Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Important Updates + Announcements from Camp

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• March 4: An Important Message from Rabbi Ethan Linden, Dr. Cliff Nerwen and Richie Friedman, Email #1
• March 19: A Message from Rabbi Ethan Linden – COVID-19 Response, Email #2
• March 27: Community Update #1
• April 27: An Important Message from Rabbi Ethan Linden and President Richie Friedman – COVID-19 Update, Email #3
• April 27: Community Update #2
• May 1: Kayitz 2020 Forms – Important Update

Keeping in Touch with our Ramah Berkshires Community

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• March 12: Join Us for a Virtual Havdalah
• March 13: We are Thinking About All of You
• March 17: A Special Message to our Tzevet
• March 18: A Message from Camper Care Director, Pre-Shabbat Kayitz 2020 Edah Zoom Calls, and More
• March 20: Pre-Shabbat Kayitz 2020 Edah Zoom Calls and Biggest Ramah Berkshires Virtual Dance Party Information
• March 24: Kahoot!, Virtual Havdalah, Ramah T-Shirt Day, and More
• March 27: Reminders for our Staff
• April 2: Ramah-Style Shira, Chesed Opportunity, Online Swag Store, and MoreE
• April 5: A Special Message to our Community Partners from Rabbi Ethan Linden
• April 5: Pre-Pesach and Chol HaMoed Programming with the Berkshires Community
• April 8: Celebrate Pesach with your Ramah Berkshires Community
• April 16: Bunk Reunions
• April 17: Virtual Makhela
• April 21: Chess Club, Dungeons & Dragons Club, Fitness Workout Sessions, and More!
• April 23: Alumni Trivia Kahoot! Nights – Round 2
  **New Day for 40+Night – May 3 at 9 PM ET**
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Join us Virtually – Upcoming Events

• Thursday, May 15 at 9 PM ET
  Young Alumni + Staff Trivia Kahoot! Night
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• Wednesday, May 20 at 9:00 PM ET
  Alumni & Parent “Night Out” with Comedy Writer and Director Dan Gregor (Gesher ’98)
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Resources for our Families

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• How to Make Your Quarantine Weeks More Like Camp Ramah
• Watch Our Kayitz 2019 Hatzagot (plays)
• Play Ramah Anomia
• Play Ramah Code Names
• Wash Your Hands – Ramah Style!
• Resources from The Jewish Education Project Early Childhood and Family Engagement Team
• Resources for challenging times from The Institute for Jewish Spirituality
• Jewish videos for kids on Bim Bam
• Some Learning from Quarantine from Hadar
• Eli Talks – a Jewish community version of Ted Talks
• Resources for Quarantined Families from PJ Library
• Caring for the sick in times of crisis from Repair the World and Amplifer
• Dealing with Coronavirus from The Jewish Funders Network
• Resources for Educators from The Jewish Education Project
• Talking with children about COVID-19 from the CDC
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  Click HERE to download this special edition Ramah Berkshires Yom Ha’atzmaut BINGO Board and play along with us on Wednesday, April 29! Check the boxes that apply to you and post to social media.  Tag us on Facebook and Instagram (@ramahberkshires) and use the hashtag #CRBeverywhere

Thank You for Joining Us (Past Events)

• Thursday, March 19 at 8 PM ET – Virtual Concert with Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
• Friday, March 20 beginning at 2 PM ET – Pre-Shabbat Edah Gatherings on Zoom
• Saturday, March 28 at 8 PM ET – Ramah Berkshires Virtual Havdalah with Rosh Shira Eitan Kantor and Rosh Rikkud Maddi Mehlman
• Starting Sunday, March 29 at 7 PM ET – Torah Trope Cantillation Class, Taught by Dr. Hugh Pollack (former Ramah Berkshires President)
• Tuesday, March 31 – ALL DAY!
  Pull out your Ramah Berkshires swag and join us for a SPECIAL EDITION of Wear Your Ramah T-Shirt Day! Post your pictures, tag us, and use the hashtags @RamahTShirtDay #ReshetRamah and our very own @CRBeverywhere
• Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 PM ET
  Shira (Singing) with Jacob “Milk” Sandler
• Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM ET
  Your Kayitz 2020 Hanhallah Present: A Quarantine Pesach
• Wednesday, April 8 at 12 PM ET
  Pesach Crafting with Ella Cooperman
• Sunday, April 12 at 1 PM ET
  Camp Trivia Challenge with Didi
• Sunday, April 12 at 3 PM ET
  Al Hagova BaBayit with Seth – Outdoor Cooking (Click HERE for more details on supplies needed)
• Sunday, April 12 at 8 PM ET
  B-Side Trivia Night
• Sunday, April 12 at 9 PM ET
  Play Alumni Kahoot! (This night is geared towards those from Gesher 1960’s – Gesher 1996)
• Monday, April 13 at 1 PM ET
  Camp Trivia Challenge with Didi
• Monday, April 13 at 3 PM
  Al Hagova BaBayit with Seth – Lip balm making (Click HERE for more details on supplies needed)
• Monday, April 13 at 7:30 PM
  Ramah Berkshires Mock Seder
• Monday, April 13 at 9 PM ET
  Play Alumni Kahoot! (This night is geared towards those from Gesher 1997 – Gesher 2016)
• Tuesday, April 14 at 10 AM ET
  Al Hagova BaBayit with Seth – Paracord survival wristband making (Click HERE for more details on supplies needed)
• Tuesday, April 14 at 11 AM ET
  Cooking with Renana – Vegetable soup and Chocolate treats!
• Tuesday, April 14 at 1 PM ET
  Daily Camp Trivia Challenge with Didi
• Wednesday, April 22 at 5:30 PM ET
  Dungeons & Dragons Club –  Informational Session Option #1
• Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET
  Q&A with Shawn Green (former MLB player)
• Thursday, April 23 at 6 PM ET
  Ramah Berkshires Chess Club – Informational Session Option #1
• Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM ET
  Ramah Berkshires Chess Club – Informational Session Option #2
• Sunday, April 26 at 4 PM ET
  Dungeons & Dragons Club – Informational Session Option #2
• Sunday, April 26 at 9 PM ET
  Alumni Trivia Kahoot! Night – Under 40 Night
• Tuesday, April 28 at 5 PM ET
  Calling all staff! Workout with personal trainer, Ilana Milstein
• Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 AM ET
  Calling all parents! Workout with personal trainer, Ilana Milstein
• Saturday, May 2 at 8:45 PM ET
  A Camp-Style Musical Havdalah
• Sunday, May 3 at 11 AM ET
  Calling all campers! Workout with personal trainer, Ilana Milstein
• Sunday, May 3 at 9 PM ET **NEW DATE**
  Alumni Trivia Kahoot! Night – 40+ Night