Investing in our staff is an investment in the future of our camper program. 

For the past 60 years, Ramah Nyack has brought together an exceptional group of national and international young Jewish leaders for summers in residence. This model is the only one of its kind in North America. During the day, these young people serve as staff members for our day campers. Once the campers depart at 4:00 PM, the cohort participates in an immersive Jewish experience designed for them. Our staff serve as role models, demonstrating a love of Judaism that makes lasting impressions on children and their families, many of whom are at the start of their Jewish journeys when they join the Ramah Nyack mishpacha (family). 

Improving our residential living quarters is important to ensure we will continue to attract and hire smart, talented and dynamic young adults. Our dormitories accommodate more than 250 staff members during the summer months and also serve a similar number during our shoulder season retreats. Most of the dormitories were originally built between 1900 and 1930 and one of them was built in the early 2000s. They have seen minimal upgrades/updates over the past decades. Summer weather in the New York area continues to get warmer and more extreme. HVAC systems, once not deemed necessary in summer camps, have become a health necessity to combat the extreme heat we now experience each summer in New York. These needed upgrades will allow staff to live in modernized housing, still with a basic camp feel, and will enable us to continue to attract top notch young adult staff who are the backbone of our camp program.

Over the next three years this campaign aims to raise $2.1 million to enable the transformation of the Ramah Nyack campus for the next 60 years, and beyond.