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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.
My Great Grandfather’s Story By Eden Peters
My great grandfather was Cantor Morris Goldlust. He was born on March 1, 1919 in Kielce, Poland. He grew up in a family with six children and he had two sisters and three brothers. Life in Kielce was extremely difficult. His family was very poor and sometimes went three or
A trace lingers
By Talia Rotter A little shtetl Gravestones Writing no longer legible Snow begins to fall Bringing the plants higher up Soon they will cover the graves Stones no longer graves A trace lingers Nature has its way Of taking back what was once hers A trace lingers I can feel
Masks in a time of War
Nava VanderWalde We weren’t supposed to be there for Purim. Our plan had been simple: leave the kibbutz Sunday afternoon, head back to Jerusalem, and celebrate the way we had imagined and planned – together on campus, structured, familiar. But plans don’t mean much during war. The sirens started
Fulfilling a Promise: Pesach in Israel While at War
Avraham Haas וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ. שֶׁלֹּא אֶחָד בִּלְבַד עָמַד עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ, אֶלָּא שֶׁבְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ לְכַלוֹתֵנוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַצִּילֵנוּ מִיָּדָם. וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה AND THIS [promise] is what has stood by our ancestors and us; for it was not only one man who rose up to
TRY’s Best Break: A Weekend at Kibbutz Ketura
Nora Roth For me, Kibbutz Ketura was really a turning point of TRY. From the second we arrived, I could tell this would be nothing like what we have done previously in Jerusalem. The first few weeks of the program brought new ideas and opportunities regarding an Israeli lifestyle that
Balancing Joy and Grief 500 Days After October 7
What an adventure it has been, from us smiling, laughing, and even dancing around a bride and crashing a proposal, to us commemorating a day in history that must never be forgotten, the 500-day mark Since October 7. In Israel, it becomes even more apparent that during these times of