Ten For ROO

We're thrilled to welcome Jackie Romito-Carey & Sean Carey to our podcast this week! Sean & Jackie are the incredible team who run our Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) over the summer, and they also oversee all of the retreats and events that happen at camp during the off-season.  

In this episode, we'll peel back the curtain to talk all about food-service at camp!  You'll get to hear Jackie & Sean talk about their favorite and least-favorite meals to serve, what meals are the most popular with our campers, and so much more.  We talk about Sean's deep-fried popcorn, Mexican lasagna, Friday night brisket, late-night staff snacks, and all the different types of events we host at camp during the off-season (including the recent B'not Mitzvah of Josh's daughters Tahlia & Reya, for which Sean & Jackie served an incredible array of food about which Josh can't stop raving during our conversation).  We also talk about bald eagles and other wildlife at camp!

We're excited to welcome our first guests to the podcast: Emma Neusner & Andy Weissfeld!  Emma and Andy (who recently got engaged and plan to get married at camp!) are beloved long-time Ramahniks, both of whom have spent many years as Rashei Edot.  Emma was most recently Rosh Machon and Andy was Rosh Nivonim.

In our far-ranging discussion, Emma & Andy share their Ramah origin stories and the story of their engagement.  We also discuss how we all first met, Josh's binder/yoman, Andy's never-seen t'fillah warm-up dance video, and the 2005 camp-wide "False Idol" competition.  We also talk about some great TV shows, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Andor, Seinfeld, and The West Wing.

Additionally, Rabbi Gelb issues a retraction, and we discuss Josh & Michelle's recent promotion to be Co-Directors of Camp Ramah New England!

We had some audio problems this week, so we apologize for the inconsistent audio quality.  We're learning as we go, and we'll try to do better in the future! Thanks for listening!

Rabbi Gelb, Josh and Michelle get to know one another better by asking each other questions from the Vogue 73 Question Challenge. Rabbi Gelb waxes poetic about Bruce Springsteen and discussed the proper pronunciation (and meaning behind) the word Vayidgu in Hamalach Hagoel Oti, the popular Seudah Shlishit song.  Michelle reveals that she appeared on a billboard as a child, and Josh talks about an important car lesson he learned from his dad. 

Welcome to the first ever episode of Ten for ROO, the official podcast of Camp Ramah New England! In this episode, co-hosts Rabbi Ed Gelb, Josh Edelglass, and Michelle Sugarman share their Ramah origin stories. They also discuss trout fishing, the virtue of mini-donuts, Ed and Michelle's shared Scrantonian heritage, and share some exciting news and updates about camp.