Kol Ramah

Zimriyah 2024! by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires

Jacki Honig and Alex Friedman put the Chug back in "Chugmash" One last time this summer with Parshat Matot Masei.

Parsha Talk with Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Jeremy Kalmanofsku and Barry Chesler. Parashat Mattot-Mas’ai [Numbers 30:2-36:13], the double parashah which concludes the Book of Numbers, is the longest parashah in the Torah by the number of sentences and word. Because it is a double parashah it has, perhaps, a larger number of themes than usual. We spent most of our time discussing the curious request of the tribes of Reuven, Gad and half Menashe, who ask Moshe if they can stake their claim on the east side of the River Jordan, rather than in the land to its west. What does this say about the Zionist enterprise, if already at the beginning, part of the people chose to stay in the Diaspora? Feel free to leave comments below or at [email protected].

The conclusion of another book of the Torah in the annual synagogue reading, reminds us that people have been held hostage since we began the annual reading last Simchat Torah, October 7th in Israel. May the hostages be speedily returned to their homes; may the soldiers in the Israel Defense Force be removed from harm’s way. Shabbat Shalom

Amy Erlanger and Jamie Cosky interview campers about what being Jewish means to them.

The kids of A1 watch The Olympics.

The kids of Tzeirim put the Kol Ramah hosts, Amy and Jamie, to the test.

Jacki Honig and Alex Friedman return to discuss Pinchas and women running the world.

Parsha Talk with Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky. Parashat Pinchas [Numbers 25:10–30:1] begins with the end of the story from the last nine verses of last week’s parashah. Pinchas is apparently rewarded by God with a b’rit shalom [covenant of peace]. because he stilled God’s kin‘ah [translated as zealousness or jealousy]. We spent most of our conversation trying to understand this enigmatic story, and how the story of Pinchas relates to other stories we know from the Bible. Because our conversation took place on Wednesday, the day after th Fast of the 17th of Tammuz, which begins the 3-week period of mourning culminating with Tisha B’av [the Fast of the 9th of Av, coinciding withAugust 13], we also discussed the special haftarah from the 1st chapter of Jeremiah [more precisely, Jeremiah 1:1–2:3]. Please leave comments or criticisms below, or e-mail us at [email protected].

We continue to be mindful of the hostage and their families, and the men and women who defend Israel as soldiers in the Israel Defense Force. May the hostages be speedily returned to their loved ones; may the soldiers defending Israel be removed from harm’s way. Shabbat Shalom.

The kids of Gesher 2024 perform the Mean Girls musical.

B13 Reacts to Video Guessing Games by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires