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At Ramah, we are dedicated to providing transformative Israel education, which in turn builds lasting impact for Jewish youth and our future leadership. TRY, Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim is a semester of study open to Jewish youth from North America (10-12th graders) interested in learning about their heritage.
TRY provides unforgettable experiences and equips participants with valuable skills. TRY is designed to prepare our chanichim (students) to stand tall and confidently by applying their knowledge and education to all aspects of their lives.
We are happy to share some of our chanichim blogs with you.
Seminar D’var Torah
Shabbat Shalom, Ramah Seminar! If you don’t know me already, my name is Merryn, and I have the honor of sharing a D’var Torah with all of you this Shabbat. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Balak. In this parashah, King Balak is afraid of the Israelites, so he hires
Thank you, Ramah Seminar, for opening doors I never knew were waiting for me.
With it being one year since our Ramah Seminar flight took off for Israel, I stumbled across this photo from an early morning sunrise after climbing Masada. Looking back, those moments still hold such a special place in my heart. It was a summer that shaped me in ways I
A Desert of Silence by Aviva Haas
How could I truly sum up four incredible months? How could I begin to describe even a single day? How do I pick one moment out of thousands- lying on the cool stone at night and talking to people who have become my sister and brothers, or going on tiyul
The Silence After (written and read during the Poland Journey)
I’m sitting on top of seventy thousand bodies, surrounded by graves stretching farther than my eyes can see, one after another. My mind refuses to comprehend it, no matter how hard I try. My heart understands what my mind can’t, there was pain here. I know there was pain here.
Making the Most of a Moment, a Second
Shared before Candlelighting in Krakow, Poland. Two months ago today was the funeral of my uncle Peter, Z”L. He passed away due to cancer at 60 years old. He was probably the most stubborn and strong minded person I’ve ever met, which is a funny contrast to his parents.
“וְהַסְּנֶה, אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל” “And the bush was not consumed”
Each morning this phrase stares back at us from the embroidery on the Aaron where we hold our Torah. Each morning as we make our way through this world we tend to overlook the true strength of our Jewish community. Whether it be through wars against our people or antisemetic