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ramah
Schoolboys, not soldiers: A mother responds
How does a Jewish mother respond to the unthinkable?
Taking time for yourself
Parshat Re\’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) The parsha begins: \”See [re\’eh, singular] I place before you [lifnei\’chem, plural] today blessing and curse\”. Why begin in the singular and finish in the plural?
Class Notes: Rockies, Ramah, Shalhevet, Conejo Book-A-Thon
Community briefs.
Ramah’s Happy,
During that first weekend, we found nourishmentfor all parts of our Jewish psyches. Religious services weretraditional but encouraged participation: I had my first-ever aliyahthere. The camp\’s weekend scholar-in-residence gave us grown-upsserious food for thought. The children had their own programs, but weall came together for a wild and wacky Saturday-night carnival and aSunday Maccabiah in which points were awarded for ruach (a favoriteRamah word, meaning \”spirit\”) as well as for athletic skill. And, ofcourse, some lazy hours were reserved for swimming, snoozing andschmoozing. After all this, it was hard to go home.