Camp Ramah in California

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Camp Ramah in California is a Jewish summer camp located in Ojai, California. Population-wise, it is the largest of the Ramah summer camps and it caters to the communities of the west coasts of the United States, Canada, Mexico, as well as the non-contiguous states of Hawaii and Alaska. It is also one of the only Ramah camps which also has a Winter Camp and winter weekends, owing to its favorable winter climate. The summer season is split up into two four week sessions.

The camp is affiliated with the Conservative Movement and observes the laws of Judaism, Shabbat, and the laws of Kashrut.

[edit] Divisions

The campers are split up into a number of age groups, called Eidot in Hebrew. They are as follows:

Nitzanim("sprouts"), entering 4th and 5th Grade
Giborei Yisrael ("heroes of Israel"), entering 6th Grade
Adat Shalom ("the tribe of peace"), entering 7th Grade
Sollelim ("pioneers"), entering 8th Grade
Tzofim ("scouts"), entering 9th Grade
Machon ("foundation") entering 10th grade
Amitzim ("the strong ones") is an edah for special needs children of camp-age
Gesher ("bridge") is a special one to two-week program for younger campers who want to be acclimated to camp-life in shorter sessions.

In addition to the thousands of total campers that attend the camp in any given summer, there are also hundreds of staff members that serve various functions.