Solicitation training for Members of the Board of Directors

the period of the next three years

COMPLETED

IN PROGRESS

Exploring options for a new Mercaz at Ramah Poconos, Hiring a Development Assistant

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COMPLETED

including plans for a 2018 capital campaign

The rainbow appeared about an hour after we left Camp. I had the feeling that God had seen to it that from the beginning of the rainbow (1950) to the end of the rainbow (that day) we were united no matter what the age of the camper in all of us. I knew that MY Ramah was everyone else’s Ramah, and that the burning bush would continue to glow absorbing all of us in its magic.

Susan Paznik Levine

Alumna, Reflections from the Camp Ramah in the Poconos 1950’s Reunion

As you can see, there is a lot to be done!

The good news is that progress towards many of these objectives is already underway, and a newly established implementation committee will see to it that these objectives are achieved over the course of the next three years.

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Ramah Day Camp Since 1996, we have provided a fun and enriching Jewish day camp experience to children in pre-K to 7th grade and their families in the Philadelphia area. Today, Ramah Day Camp also offers specialized summer programs for older children and teens: our Etgar leaders-in-training (LIT) program for current 6th and 7th graders, and our counselors-in-training (CIT) program for

RENA & ARI

(pictured right)

When the time came for our children, Rena and Ari, to go to day camp, we wanted the best of both worlds; the sports, arts & crafts and swimming, plus the values driven, caring Jewish community, whose counselors go above and beyond the call of duty.

current 8th-10th graders. We have also successfully included

“Today I tried a tomato off a plant,” Rena told us

children with a range of disabilities that can be accommodated

when she got off the bus one day. At our house

within our Tikvah Track program.

that would never fly, but at Ramah she feels able to

In addition to sports, swimming, performing arts, outdoor

venture outside of her comfort zone.

adventure and more, in 2013 a five-day soccer clinic, in

But there was one moment, in particular, when we

partnership with UK Elite, was added.

knew that we had made the right decision in sending Ari and Rena to Ramah Day Camp.

It was a fall morning as we passed by our 4 year-old son’s bedroom and heard him singing, as usual. But when we listened closely, we began to hear the words of the Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem. We were overcome with emotion. We knew that he had learned those words at Ramah Day Camp and that now, he was a Ramahnik, too.

SHIRA AND COBI Ramah Day Camp Parents and Ramah Alumni

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400 campers and staff participated in

A highlight of summer 2014

the care of the organically-grown Ramah

was our incredible camp-wide

Day Camp Community Garden this year.

musical t’filot. Our young

In ten years, it has grown to half an acre,

campers participated with loads

yielding 1,300 lbs. of produce.

of ruach (spirit).

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with each new friend I make at camp, I become a better person, taking and learning something from each and every one. That is a priceless gift, and I sincerely wish every adult, and kid can experience that in their lifetime.

Gefen

14-year-old camper

Gefen and Eden (pictured) clearly enjoyed Maccabiah. Examples of everlasting Ramah friendships, they are part of the more than 500 campers that were served throughout the course of last summer. Thanks to remarkable recruitment efforts, the number of campers has risen significantly including 17 new campers from the greater Baltimore area. As a result, three edot were full by last November.

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Camp Ramah in the Poconos Since the summer at Camp Ramah in

Thanks to anonymous donors, Camp has

the Poconos ended on August 10,

acquired a SeaDoo Challenger 200 power

2014, camp has been anything but

boat that resulted in the purchase of a new

quiet. It has been buzzing with the

EZ Dock, enhancing the entire waterfront

sounds of hammers, saws, and

program for summer 2015.

bulldozers as major renovations are underway to prepare the grounds for campers and staff to enjoy in June.

In fact, more off-season work has been done in the months following the end of Camp than any other period of time in our 65-year history; from literally changing the ground that we walk on to create a leveled soccer field, to replacing the lakeside port-o-potties with a poolside showerhouse, to repaving the grounds and building landscaped steps from the pool down to the lake. Securing a $36,000 grant from JFRE, raising capital donations, and using designated operational funds has brought Ramah into a new era of growth and improvements.

30 mishlachat members brought Israel to life this summer. Whether speaking Hebrew, celebrating Yom Yisrael, or sharing personal experiences during last summer’s war, the bonds created by the Israeli staff and the campers not only tied them together, but also connected them to the people and the land of Israel.

To me, the definition of a Ramah friendship is being yourself. My camp friends and I accept each other for who we are with all of the wackiness that goes along with it. The results are a lot of laughter and love!

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Tikvah Family Camp Tikvah Family Camp provides Jewish children with developmental disabilities and/ or social learning disorders, their parents, and their siblings the unique opportunity to experience the magic of Jewish summer camp together. Over the past five years, the 5-day program has grown and was at capacity this summer with 15 families in attendance. 11 of the families had attended previously.

Each child with special needs was paired with a chaver, or friend, who acted as his/her buddy throughout the program. Siblings were given the opportunity to discuss the joys and challenges of having brothers and sisters with special needs. Parents, in addition to taking part in all that camp has to offer (boating, swimming, ropes course, etc.) were encouraged to partake in

SAMUEL’S EXPERIENCE Before coming to Tikvah, Samuel had no experience in a pool. Having had a tracheotomy for the first four years of his life, the thought of putting him in water deeper than his ankles terrified us. But then we met Nava.

From the first minute we met her, she assured us that not only would Samuel be safe with her in the water but he would thrive. We had our doubts, but trusted in her, trusted in Tikvah, and before we knew it we had a fish on our hands!

a social event each night after their children went to bed while

Samuel loved the pool from the moment he

counselors served as babysitters.

entered it—the freedom, the weightlessness, and

Everyone loved Ooey Gooey Stickiness on Friday afternoon; a program designed to help desensitize those children who do not like to get messy, a common feature of autism. Stations included bubbles, goop, paints, water, and even a quiet area to relax. It was fun getting messy right before Shabbat!

the joy he felt were all evident. However, more significantly, perhaps, was the bond he formed with Nava. Never before had he shown such trust in another adult; never had he smiled so widely or connected so fully with anyone other than one of his parents.

With an eye towards summer 2016, we hope that our Tikvah

SARA AND JASON

Family Camp will be a proving ground for our fully-inclusive

Tikvah Family Camp Parents

residential Tikvah program at Camp Ramah in the Poconos.

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Kids rode on horses, milked goats, and petted cows when they arrived at Tikvah Family Camp this summer. The hands-on petting zoo was a wonderful sensory experience.

Not one, but two campfires lit up the night at Tikvah Family Camp 2014, complete with singing and s’mores. One campfire was for parents and their special needs children, the other was for siblings to socialize.

Samuel is a non-verbal 11-year old on the autism spectrum. Along with his parents, he attends Tikvah Family Camp with his twin brother, Isaac, younger brother, Asher (age 8), and younger sister, Nili (age 5).

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520 446

242.5

233

2013

2014

Full Camper Equivalent*

300

290

313.5

2013

2014

2013

Total Served

Day Camp ENROLLMENT

$3.8 M

$4 M

350

2014

Full Camper Equivalent*

2013

2014

Total Served

Overnight Camp ENROLLMENT

*1 First Session Camper + 1 Second Session Camper = 1 Full Camper Equivalent

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$4.5 M $3.9 M

2013

2014

Organizational

Revenue

2013

2014

Organizational

Expenses

Financials

October 1, 2013

  September 30, 2014

2013

2014

Revenue $3,992,215

Revenue $4,530,490

Highlights

Highlights

Tuition and Fees

$3,468,507

Tuition and Fees

$3,896,358

Donations $205,434

Donations $295,235

Family Capital Improvement Contribution

Family Capital Improvement Contribution

$49,500

$56,700

Expenses $3,826,004

Expenses $4,057,975

Highlights

Highlights

Programs and Operations

$3,468,801

Scholarships Given:

Programs and Operations

$3,739,398

Scholarships Given:

Camp Ramah in the Poconos

$177,940

Camp Ramah in the Poconos

$211,341

Ramah Day Camp

$72,635

Ramah Day Camp

$87,315

Tikvah Family Camp

$1,050

Fundraising $33,383

Tikvah Family Camp

$1,250

Fundraising $34,984

Revenue

Scholarship Expenses

In 2014, there was an 11% increase in revenue due to

With an increase in revenue, comes great reward in our ability

more campers at all three camp programs including

to give out scholarships to those Ramah families in need of

sold out edot at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. In

assistance. $299,906 in scholarships were distributed in

addition, income from grants, donations, and retreat

2014 to Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp, and

revenue contributed to 9% of Camp Ramah’s total

Tikvah Family Camp constituents. That is a 16% expansion over

revenue, a 2% gain from the previous year.

the amount of scholarship dollars distributed in 2013.

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Legacy Society For 65 years, Camp Ramah in the Poconos has been central to the lives of our campers, families, alumni, and staff.

Ramah is the place that people often refer to as their second home–eagerly counting down the days for ten months until their return each summer.

Thank you to the Members of our

The Legacy Society recognizes friends who have made arrangements to leave a Legacy Gift to Camp to perpetuate their generosity beyond a lifetime and

Anonymous (21)

Joshua Landsburg

Jon Rothschild

Nona Levin Abrams

Michael Landsburg

Lori Rothschild

Deborah L. Albert

Robin Sue Landsburg

Sion Segal

Susan Ansul

William Landsburg

Eliana Katz Seltzer

Amanda Balakirsky

Zach Landsburg

Rabbi Joel Seltzer

Samantha Balakirsky

Sharon P. Levin

Rabbi Jay Stein

Talia Balakirsky

Jonathan L. Levin

Karen Stesis

William J. Chertok z”l

Leslie Molder

Louis G. Stesis

Arielle Davis

Rebekah A.Z. Monson

Max Sugarman

Rachel Devor

Uri Monson

Melissa Sugarman Kleiman

Amy B. Dorsch

David Oppenheimer

Michelle Sugarman

Rabbi Daniel Dorsch

Mindy Oppenheimer

Alison Sussman

Cheryl G. Dorsch z”l

Mary Relles

Lee Sussman

Jay A. Dorsch

Nathan Relles

Aliza Zeff

Rabbi Joshua Dorsch

serve as an inspiration for others to

Matthew Dorsch

do the same. A Legacy Gift will live on

Carol G. Einhorn

long into the future helping Camp to

Jules C. Einhorn

grow and flourish while fostering future generations of Ramahniks.

Join us in becoming a member of your Legacy Society by contacting our Development Director, Missy Stein,

Deborah-Jo Essrog Glen Feinberg Rela Mintz Geffen Emily Goldberg Akiva F. Goldstein David Goldstein Harold Grinspoon

at missys@ramahpoconos.org or

David I. Haas

215-885-8556.

Donna G. Haas Judith Hess Jason A. Kreisman Sara Seltzer Kreisman Brooke F. Laken Benjamin A. Landsburg

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LEGACY SOCIETY:

Rabbi Todd Zeff

DONORs

September 30, 2014

The Woronoff Family (Alan, Shira, Jason, and Brandon)

Rachel and Eric Schwartz

Apple Matching Gift Program The Arking Family

Heidi, Jeff, Ariel, and Avi Gordon

Rabbi Joel and Eliana Seltzer

Steve and Louie Asher

Gray-Raff Family

Ken and Susie Shear

Heather Bogdanoff Baker and Felix Baker

Judith and Roger Hess

Brett Seitz and Susan Sherr-Seitz

Meredith and Jonathan Hoffman

Len and Lynne Barrack

Jewish Communal Fund

Joshua, Ilana, Jared, and Eden Skoff

Bruce and Sara Berger

Ruth and Mark Joffe

Marcia and Steven Smith

Julie Berger and Matthew Closter

Fran and Rabbi Michael Katz

Kathy and Richard Soloff

Andrea and Scott Bernstein

Charles and Rachel Korman

Stevens International

Beth Sholom Congregation

Amy and David Kritz

Ali and Lee Sussman and Family

Norma and David Blecker

Debra and Stanton Lacks

Sima E. and Stephen C. Sussman

Jerome and Judith Caplan

Robin Sue and Bill Landsburg

Lauren and Matt Tanzer

Mark and Harriet Chertok

Sharon and Jonathan Levin

Lisa and Daniel Davis

Joseph Levine

The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester

$10,000+

Susan Styler DeLong

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lippmann

Martin Wachs

Jay Dorsch and Deborah-Jo Essrog

Toby and Ivy Marwil

Rabbi Gary and Laya Charlestein

Bruce and Jo Ann Chalal Engleman

Shelley and Bruce Menkowitz

Diane and Michael Wachs and Family

Hannah S. Cohn and Samuel A. Cohn Memorial Foundation

Vicki and Gary Erlbaum

Gail and Elliot Norry

Amy and Steven Erlbaum

National Ramah Commission

Marlene and Jonathon Graub

Dana and Mark Fallick

Eve Coulson and Nelson Obus

Bruce Goldberg and Terri Hartman

Rabbi Micah Peltz and Rachel Zivic

Susanna and Mark E. Manstein

Rabbi Adam Feldman and Sara Bucholtz

Mary and Nathan Relles

David, Marcy, and Emily Fish

Marty Pollak

Judy and David Wachs

Debbie and Bob Fleischman

Adrienne Price and Gene Wexler

Harriet and Philip Freidenreich

Michal and Robert Rabinowitz

Beth Gansky and Family

Dina and Daniel Relles

Morris and Alice Garten

Joshua and Alexandra Romirowsky

Judy Cohn Gilberg

Diane and Reuben Romirowsky

Nona L. Abrams

Amy Goldberg

Jill and Brian Rosen

Rachael, Josh, Sam, and Ben Abrams

Rachel and Jeremy Goldberg

Leah Rosen and Peter Konwerski

Laura Sklar and Daniel Goldstein

The Adar Family

Jeremy Sable

David and Pearl Graub Goldstein

Debbie Albert and Glen Feinberg

Melissa and Doug Sayer

Paula and Cliff Goldstein

Larry and Carole Schaffzin

$250,000+ Ruth and Philip z”l Davidoff Toby and Henry Susskind

$36,000+ Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Real Estate Division The George, Joan and Jack Shuster Foundation SJCC B’nai Aaron

$1,000-$9,999

Flossie Albert

October 1, 2013

Pitney Bowes

Susan and Eric Schwartzman

Philip Wachs and Juliet Spitzer Margie and Brian Wargon Warmflash Family Rabbi Eric and Dava, Aiden, Ezra, and Avi Yanoff

$500-$999 Anonymous Anonymous (Gesher ‘90) The Abella Family Meg and Seth Akabas Aryeh and Allison Batalion Cindy Goldfarb Blum and Family Dr. Louis and Miriam Capecci

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Any person whose HEART so moves them…

Jacob Cohen and Sarah Waxman

Eve and Jim Orlow

Carol and Sidney Cohen

Tina, Michael, Mara, and Max Rettig

Brandy and Mario Conlin

Gila and Randy Robinson

Harris and Debra Devor

Rona Rosen and Mark Cohen

Jules and Carol Einhorn

Miriam and Rabbi Arthur Ruberg

The Einhorn Family

Leah and David Schutzman

Congregation Beth El, Norfolk, VA

Sonya and Ernest Simon

Sarah, Ricky, Julia, and Rena Gratz Rachel Gross and H.P. Baker

Ruth, David, Jacob, and Eliana Steinman

Drs. Jay and Sheila Grossman

Betsy and Lewis Sternthal

Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?

The Stesis Family

David I. and Donna Goldblum Haas

Richard and Susan Birenbaum Stone

Marci and Robert Hackel

‫ָכּל־אִיׁש אֲשֶ ׁר י ִדְ ּבֶּנּו לִּבֹו‬

$100-$499 Anonymous (4) Seyna and Larry Abel Jake Abraham Shapiro Ackerman Family Joel B. Albert Anita and Michael Alberts Elizabeth Alpern and Michael Berkwits Rabbi Robert Alpert Linda and Cary Aminoff

Mark and Charla Sussman

Hannah Angert

Jen Thomas

Harriet B. Ansul–Grams

Bernice Tomases

Marcia and Larry Arem

Helen and Roland Victor Turk

Deborah and Andrew Aronson

Barbara, Eric, and Pearl Victor

David and Tami Astorino

Carrie and Larry Walinsky

David J. Axelrod

Jo-Ann and Howard Waxman

Rebecca Baron

Aaron, Stacey, Jacob, Lily, and Zach Weinberg

Jaime and Barak Bassman

Ivy, Joshua, and Nathan Weingram

Gail and Robert Belfer

Jody and Rabbi Steven Wernick

Pamela and Robert Benedon

Jennifer and Michael Willner

Rachel Berger

Barbara and Bart Mellits

Milton Wohl

Michelle and David Berk

Jeremy and Lauren Menkowitz

Adam, Shira, Tamar, and Hana Wohlberg

Steven Berman

Violet and Richard Zeitlin

Beth David Synagogue

Cindi and Yakir Hasit Hersch Family Lynn and Ivan Horn Zelda and Irving Joffe Mark and Heather Kramer Naomi Less and Cornerstone Faculty Rabbi Steven and Jane Lindemann Kay and Fred Lokoff Rabbi Alan and Edy Lucas Mid-Atlantic Region - Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs

Nancy and Stu Messinger Deborah Miller Roe and Don Miller

Bruce Baylson

Penny and Sheldon Bernick Julia Sivitz and Matthew Bieber Tahlia and Jordan Bliss

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Ira Blum The Blum Family Samantha Blum Caren and Nathan Bosk Stephen and Alison Bosk The Bramson Family Eric Braverman Susan and Robert Braverman The Bridger Family Selma and Peter Brothman Harriet and Craig Caplan Capra Enterprises, LLC Eytan Chasan Shifra and Nachum Chasan Rachel Cogan Barry Cohen Cantor Jen Cohen Nicole and Jonathan Cohen Joshua Cohen Rabbi Mitchell and Cari Cohen Robyn and Adam Cohen and Family Talia A. Cohen David Cole Emily Cook Amy and Adam Cuker Jules Cwanger and Family Mitch and Nicole Cwanger Arielle Davis and Benjamin Landsburg Debbie and Stephen Davis

Sarina and Stuart Davis Jack Dembowitz

Josh Gajer and Lonni Romirowsky Gajer

Laurie and Eric Grossman

Danielle and Alan Kaufman Idit and Jordan Kendall

Aaron S. Gaynor

Rabbi Joshua, Elissa, Sam (Gesher 2021), and Kayla (Gesher 2023) Gruenberg

Jill and Rep. Ted Deutch

Judith and Dr. Leonard Galler

Cathy and Bert Distelburger Rabbi Daniel and Amy Dorsch

Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen

Phyllis Haas

Rachel and Josh Dunaief

Ilene and Jonathan Gershen

Har Zion Temple

Adam J. Elster

Lisa and Bruce Giles-Klein

Arie Hasit and Sara Tova Brody

Jonathan Elster

Amy and Seth Gillston

Michele Hasit and Adam Waxman

Rachel Engleman

Allison Raskin Glass

Rabbi Eliezer Havivi

Jaime and Warren Epstein

Micaela and Richard Gold

Sharon and Jeffrey Herbst

Adina Mermelstein Konikoff and Ari Konikoff

Amy and Daniel Erlbaum

Michael and Sandra Goldberg

Sheri and Howard Herzberg

Korin Family

Dr. Craig and Denise Feder

Frederic Goldfein

Beth Kotek

Lisa Friedman and Ron Feingold

Katy and Neil Goldman

WebLinc, Corp. (in memory of Ivy R. Cohen)

Randi and Rick Feld

Rachel, Jonathan, Max, and Asher Goldman

Adina and Baruch Feldstern Sarah Ferst Debbie Aron and Joel Fish Elana and Jonathan Fishbein David Fisher Jill and Mark Fishman Alan Fogel Michele G. Forman Zev, Naomi and Betty Forman Eric and Suzann Frantz

Ronnie Silver and Bernard Hoffman Erica, Ray, and Hadley Holman

Sharon and Joseph Kestenbaum The Kidorf/Sitkoff Family Donna and Andrew Kirschner Marnin Kligfeld Roy Klinghoffer Adira and Rabbi Michael Knopf

Nicole Kraus Bernice Kravitt Sara and Jason Kreisman

Andrew Goldstein

Honesdale National Bank

Craig M. Goldstein

Elana Elster and Jordan Horvath

Julie, Josh, Lily, and Maya Goldstein

Naamah and Koby Imir

Hillary and Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston

Rabbi Nason and Carole Goldstein

Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey

Jeremy Lacks

Michele and Curt Golkow Avra and Elie Gordis Richard and Andrea Gottlieb and Family Debi and Marc Graboff

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Aviva Joffe Debra and Howard Johnston Kahnnect IT, LLC

Allan Freedman

Aaron, Ben, Emma, Ari, and Josh Greenberg

Meredith and Josh Friedman

Aurora Greenberg

Elizabeth and Matthew Kanoff

Michal and Uri Friedman

Judy Groner and Ron Eisenberg

Deborah and Robert Kaplan

Jan and Mark Frisch

Renae Gross

Larry (AJ) Kaplan

Rabbi Aaron Gaber and Sharon Bromberg

Harry and Ilene Grossman and Family

Drs. Marsha and Darin Katz

Howard Kaminsky

Doug and Tracy Katz

Rabbi Jonathan and Ellie Kremer

Matthew, Sarah, Zehava, and Ophira Lacks Melissa Lacks Michael and Emily Landsburg Zach Landsburg Bernice Laufer Faye Laveson Rebecca and Philip Lawson Michael and Jennifer Laytin Avi, Dena, and Dalia Lebovic Miriam Miller Lefkowitz

‫בּה שָ ׁלֹום‬ ֶ ְ‫ מַר‬,‫בּה צְדָ קָ ה‬ ֶ ְ‫מַר‬ If you increase tzedakah—you INCREASE PEACE.

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Rachel Lefkowitz

Barbara and Louis Nivert

Phyllis and Larry Schachter

Temple Israel of Wilkes-Barre

Dr. Jack and Donna Levin

Jill and Jon Oletsky

Michelle and Lee Schachter

The Sara and Steven Levin Family

Dave and Arline Olim

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schatz

The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc.

The Fein/Levin Family

Mindy and David Oppenheimer and Family

Marla and Larry Schimmel

Tiferet Bet Israel

Mindy and Bernard Levinthal

Josh Schoenberg

Helene and Jeff Tigay

Adam and Melanie Lewin

Susan Switzer and Dan Orlow

Rabbi Moshe and Aviva Schwartz

Jacqueline and Robert Tillman

Nancy and Neil Lewis

Adam Pollack

Arielle Schweitzer

Barry Toiv

The Lieber Merwin Family

Robert Posch

Suzanne and Jared Sclove

Traust Sollus Wealth Management

Rachel T. Light

Hannah and Jonathan Rabinowitz

Seed the Dream Foundation

Hadassah Turk Tolub

Jill Linder

Leza Raffel and Mark Rake

Sue Ansul and Dr. Sion Segal

Elanah Uretsky

Francine and Robert Lipstein

Judah and Susan Rand-Lakritz

Renee Waas

Lori Lovitz

The Ravitz Family

Matthew, Stacy, and Gabrielle Seltzer

Nadine and Neil Lubarsky

Lizabeth Raynes

Seymour Simon Charitable Trust

Michal Wachs

Ari Lucas, Talya Oberfield, and Gideon

Tara, Jay, Max, Ari, and Dani Reisbaum

Gladys Shubin

Matthew Wallach

Laurie and Isaac Silverman

Jessica and Alex Weinberg

Cheryl and Barry Magen

Jessica Remstein

Lenore and Melvin N. Sirner

Stefanie and Avi Weiner

Jordyn and Jonathan Makar

Haleh and Jeff Resnick

Ramona and David Sitko

Raenee and Andy Wetstein

Stuart and Martha Malina

Jon and Jen Rodack

Joshua and Ilana Skolnick

Julie-Anne and Jeremy Wohlberg

Adam Mamelak

Aliza Romirowsky and Sam Kerbel

Donna and Jerold Slipakoff

Benjamin and Michele Yogel

Lisa Randy Maniloff

Karen Pinsky and Sam Romirowsky

Bonnie and Michael Slobodien

Joan and Hillel Zaremba

Helen and Aaron Mansheim

Shai and Abigail Romirowsky

Juli and Glen Sloves

Michael Zielenziger

Andrea Felzer Marmon

Lauren and Peter Rose

Sandy Solomon

Katie and Robert Zimring

Rabbi Nogah and Scott Marshall

Debby and Barry Rosen

Joelle Spector

Steven and Helaine Zlotnick

Hilton and Alisa Maze

Carol and Martin Rosenblum

Cindy and Jeff Stein

Caroline and Robert Zuritsky

The Meagher Family (in memory of Avi Concool)

Cheryl and Philip Rosov

Debbie Stein and Isaac Brumer

Debra and Mark Zweben

Wendy Rosov

Missy Tick Stein

Barbara Medoff Cooper, Marc, and Jordan Cooper

Sally Rotenberg

Amy and Randall Stein

Lori and Jon Rothschild

Dan and Deena Messinger

Jane and Harris Steinberg

Eric and Mandy Rothstein

The Millrood Family

The Sternthal Family

Cynthia and Robert Ruberg

Sara Rothschild and Jeremy Monsky

Susan Weiss Sternthal

Brandi and Jed Rubin and Family

Michelle Sugarman

Jennifer and David Rubin

Rhonda and Steve Sugarman

Susan and Jack Rychik

Michele and Mark Taplinger

Beth and Ari Sadoff

Shelly Phillips and Ted Tapper

Bonnie and Ian Schachter

Temple Beth Am

Ellen and Jerry Schachter

Temple Beth Hillel – Beth El

Moskow Family Carole and Stanton Moss National Structures Michele A. Neuman Michael Newman

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Lisa and Michael Wachs

Todah Rabbah!

Thank you!

Your support enables us to continue our mission of creating life-long Jewish connections, one happy camper at a time.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lee Sussman PRESIDENT

Michael Wachs SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Jay Dorsch

Rachael Abrams Jon Adler David Axelrod Julie Berger

Rudolph Fried z”l Isadore Marder z”l

Bruce I. Lipton

Ervin B. Miller z”l

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Alvin Gershen z”l

David I. Haas Adam Lewin

Michele Hasit COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Sue Ansul

Edward B. Josephs Morton Wachs

DIRECTOR, RAMAH DAY CAMP

Charles H. Laveson z”l

Rabbi Micah Peltz

Eileen Graub

Michael Lippman

Nathan Relles

PROGRAM COORDINATOR,

Kenneth Shear

Don Miller

Debbie Albert

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Missy Stein

TREASURER

David Goldstein

David Niesenbaum z”l

Michelle Sugarman

Shira Goodman

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

Abe Birenbaum z”l

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mark Fallick

Judith Hess

Lynn Horn

Rabbi Joel Seltzer

S. David Rosenzweig z”l

Bruce Engleman

VICE PRESIDENT

PAST PRESIDENTS

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

VICE PRESIDENT

Martin Wachs

YEAR-ROUND STAFF

Josh Romirowsky

RAMAH DAY CAMP

Jules Einhorn

Sheryl Hershinger OFFICE MANAGER

Susan Birenbaum Stone

Sue Sherr-Seitz

Marla Schimmel

David I. Haas

Richard Soloff

BOOKKEEPER

William Landsburg

Rabbi Eric Yanoff

Deborah Shapiro

David Goldstein

Doug Sayer

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

Adena Sternthal DIRECTOR, TIKVAH FAMILY CAMP

We express deep gratitude to former members of our staff and board who contributed greatly to Ramah’s success in 2013 and 2014.

TZEDAKAH outweighs all of

the other commandments CAMP RAMAH ANNUAL REPORT 2014 | 17

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