Staff
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is staffed year-round by our rabbis, educators, administrators and support staff.
Director
Rabbi Paul Resnick
Email: rpr@ramahberkshires.org
Rabbi Paul Resnick received his BA from Binghamton University and MA and Rabbinic ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary. Rabbi Resnick attended Ramah New England and Ramah Canada as a camper, and came to Camp Ramah in the Berkshires as a junior counselor, for what he believed to be a one-summer experience. That summer experience turned into a lifetime connection with the Ramah Berkshires mishpacha.
Hired initially as the first assistant director of a Ramah camp in 1987, Rabbi Resnick has served 21 years as director. Among his many priorities, he has championed the cause of making camp financially available to a broad spectrum of the Jewish community.
He met his wife Martha at Camp, and together with their children, they have spent 123 summers in Wingdale. They feel privileged to have watched their three children grow up there as well. On any given Wednesday during the summer, you will see "RPR" pumping ketchup and chatting with campers as they enjoy the weekly barbecue!
Associate Director
Rabbi Amy Roth
Email: aroth@ramahberkshires.org
Rabbi Amy Roth received her BA from Barnard College and MA and Rabbinic ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary. She has been a Ramahnik since her days on staff at Ramah Wisconsin. Rabbi Roth has been spending summers in Wingdale for close to 20 years, and has been on the year-round staff for ten years. Prior to her full-time work with Ramah, she taught at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, the YJCC of North Jersey and the JCC on the Palisades.
Rabbi Roth and her husband, Rabbi Noam Marans, have four children, who have all grown up at Ramah. She is continually inspired by the Ramah community and looks forward to returning each summer to Wingdale to share her joy of learning, kayaking, and knitting with the Ramah campers and staff.
Business Manager
Amy Rosuck
Email: arosuck@ramahberkshires.org
What do dinosaurs, professors and bankers have in common? Business Manager Amy Perle Rosuck! After 20 years of combined work experience at the American Museum of Natural History, TIAA-CREF, and Citi, Amy has turned in her pith helmet, construction hat, and suits for a view of Lake Ellis. Amy's extensive experience in building, designing, and managing lends itself perfectly to being a successful finance and operations manager for Camp.
With a degree in Anthropology from the University at Albany, SUNY, Amy loves the diversity that campers and staff bring to the Berkshires each summer. Her home in Westchester County is close enough to Wingdale for regular off-season visits and her son and daughter are often jealous of these quick trips to Camp. However, during the summer, the entire Rosuck family including husband, Craig, have the opportunity to enjoy Camp.
Development Director
Eileen Weiss
Email: eweiss@ramahberkshires.org
The Ramah experience has now come full circle for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires’ newest staff member, Development Director, Eileen Weiss. She started as a camper at Ramah Day Camp, continued as a Nyack staff member and this summer represents her eighth summer as a Ramah Berkshires parent. Working at CRB feels like coming home!
With a degree from Brandeis University, Eileen has worked as the Director of Conferences & Special Events for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Director of the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, JCC MetroWest and most recently as the Development Officer at Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest . She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange, NJ. With 25 years experience as a Jewish communal professional, Eileen is thrilled to be combining her professional expertise and her personal passion for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in her new role.
Relaxing at home with her husband Larry and teenage sons, usually watching sports events, is one of Eileen’s favorite pastimes, in addition to playing mahjong whenever she can. Her family also enjoys frolicking with their newly adopted dog, Princess, an adorable black Cockapoo.
Director of Breira B'Ramah
Dr. Beth Jaret
Email: bjaret@ramahberkshires.org
Beth spent her first summer at Ramah at the age of seven as a staff kid at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack. Since that time, she has spent summers as a day camper, an overnight camper (at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires), as a counselor, a rosh edah, a CIT advisor, camp psychologist/yoetzet, and as a Ramah in the Berkshires, Breira B’Ramah program director.
Beth met her husband, Larry, during her first summer on staff at Ramah Nyack. She and Larry have enjoyed watching their children go through the Ramah programs.
Beth completed her MA in psychology and her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Hofstra University. Since that time, she has worked in the South Orangetown Central School District in Rockland County, as a school psychologist and chairperson of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Preschool Special Education. She serves as an officer in her synagogue, the Westchester Jewish Center, in Mamaroneck.
Beth believes strongly in the mission of the Breira B’Ramah program, as it allows campers with special needs to have the Ramah experience, which might not otherwise be open to them. Utilizing her skills as a psychologist to support these campers, has been extremely fulfilling for her.
B'Hol Onah and Summer Program Coordinator
Andrew Belinfante
Email: abelinfante@ramahberkshires.org
Andrew Belinfante is a longtime Ramahnick! He grew up as a camper and a staff member at Ramah California and has spent a total of thirteen summers at Ramah. Andrew participated in United Synagogue’s Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel and he graduated from California State University Northridge with a degree in English. He has worked in both formal and informal Jewish education for over seven years, including having worked in various Religious Schools in Los Angeles and as the Associate Director of a Hebrew School in Tribeca, New York. He loves seeing movies, eating frozen yogurt, and spending time with his family! He is excited to be working full-time with Ramah in the Berkshires and welcomes the opportunity to learn and grow within the Ramah family.
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Projects Coordinator
Bertha Braunfeld
Email: bbraunfeld@ramahberkshires.org
Bertha joined the CRB staff, as office manager of the Englewood office in October 2008. She is a graduate of Brandeis University, with a degree in mathematics. She is an ex-IBM’er, with training in both systems engineering and systems programming.
Bertha is married to Charlie (for 35 wonderful years!) and is the proud mother of Jessica and Daniel, both of them Ramah alumni, and the proud mother-in-law of Josh and Mara. She and Charlie live in Tappan, New York and are life-long members of the Nanuet Hebrew Center.
Bertha’s favorite hobby is gardening, but she is most passionate about her family. Her husband, Charlie, who was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in January of 2010, is her hero!
Registrar
Shari Brodsky
Email: sbrodsky@ramahberkshires.org
Shari was introduced to the world of Camp Ramah on a cold, blustery March afternoon in Nyack, New York. She decided to send her incoming second-grader to Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, but not without a tour. That day the camp was devoid of children, staff, music, or anything resembling the “true” Camp Ramah, but still, she was hooked. Her elder daughter, Dana, spent her first summer at Nyack and loved it. Shari and her younger daughter, Rachel, came to camp the following summer, and a decade later they are still there. Now Shari has two Ramah homes–one as registrar for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires for 10 months of the year and, entering her 10th summer in 2011, as office coordinator at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
Shari has a BA in Communications from Queens College. She spent a life-changing semester at Tel Aviv University. After college, the first of a three-part career began: Shari worked in the world of children’s book publishing then in an interior design firm in New York City; Part 2 (and ongoing), wife to Marc and mom to beautiful daughters, Dana and Rachel–two of the most enthusiastic Ramahniks you’ll ever meet. Part 3, year-round camper with Ramah!
Ramah Retreats Coordinator
Josh Smith
Email: jsmith@ramahberkshires.org
Joshua “Smitty” Smith joined the Berkshires family as a camper in Tzeirim ‘98 and has not missed a summer since. Spending six summers as a camper, he returned to enjoy seven more as a staff member. His Ramah experience is highlighted by being part of four different Gesher edot as camper, counselor, and Rosh Edah (’02, ‘06,’09,’10). Josh also spent two summers as Rosh Sport and still organizes the annual CRB Sports Clinic. Josh is currently the Co-Commissioner of the Ramah Basketball Association, a league just for Ramah alumni that runs from October to March. After graduating Ohio State University with degrees in Middle East Studies and Hebrew, Josh joined the CRB year-round staff in September 2008. Josh now splits his time as the coordinator of Ramah Retreats, our facility rental program and the staff coordinator of over 300 summer employees. Josh also works part-time for the East Brunswick Jewish Center as youth advisor and Torah reading coordinator. He is truly passionate about the education of Jewish youth.
Office Administrator
Adina Rothman
Email: arothman@ramahberkshires.org
A Ramah veteran of 13 summers, Adina has had a wealth of experiences, starting as a camper in Nitzanim '97. Following the summer of 2004 on Seminar and in Poland, Adina continued her career with Ramah as a counselor, Sgan Rosh, Rosh Solelim and, most recently, as Rosh Gesher. The campers and staff enjoy Adina's warmth and compassion; her leadership style is one that cultivates individual and team performance.
In 2007, Adina joined the CRB year-round staff as the Office Manager. For the past two years, Adina has functioned as the "jack of all trades," managing multiple projects and serving as a resource for all. In 2010 Adina transitioned to Office Administrator. Adina enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and has a special love for her black standard poodle, Moses.
Development Assistant
Ashley Lehrman
Email: alehrman@ramahbekshires.org
After many years of attending METNY Encampment’s at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, the camp grounds is not an unfamiliar territory to Ashley. She spent the past four years working for USY and continues to do so in the capacity of Youth Advisor at New City Jewish Center. Ashley received her BFA from the New York School of Interior Design in May of 2011 and has previously worked for a hotel designer based out of NYC. In her free time, she enjoys continuing her love for design as well as spending time with her friends and family.
Bookkeeper
Jackie Stafford
Email:jstafford@ramahberkshires.org
Jackie is the newest member of the Camp Ramah in the Berkshires year-round team. Jackie has done Accounts Receivable work for the past 10 years. She grew up in Mahwah,NJ playing soccer and softball. Jackie has an adorable daughter, named Jayden who will be 2 years old in March. Jackie and her husband Jay, who is a marketing executive in NYC live in Dumont, NJ. She enjoys great vacations and time with her family most. A day spent at the beach with the people you love makes life worth living!
Board of Directors
Robert Hirsch, President*
Email: President@ramahberkshires.org
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Jerome Abrams* |
Shelly Handel* |
Harriet Shaiman*
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*Executive Committee
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