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Dear Guests,

Welcome to Passover 5778 at Camp Ramah in California! We’re so glad you’re here. This program book includes all of the information you need to ensure a relaxing and meaningful stay. If you are joining us for the first time, we hope this book answers many of your questions. While it’s difficult to capture the warm, engaging spirit of our community on paper, these pages will give you a sense of what’s in store. We thank the entire Camp Ramah in California community for building such an inspirational, creative and diverse program. This special annual retreat demonstrates the vision our founders and board members had of offering year- round Jewish experiential living and learning programs. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you enjoy your stay. We hope you take full advantage of all Camp Ramah in California has to offer. If you need assistance, please visit our reception desk in the main office or locate one of the Camp Ramah in California staff members. We look forward to celebrating a meaningful holiday together.

Chag Sameach!

Program Coordinator Hospitality Coordinator

Kara Rosenwald Teri Naftalin

Executive Director Associate Director Director of Finance & Admin

Rabbi Joe Menashe Ariella Moss Peterseil Randy Michaels

PASSOVER AT RAMAH

Camp Ramah in California’s warm, relaxed Passover community draws multigenerational guests from across the country and internationally, and includes singles, couples, families, empty nesters, college students, and grandparents. We welcome new participants every year with open arms, and are also delighted to reunite with friends we see each year who have become extended family. On Thursday and Friday you will have the chance to familiarize yourself with the campus and participate in some pre-Seder programming. All meals are served in our Dining Hall, the hub of our campus, which is close to many of our program buildings, library, several conference rooms and many guest buildings. Yom Tov at Camp Ramah in California is a special time, with services, discussions, study groups, meditations and hikes. Some people choose to dress up for Yom Tov. Generally we encourage everyone to dress and participate as they feel comfortable - our daily dress code is casual. If the terrain is too challenging for you to walk, please let us know and we can arrange for a ride in a golf cart.

PASSOVER AT RAMAH

Our first night Seders on Friday evening will be led by a group of our amazing scholars and staff. On Saturday, we welcome you to join either the Family Seder Tableau - a first for our Passover Program this year - or the traditional Seder later that evening. If you are interested in the family Seder Tableau, you must sign-up in advance. We provide “A Different Night” Haggadah for each guest, and of course each table is set with Seder plates, ritual items and Kiddush cups. We also provide small afikomen gifts for children under age 13. Throughout the holiday, our schedule includes activities for all levels of experience and knowledge, facilitated by our amazing artists and scholars in residence and helpful, friendly staff. We’ll have engaging discussions, small study groups, children’s activities, sports and games. On Chol Hamo’ed, in addition to group excursions, we will enjoy art projects, ropes course, movies, and so much more. Daily, our team of chefs will create spectacular, mouthwatering buffets and outstanding, personalized service. Most importantly, don’t worry about a thing. Our staff is ready to assist you and happy to help! Tipping is not required during your stay, but if you’d like to tip, we suggest 5 to 10% of your room stay. Teri Naftalin will have an envelope for you and your tip will be distributed evenly amongst our dinner, housekeeping, and maintenance staff. We look forward to a wonderful holiday experience.

STAFF, ARTISTS & SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE

Naomi Ackerman

Eran Berkowitz

Ravit Berkowitz

Jessie Birnbaum

Joel Braunold

Gabi Chojkier

Rabbi Mitch Cohen

Danny Corsun

Shelly Dean

Natalie Blitt

Rabbi Josh Feigelson

Rabbi Shawn Fields-Myer

Tom Fields-Meyer

Sam Garelick

Rabbi Ben Goldstein

Hallel Hanoch

Negev Hanoch

Caren Heller

Sean Herstein

Yirat Horwatt

Josh Horwatt

Rabbi Stu Kelman

Vicky Kelman

Etan Kelman

Rabbi Aaron Lerner

Dr. Rachel Lerner

Jennifer Medina

David Moss

Roz Moss

Saskia Moss

Yonatan Moss

Jackie Blumenfeld

Phil Blumenfeld

Alyssa Moss Rabinowitz

Dovi Moss Rabinowitz

Teri Naftalin

Daniella Plutchok

Aaron Gordon

Rabbi Dorothy Richman

Nathan Roller

Kara Rosenwald

Uri Rosenwald

Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick

Sagi Rudnick

Rabbi Louis Sachs

Roen Salem

Janice Schactman

Rabbi Adam Schaffer

Rabbi Idit Solomon

Nancy Speilberg

Yiftach Tabak-Levy

Jennifer Tabak-Levy

Rabbi Gordon Tucker

Ezra Weisz

PASSOVER 2018 DAY TRIPS

Magic Mountain Monday, April 2 9am-10pm $80 per person includes admission, lunch, dinner, snacks, and transportation 7th grade and older may attend without a paren

Beach Day/Surfing Lesson Tuesday, April 3 9 am-1 pm $30 per person, beach only $90 per person beach and surf lesson Snacks will be provided, you will return to camp for lunch SOLD OUT Ganna Walska Lotusland Botannical Garden

Wednesday, April 4 9am-1pm $40 per adult, $24 per child (under 10) Snack provided You will return to camp for lunch

MASSAGE INFORMATION

Once again Camp Ramah is partnering with the Day Spa of Ojai

to bring you an incredible spa experience during Passover

Onsite massages are available daily

Saturday, March 31 and

Monday, April 2 until Saturday, April 7

All massages will be at the Levine Retreat House, In the conference center office, inside the main doors

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment

Please wait in the conference center

Sign up sheets will be at check in

After check in sign up sheets will be located

on the information table inside the Ostrow lounge

All massages scheduled on Chag and Shabbat must be paid for in advance Tipping is appreciated, no-shows will be charged full amount

2018 In Camp Specials

50 minute massage $75

70 minute massage $95 (Cash or check only)

In Spa Specials

10% off any service 75 minutes or longer (Excluding specials and packages)

*Passover Getaway*

A relaxing 75 minute massage and 60 minute customized facial with a lavender hand treatment

$225 (Regularly $253)

To schedule an in spa appointment please contact the spa directly 805-640-1100

Be sure to mention that you are calling from Camp Ramah, the spa is located approximately 2.5 miles from Camp Ramah

PASSOVER “A” to “Z”

Accessibility: All of our buildings are wheelchair/handicap accessible. If you need any assistance during your stay, please arrange for a ride in our golf cart. Be aware that Los Angeles Area Airports require baggage to be checked in 1 hour prior to your scheduled departure time, and recommends arrival at the airport 60 - 90 minutes before departure. Travel time between Camp Ramah in California and the airports is approximately 1 1⁄2 hours depending on traffic. Babysitting: We offer babysitting in the sleeping buildings and bunk areas each evening from 8pm-11pm. Parents wishing to leave children sleeping in their rooms during that time are asked to check out with the staff in the building for that evening and to return by 11pm and check in with the staff person. Private babysitting during other hours can be arranged with sitters, please see Teri for the list of sitters. Boxed Lunches: For guests going on our Chol Hamo’ed excursions, boxed lunches or snacks and bottled water will be provided for you. For guests going on their own day trips or departing during Passover, pre ordered boxed lunches will be available in the dining room on the requested day. If you need boxed meals and did not preorder, please place your order with a member of the staff. There is no charge for boxed meals. Business Center: We understand many of our guests must stay connected with the outside world during their stay. We do ask that you be respectful of other guest’s observances during Yom Tov and Shabbat and stay connected in a private area. Our breathtaking Ojai location might pose some challenges for personal, wireless devices, but guests are welcome to use our computers, printer and copier at any time in our Business Center located in the main office. If you require a space to work, our staff will be happy to help you find what you need without distracting other guests. Candle lighting: We will provide Shabbat and Yom Tov candles for candle lighting in the Dining Hall. Our daily schedule includes candle lighting times. It is most important that you do not light candles in your room! Cars: The speed limit on campus is 5mph. You are welcome to load/unload your cars close to your assigned building and then return your car to the main parking lot for the remainder of your stay. Cell phone use: Cell phone signals can be spotty, but for the most part we have good reception with all carriers. Public phones are available in an emergency Children/Youth Programming:Supervised children and teen programming will be offered by professional educators and experienced counselors. Details on times and locations are available in the program. For parents of children ages 3-18, please attend the Parent meeting the 1st Shabbat morning of camp. If you arrive to camp for the 2nd half of Encampment, please attend parent meeting on Wednesday evening. Check-in: Check-in begins on Thursday 4/2 from 3 pm to 5 pm, an additional check-in will be on Friday 4/3 from 12pm to 2pm, final check-in will be Tuesday, 4/7 beginning at 3pm. Any special arrivals should contact Teri Naftalin, Guest Coordinator, at [email protected]. Our main office will be staffed throughout the week and our Hospitality Coordinators are available 24/7. Their numbers will be provided in your room. The main office phone number is (805) 646-4301.


Check-out: Check out is at 10am the day of your departure. All guests must check out at the reception desk of the main office before departure. If you are departing mid-holiday, we welcome you to remain on campus and enjoy the day’s programming, but please vacate your room by 10am on your day of departure to allow us time to prepare for new arrivals. Keys must be returned to the reception desk or a charge of $50 will be assessed. Clothing: Our atmosphere is casual; however we suggest not wearing jeans on Seder nights. Temperatures can drop quickly in the evenings and early mornings so we do suggest layering your clothes. Coffee Service: Coffee will be available each morning from 7:30am - 9:30am in the small (Katan) dining room. Drinking Water: Water stations are available throughout the property. Driving Directions: Online mapping and navigation systems are accurate. Our Camp address is: 385 Fairview Road, Ojai, CA 93023. Emergencies/Illness: Out Marp (Health Center) will be staffed with a nurse. Office hours will be posted on the front door of the Marp. In the event of an emergency, call 911. Be prepared to state the nature of the problem and your location (Camp Ramah, 385 Fairview Road, Ojai, CA 93023). For minor medical issues, first aid kits are available at the reception Desk; and in the dining room. Excursions: Day trips will depart from the Weber Garden (flag poles). Check our daily schedule for specific transportation times. Boxed lunches, snacks and water will be pre-packed and sent with you on all Ramah California outings. **Refunds will not be available if guests miss the designated departure or choose not to go on the excursion. Food: We are a kosher campus. Please help us maintain our Passover kashrut. All your meals, snacks and beverages are provided. Outside food is not allowed on campus. Games and Sports Equipment: Sports Equipment can be checked out from the Sports Shed, please see schedule for times. Games can be checked out in the Canteen, please see schedule for check out times. Look for a special Game Check out card in your welcome bag. Gift Shop/Canteen: Our canteen is located on the side of our dining room. You will be able to purchase sundries & Camp Ramah in California clothing on Sunday and Monday and on all Chol Hamoed days. Look for a special Canteen card in your welcome bag. Gratuity: (see tips) – Gratuity is not required during your stay, but if you’d like to tip, we suggest 5 to 10% of your room stay. Teri Naftalin will have an envelope for you and your tip will be distributed evenly amongst our dinner, housekeeping, and maintenance staff.


Heated accommodations: All accommodations are heated. Cabin thermostats are in the common entryway. Help desk: Our Help desk is located in the main office to answer questions and help you with any room, campus or programming needs. Specific office hours will be posted on the office door. You will also always see our friendly staff around campus - if they can’t assist you they will direct you to someone who can! Housekeeping: Our housekeeping staff will be in camp throughout the week to maintain all public areas. Should you need in-room cleaning service, please ask our Hospitality Coordinator. We will change bed linens for full- stay guests once during your stay and the cleaning schedule will be posted in advance of the service. Laundry: We provide a coin operated laundry room. It is conveniently located near the main office building. If you need any laundry supplies, please ask our staff and they will happily help. Lost & Found: The ‘Lost and Found’ table is located outside the Katan. Please be sure to leave found items or check for lost items at this location. Luggage Service: If you need any assistance with your luggage upon arrival or departure, please notify our Hospitality team upon arrival and we will help arrange. Massage Therapy: Massage therapists will be available. A separate flyer with specific information was sent in advance of your arrival and appointments must be made to assure an appointment. Please refer to the Massage page in this booklet for details. Meals: On Yom Tov and Shabbat, Kiddush is recited before the lunch meal. The buffet line will open thereafter. Parents, please help your children observe this ritual. Messages: Messages for guests will be pinned onto the board directly outside the Katan. Guests are also welcome to leave messages for one another and request partners for cards or sports on this board. Parking: Please observe all posted road signs throughout camp. There is a one way only loop around camp to avoid congestion and accidents. All guest cars must be parked in the main lot at the front of camp. NO cars are allowed to drive through camp other than for the loading and unloading of luggage. Any cars left on the road and not in the main parking lot will be towed at the owner’s expense. We must maintain a passable road for emergency vehicles and safety. Prayers: All participants are welcome to join in daily religious prayer services. Times are listed in the Program Book. Running/Walking off property: If you intend to run or walk on the road outside of our property, please be aware that there are dogs in the area that might not be as friendly as we at Camp Ramah in California and that the roads are narrow and windy.

PASSOVER “A” to “Z” Seders: On the first night of Passover, please find your seat at 7:15pm to help Sederim start promptly at 7:30pm. On the second night of Passover, please see schedule for seating/starting times for the Seder you have signed up for.

Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in any area of Camp. There is a designated smoking area located in the main parking lot near the security gate. A fee will be assessed to rooms or areas showing evidence of smoking or smoke damage. Swimming: We welcome everyone to enjoy the amazing pools and waterslide we offer at Camp Ramah in California. Pool Hours are posted in the daily schedule. Teens: Please see the Teen Track listings in the schedule. Telephones: Telephones are located throughout the campus, in cabins and hotel rooms for your use. Long distance calls require a calling card. To call anyone internally, dial 9 plus the three digit extension for the room you are trying to reach. Tips: (see gratuity) – Tipping is not required during your stay, but if you’d like to tip, we suggest 5 to 10% of your room stay. Teri Naftalin will have an envelope for you and your tip will be distributed evenly amongst our dinner, housekeeping, and maintenance staff. Valuables: Camp Ramah in California is not responsible for any missing or lost items. If you are uncomfortable leaving valuables in your room, please leave them locked in your car (at your own risk); or bring them to the reception Desk where they will be locked away in a safe. Wireless Access: Wireless access is available in all guest rooms and a variety of spots throughout campus. Unfortunately, wireless is not available in our cabins. (Network: Guest Password: Browse#Surf)

WHO’S WHO AT RAMAH

ENCINO STAFF

Rabbi Joe Menashe Randy Michaels Ariella Moss Peterseil John Magoulas Executive Director Dir. of Finance and Admin Associate Director Dir. of Development

Elana Naftalin Kelman Dr. Aviva Levine-Jacobs Daniel Maya Yael Kornfeld Tikvah Director Director of Camper Care Finance Manager Program Coordinator

Teri Naftalin Gaby Natelson Ari Polsky Brian Dab Hospitality Coordinator Recruitment/Engagement Marketing /Communication Facilities/Special Project Associate Associate Associate Pam Trotter Ben Strom Usha Visanji Angela Contreras Development Assistant Registrar Finance Assistant Accounts Receivable Financial Aid Manager Etan Kelman Jillian Berman Ropes Course Health Center Adventure Supervisor Administrator

OJAI STAFF Chandler Heath Giovanni Herrera Matt Goldfarb German Contrares Retreat Sales and Dining Room Manager Baker Executive Chef Events Associate Efren Calderon Alicia Escobar Maintenance Supervisor Housekeeping Supervisor

THANK YOU

Thank you for being a part of our Camp Ramah in California Family and celebrating Passover with us! Our mission at Camp Ramah in California is to offer exception experiences in Jewish living and learning for youth, adults, families and communities year-round. We hope you have enjoyed your Passover experience! Our Passover program and all of the others we run throughout the year would not be possible without your support. Your support is the lifeline that keeps our signature programs thriving, enabling us to impact thousands of lives each summer and throughout the year. And every donation - large and small - makes a big difference. To make a donation: - Please visit ramah.org/donate - Text RAMAH to 41444 - Provide one of our staff members with your pledge envelope, which can be found in your welcome packet. Thank you for being such a special part of our Camp Ramah in California community and for your ongoing support of our organization. With much appreciation, The Camp Ramah in California Leadership

MAP OF CAMP RAMAH

Thursday

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 3:00 PM Welcome to Camp

6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner Ostrow Lounge

8:30 PM Bedikat Chametz With All the Kids (Searching for Chametz)

Outside Ostrow Lounge

Rabbi Joe Menashe /

Kara Rosenwald

9:00 - 11:00 PM Movie Night - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle PG-13

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge

Friday

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR

8:00 AM

Siyum- Traditionally today is the Fast of firstborn. We will hold a Siyyum - completion of a tractate, thereby freeing firstborns from fasting. Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Joe Menashe

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakfast Gindi Hall

10:30 AM Biur Chametz (burning the chametz) Ma'agal Ilan Rabbi Joe Menashe

12:30 -1:00 PM Lunch Gindi Hall

1:00 - 4:00 PM Arrival and Check-in Friedman Library Teri Naftalin

Friday TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR

1:00 - 4:00 PM Arrival and Check-in Friedman Library Teri Naftalin

1:00 - 4:00 PM Snacks available Ostrow Lounge

3:00 - 5:00 PM Sports Facilities Open Sports Shed Uri Rosenwald and Dovi Rabinowitz

2:00 - 5:00 PM Pool Open

Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tennenbaum

3:00 - 5:00 PM Passover Art Projects for Families Flax Art Center Roen Salem

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Families with kids 3-5 years old: Gan Open House: Come meet the Gan staff, do a special Shabbat craft, and explore the room

Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Jackie Moss, Sagi Rudnick

5:00 - 5:30 PM Teen Meet up (14+): Snacks provided Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Eran and Ravit Berkowitz

5:30 - 6:00 PM

Light Kids Dinner for Children 8 & under to eat at only: This dinner will be a kid friendly food buffet set-up for parents to feed younger children that will not be eating dinner at the Seder. Ostrow Lounge Randy Michaels

5:30 - 6:15 PM Community Tea Ostrow Lounge

6:00 - 6:30 PM

Pesach Program Welcome and Orientation (Please have all guests attend or a representative from your group) Fingerhut Chapel

Teri Naftalin, Kara Rosenwald, Rabbi Joe Menashe, Natalie Blitt, Minyan Leaders

6:45 PM Mincha/Maariv (Egal) Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Adam Schaffer

6:45 PM Mincha/Maariv (Mechitza) Friedman Library Rabbi Aaron Lerner

6:58 PM Shabbat/ Yom Tov Candle Lighting Ostrow Lounge

7:15 PM Please find your seats at your Seder Seder Locations

7:30 PM FIRST SEDERS begin

Traditional: Gindi Hall Family: Leiber Hall Singing: Ostrow Lounge Social Justice: Gindi Hall Sephardic: Friedman Library

Traditional Seder: Rabbi Josh Feigelson and Dr Yonatan Moss, Singing Seder: Rabbi Adam Schaffer & Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Social Justice Seder: Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer, Naomi Ackerman and Jennifer Medina Family Seder: Rachel Lerner, Ezra Weisz, Shelley Dean,

8:00 - 11:00 PM Shmira Begins (evening supervision) Local Babysitters

SATURDAY

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 8:00 - 9:00 AM Yoga Whizin Shelley Dean

8:00 - 9:30 AM Breakfast Gindi Hall

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Text Study: The First Pesach Was Not In Egypt While the book of Exodus would have us believe the first Pesach Seder took place in Egypt, there is actually a story of a Pesach dinner even earlier in the Torah. When was it, and what might it have to teach us? Join us in this session to find out. Friedman Library Rabbi Josh Feigelson

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Parent meeting/Meet the staff: Important introductory meeting for parents of all ages: Gan through Teen programming Fingerhut Chapel

Kara Rosenwald, Natalie Blitt and all Youth staff

9:30 - 10:30 AM Family Tot Shabbat Service for children ages 0-5 and their parents

Milton & Sandy Gordon & Family Prayer Area

Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Ezra Weisz, Gan staff

9:30 - 10:30 AM Jr. Cong Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush snack (Ages 6-12) Alon Binyamin

Shelley Dean, Daniella Plutchok, Natalie Blitt

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Shacharit/ followed by community Kiddush

Egal - Fingerhut Chapel Mechitza - Friedman Library

Rabbi Adam Schaffer Rabbi Aaron Lerner

10:30 AM - 1:00

PM Gan time Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak Levy, Jackie Moss, Sagi Rudnick

12:45 - 1:00 PM GAN PICK UP TIME Schneider Family Gan

10:30 - 1:00 PM Kids Group Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge

Daniella Plutchok, Ravit Berkowitz & Yair Rabinowitz

10:30 - 1:00 PM Youth Activities Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Eran Berkowitz & Natalie Blitt

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Shiur - From Yitzack and Ishamel to Israelis and Palestinians - are we destined or doomed to live together? What is the trajectory of our relationship between Israelis and Palestinians. Is it doomed from the start, or can we find common purpose to enable this to be more of a common destiny. Will every interaction be one under the shadow of demography or is there something greater to aspire to? Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Shiur -Do you see what I see?: Encounters with Perspective on Pesach, Family, and Community As we come together for Pesach at Ramah in Ojai, what are you looking for? What are we looking for? As we get oriented, situated, connected, what does relationship have to do with this week? With the help of a special poem, we will move from tourists to insiders as we focus on what is truly important to us, as both I’s and We’s. Friedman Library Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick

1:15 - 2:15 PM Lunch Gindi Hall

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Shiur: Judaism and Determinism: Attend or Don't, it's not your choice and it wasn't Pharoah's. Together we will ex-plore the Jewish view that free will doesn't really exist the way we think it does, and address the question, what would Morality look like in a world without it? Friedman Library Rabbi Louis Sachs

2:30 - 3:00 PM Sports Equipment Check out (Check in between 4:30-5pm please)

Meet in front of the Sports Shed

Uri Rosenwald / Dovi Rab-inowitz


Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum

3:00 - 4:00 PM Baseball Game Farber Baseball Field Dovi Rabinowitz

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Shiur - Coming to America: Immigration is once again one of the most controversial topics in our politics. What are the most vexing issues in the immigration debate and can they ever be resolved? What do we know about people immigrating to the United States now? And what can we learn from the experiences of immigrants who have been here for decades or more? Fingerhut Chapel Jennifer Medina

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Creating Comics! Have you got a story to tell? Join PJ Our Way Educator, Saskia Swenson Moss and Au-thor, Natalie Blitt as we explore the world of Jewish comics and graphic novels and learn to create our own! PJ Our Way graphic novel included!Ages 8-12 (Session 1 of 3, please plan on attending all 3)

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge

Saskia Swenson Moss & Na-talie Blitt

5:00 PM Mincha

Egal - Fingerhut Chapel Mechitza - Fried-man Library



5:00 - 5:30 PM Kids Craft Ostrow Lounge Natalie Blitt

5:00 - 5:30 PM

Game Check Out Open - Come check out the game selec-tion at camp for Pesach - check out a game with your game check out card in your name tag. Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy, Howie Naftalin

5:00 - 6:00 PM Teen Time (Snack will be provided) All teens 14 & up are invited

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Eran & Ravit Berkowitz

5:45 - 6:45 PM

Ramah Parlor Talk - Get to know our Scholar in Residence Joel Braunold Adults Only Drinks and Snacks Friedman Library Joel Braunold

6:15 PM

All Wandering Jews participating in Early Family Seder Tab-leau please meet at Alon Binyamin. Come dressed as a He-brew ready to leave Egypt! Alon Binyamin Janice Shachtman

6:30 - 8:30 PM Early Family Seder Tableau Stations will be all around camp.

Janice Shachtman & Tableau Staff

7:59 PM Yom Tov Candle Lighting Ostrow Lounge

8:00 PM Maariv


Rabbi Adam Schaffer / Rabbi Aaron Lerner

8:00 - 11:00 PM Shmira (evening supervision)

Lobby of Bassan Heiser Lodge and Friedland Lodge, Whizin & Cabins

8:30 PM Traditional Seder Sign up in advance Gindi Hall Rabbi Ben Goldstein

SUNDAY


8:15 - 9:00 AM Adult Lap Swim - sign up in advance

Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Fa-cility Maya Tenenbaum

8:00 - 9:00 AM Tai Chi Gazebo Lil Ezra Weisz


9:00 - 9:30 AM Text Study - His vs Hers: Talmudic Ideas of Justice Friedman Library Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

9:30 - 10:30 AM Family Tot Chag Service for children ages 0-5 and their parents

Milton & Sandy Gor-don & Family Prayer Area Shelley Dean

9:30 - 10:30 AM Jr. Cong Yom Tov Service and Kiddush (Ages 6-12) Alon Binyamin Ezra Weisz, Daniella Plutchok, Na-talie Blitt

9:30 - 10:30 AM Java & Jeans - Come as you are for text study & coffee. Whizin Rabbi Ben Goldstein

9:30 AM - 12:00

PM Shacharit/ Kiddush



10:30 AM -1:00

PM Gan Time (Ages 3-5) Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak Levy, Jackie Moss & Sagi Rudnick

12:45-1:00 PM GAN PICK UP TIME Schneider Family Gan

10:30 - 1:00 PM Kids Group (Ages 6-9) Alon Binyamin Daniella Plutchok, Ravit Berkowitz & Yair Rabinowitz

10:30 - 1:00 PM Youth Activites (ages 10-14) Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Natalie Blitt & Eran Berkowitz

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Shiur: Liberating Meaning---Three Year's of Bondage to a Pessach Taskmaster. The Personal story behind the creation of the Moss Haggadah Friedman Library David Moss

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Heroine of the Exodus: Serach bat Asher Moses said of Serach bat Asher, "All Israel shall know your name"-- but so few do. Serach bat Asher's two mentions in the Torah flower into her legendary im-mortality. What would you do if you could live forev-er? Serach keeps saving the Jewish people through different time periods and in different lands. Come learn about this legend and be inspired by her rich life and by the creativity of the rabbis. Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Dorothy Richman

12:45 - 1:00 PM GAN PICK UP TIME Schneider Family Gan

1:00 - 1:15 PM Campwide gathering: Everyone please attend Mirpeset Gadol Ezra Weisz/Kara Rosenwald


2:30 - 4:00 PM

Create an Escape Room: Ever wanted to create your own Escape room? This is your chance! Join the "Escape from Egypt" team and design and build an original Escape Room (Part 1 of 2)

Kasirer Family Beit Midrash

Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz & Dovi Rabinowitz



3:00 - 4:00 PM

Shir Hashirim Class - Would you like to learn how to chant Shir HaShirim? (You should be able to read Hebrew to come to this class) Fingerhut Chapel Hallel Hanoch

4:00 - 5:00 PM Teen Choice Whizin Caren Heller

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Shiur: Are US and Israeli young Jews moving in opposite directions? Looking at the latest Pew surveys we find in issues that matter to us as a Jewish people, those of faith in the public square and of peace, young American and young Israeli Jews are moving in opposite directions. What does this mean for the future of Israel Diaspora relations and what if anything can be done? Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold

5:00 PM Mincha



5:00 - 5:30 PM Lap Swim - the lanes will be set up for aquatic exercise


5:00 - 5:30 PM Game Check Out Open Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy

5:00 - 5:30 PM Passover Bingo Ostrow Lounge Daniella Plutchok


5:00 - 6:00 PM

Ramah Parlor The Fabulous Four: The Four Sons Interpreted. Join us for a text study launching off from the Haggadah and bringing these characters alive. Adults Only- Drinks and Snacks Friedman Library Dr. Rachel Lerner

2:15 - 2:30 PM Sports Equipment Check out (Check in between 4:30-5pm please)

Meet in front of the Sports Shed Dovi Rabinowitz

2:30 - 3:30 PM Family Kickball game Farber Baseball Field Uri Rosenwald

2:30 - 4:00 PM Family Hike Alon Binyamin Josh Horwatt

8:00 - 11:00 PM Shmira Begins (evening supervision)


8:30 -10:00 PM

Create an Escape Room: Ever wanted to create your own Escape room? This is your chance! Join the "Escape from Egypt" team and design and build an original Escape Room (Part 2 of 2)

Kasirer Family Beit Midrash

Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz & Dovi Rabinowitz

8:30 - 10:00 PM Pool Party

Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tennenbaum

9:00 - 11:00 PM

Paint Night for Adults (limited to 20 people) Flax Art Center Roen Salem

6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner Gindi Hall

8:00 PM Maariv and Havdala (8:10)



8:10 PM Yom Tov Ends

Monday

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 7:30 - 8:00 AM Text Study - Wrestling with God and Winning Friedman Library Rabbi Ben Goldstein

8:00 - 9:00 AM Yoga Whizin Shelley Dean

8:00 - 8:45 AM Shacharit




10:00 AM -

1:00 PM Sports Fields Open: Pick up equipment from Sports Shed 10-10:30am, return it 12:30 - 1:00 PM Sports Shed Sean Herstein

10:00 AM -

1:00 PM Ropes Course: Climb the Tower! Ages 4+ Please sign up in advance

Meskin Family Ropes Course Etan Kelman

9:30 - 11:00

AM

Be a voice A session about social action and taking action with Naomi Ackerman founder and executive director of the Advot Project that uses theatre and the arts for social change . In this session we will explore how to be a voice, have a voice, and make sure your voice will be heard ! An interactive session, with creative writing and participant discussion . Fingerhut Chapel Naomi Ackerman

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Living a Better Life: A new Course on Personal Growth. (Part 1) Friedman Library Rabbi Ben Goldstein

11:00 - 12:45 Art Flax Art Center Roen Salem

12:00 - 1:00 PM Swing Dance class Gazebo Lil Caren Heller

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Book, Paper, Printers... How Three Inventions Made Judaism, Christianity and Islam into What they Are Today Every religion has a message, a body of knowledge it wishes to communicate to its adherents. Towards this purpose, different religions embrace certain technologies for the dissemination of knowledge, and reject others. We will examine three major technologies that Judaism, Christianity and Islam have decided to invent, adopt or reject at various points in time and we will understand how these decisions variously shaped the three religions. Friedman Library Dr. Yonatan Moss

2:15 - 5:00 PM Ropes Course: Family Challenge on the Odyssey(ages 9+) Sign up in advance


2:15 - 5:00 PM Sport Fields Open - Pick up equipment from sports shed 2:15-2:45, please return 4:30-5pm Sports Shed Dovi Rabinowitz

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Counting, Accounting and Recounting A hearts-, minds- and hands-on workshop to create your own Omer Counter masterpiece with David Moss (Part 1 of 3) This a 3 part class, please plan on attending all 3 to make a one of a kind take a way project. Flax Art Center David Moss

4:00 - 6:00 PM Inflatable fun - come jump, slide and shoot some hoops!

On the bottom of the hill Yirat Horwatt

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Shiur - Is it fake or is it real? How do news reporters get and deliver their information? How can readers understand bias? In an era of constant "News Feeds" and a president who is openly hostile to the media, what does it mean to produce and consume journalism today? Fingerhut Chapel Jennifer Medina


1:00 - 2:00 PM Getting to know our community - we invite all Grandparents to sit together at the marked tables Gindi Hall Roen & Don Salem

2:00 - 3:30 PM Jewelry Making for everyone Flax Art Center Sam Garelick



2:00 - 3:00 PM Knitting circle Ostrow Lounge Caren Heller

5:00 - 5:30 PM Canteen Open Levine Canteen Teri Naftalin

5:00 - 5:30 PM

Game Check Out Open - Come check out the game selection at camp for Pesach - check out a game with your game check out card in your name tag. Levine Canteen Sean Herstein

5:00 - 5:30 PM Israeli Dancing Gazebo Lil Caren Heller


5:00 - 6:00 PM Ramah Parlor: Wrestling with G-d and Winning. Adults Only- Drinks and Snacks Friedman Library Rabbi Ben Goldstein

6:15 - 7:15 PM Dinner (and Final Four Watch Party!) Gindi Hall

7:15 - 7:45 PM Mincha/Maariv


Rabbi Adam Schaffer/ Rabbi Aaron Lerner



8:00 - 9:00 PM Talent Show Fingerhut Chapel Naomi Ackerman

9:00 - 10:30

PM Wine Tasting with D-Cantor Gindi Hall Josh Horwatt

9:00 - 11:00

PM Camp Casino Night Gindi Hall Kara Rosenwald

Tuesday


7:30 - 8:00 AM

Family Text Study - What's Really in those Boxes? Tefillin revealed! What are they and why we wear them (although maybe not on Chol Hamoed). PLUS - Learn how to put them on! (Part 1) Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Stu Kelman



8:00 - 9:00 AM Salsa - Zumba Style Gazebo Lil Caren Heller

8:00 - 9:00 AM Spin Class Gazebo Miller Uri Rosenwald



Rabbi Adam Schaffer/Rabbi Aaron Lerner


9:45 AM - 12:45

PM Gan Open Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Sagi Rudnick, Hallel Hanoch

10:00 AM - 1:00

PM Kids Group (6-9 year olds)

Meet at Meskin Family Ropes Course

Jessie Birnbaum & Daniella Plutchok, Etan Kelman, Negev Hanoch, Roen Salem & Jackie Moss

10:00 AM - 1:00

PM Youth Activities (10-14 year olds) Meet at Flax Art Center

Sean Herstein,Sam Garelick, Etan Kelman, Negev Hanoch

9:30 - 11:30 AM

Art Experience with David Moss (Part 2 of 3) This a 3 part class, please plan on attending all 3 to make a one of a kind take a way project. Flax Art Center David Moss

11:30 AM - 1:00

PM Jewelry Making - wire wrapped pendants and charm bracelets (Teens 14+) Flax Art Center

Sam Garelick, Ravit & Eran Berkowitz

10:00 AM -

12:00 PM Intermediate Hike (about 4 miles) Alon Binyamin Josh Horwatt

10:00 - 11:00

AM It's About Life: Jewish Rituals and Practices around death. Bring questions and stories Friedman Library Rabbi Stu Kelman

11:00 AM -

12:00 AM Living a Better Life: A new Course on Personal Growth. (Part 2) Friedman Library Rabbi Ben Goldstein

11:30 AM - 1:00

PM In the Closet: The Hidden Synagogues of Italy

Irene and Howard Levine Family Retreat Center Roz Moss

1:00 PM - 2:00

PM Lunch Gindi Hall

1:00 PM - 2:00

PM

Getting to know our community - we invite all Jewish Professionals, including clergy, to sit together at the marked tables for lunch today. Gindi Hall Ariella Moss-Peterseil

2:00 PM All Camp Picture - Everyone please gather at the bottom of the hill at 1:55 pm Chadar Lawn

4:45 - 5:30 PM Pool games led by lifeguard staff Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum

2:10 - 5:00 PM Escape from Egypt! Family Escape Room 2:10 PM & 3:30 PM Sign up in advance Kasirer Family Beit Midrash

Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz

2:10 PM Mincha Egal - Fingerhut Chapel Mechitza - Friedman Library


2:10 - 3:00 PM

Creating Comics! (Part 2) Join us as we explore the world of Jewish comics and graphic novels and learn to create our own! PJ Our Way graphic novel included! Ages 8-12 (Part 2) Friedman Library

Saskia Swenson Moss & Natalie Blitt

2:30 - 3:30 PM Tennis - come to the court to find a partner and play Robert M. Beren Tennis Center Dovi Rabinowitz

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Shiur: The Pendulum Swings: 21st Century Learning and What Does that Even Mean? Same skills, new buzz words. What's really happening in our schools today? What should be happening in our schools today? Hear about and experience some retro teaching tools. Come prepared to jump in. This session will be interactive! Friedman Library Dr. Rachel Lerner

2:30 - 4:30 PM Bubble Show & Bubble Play Gazebo Lil / Mirpeset Gadol Yirat Horwatt

2:30 - 5:30 PM Ropes Course: Zip Line. Ages 4+. Please sign up in advance Meskin Family Ropes Course Etan Kelman

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Tallit Making Workshop A Ramah Talisarium!!! Join together with others who are making their own talit. It's a mitzvah to enhance the beauty of a talit, and one way of doing so is by making one's own talit (for both men and women). Please choose a piece of fabric that is linen, wool or silk. It can be a pattern or solid. If you would like to make a small talit (more like a scarf), the fabric should be 5' x 2'. If you'd like to make a large talit (more like a cloak), the fabric should be 6' x 4' or 6' x 3'. The measurements do not have to be exact. The advantages to the larger size aare that you feel that you are actually wearing a garment, not a scarf and that you feel enwrapped by it. Whizin

Rabbi Stu Kelman, Caren Heller, Natalie Blitt

2:10 - 3:30 PM Teen Art Studio (Ages 14 & up) Flax Art Center Roen Salem

2:10 - 5:00 PM Sports equipment check out from 2:00-2:30pm, Re-turn equipment 4:30-5:00pm Uri Rosenwald

2:10 - 5:30 PM Pool Open Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Ramah Parlor - Intermarriage: A Love Story And A Rabbinic Predicament The semiotics of exogamy have indubitably changed. Have they changed enough to pose significant challenges to the "truths that we know"? In this session, we will explore, in a spirit of honest and safe inquiry, the theological and policy implications of today's conditions. Fingerhut Chapel

Rabbi Gordon Tucker


7:00 - 7:30 PM Mincha/Maariv Egal - Fingerhut Chapel Mechitza - Friedman Library


7:30 - 9:00 PM

Movie Night! Despicable Me 3 (ages 6-9) (PG) Whizin

Eran Berkowitz, Sean Herstein and Jessie Birnbaum

7:30 - 10:00 PM Camp Ramah welcomes Nancy Spielberg - Above and Beyond movie screening, followed by Q & A Lieber Hall

Kara Rosenwald, Jeremy Garelick

10:00 - 10:30 PM Dessert Reception Lieber Hall

8:00 - 11:00 PM Shmira (evening supervision) Lobby of Buildings A, B, Whizin & Cabins

10:00 PM - 12:00

AM Teen Lounge Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Ravit Berkowitz

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Should we use the term Palestine? Symbolism within the conflict and our conversations. Without knowing it there are two very different conversations that happen when people come to debate Israel-Palestine. The language we use shows differing world views and without understanding the paradigms we are working within, we simply talk past each other. Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold

4:00 - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion- Special Needs in our communities Friedman Library

Vicky Kelman, Tom Fields Meyer, Aaron Gordon, Rachel Lerner

4:30 - 5:30 PM Canteen Open Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy/Teri Naftalin

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Game Check Out Open - Come check out the game selection at camp for Pesach - check out a game with your game check out card in your name tag. Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy


5:00 - 6:00 PM Israel Trivia Game Ostrow Lounge Eran & Ravit Berkowitz

Wednesday


7:30 - 8:30 AM Text Study - Loving and Leaving the Land: What is Shmita? Friedman Library

Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Healing Movement: While family building is timeless, so too are fertility challenges. Loss, trouble conceiving, needing medical interventions, choosing to adopt, or choosing not to have children are reality for many. Life moves on with or without children. Whether it has been 1 year or 50 years, it is never too late to honor the journeys we experienced, appreciate the memories we carry, and nurture the maternal side of ourselves. Through (gentle) movement, learning, spiritual exploration, and creative expression, this session will provide a space to reflect on the experience of fertility challenges and give our bodies and souls the opportunity to heal. Ampitheatre Rabbi Idit Solomon


8:15 - 9:00 AM Adult Lap Swim - sign up in advance Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum





9:00 - 9:30 AM Ramah Acapella Practice - open to all who love to sing Alon Binyamin Sean Herstein & Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

9:30-10:30 AM

Family Engagement - You're Wearing THAT? A conversation for kids (Age 10 and up) and their parents about clothing. What to wear when? who decides and how? who foots the bill? and --- what light can Jewish sources shed on these dilemmas? Fingerhut Chapel Vicky Kelman

9:45 - 12:45 PM Adults Only Odyssey Ropes Course time - sign up in advance


9:45 - 12:45 AM Gan Open Schneider Family Gan Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Sagi Rudnick, Gabi Chokier

10:00 - 11:30

AM Passover Baking - Fun and Yummy! - Youth cooking class with Danny Corsun (Ages 6-9) Gindi Hall

Danny Corsun,Jessie Birnbaum, Daniella Plutchok

10:00 AM - 1:00

PM Kids Group (Ages 6-9) Meet at Ostrow Lounge Jessie Birnbaum, Daniella Plutchok

10:30 - 11:30

AM Youth Activities (Ages 10-14) Meet at Alon Binyamin Sean Herstein

11:30 - 1:00 PM Passover Chopped! - Cooking class with Culinary Kids Academy (Ages 10 & up) Gindi Hall

Danny Corsun, Sean Herstein, Ravit Berkowitz

10:00 AM 1st Half Encampment Ends

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Shiur: What lessons can we learn from the Northern Irish context? Despite the lack of a power sharing executive in Northern Ireland, the streets of Belfast are calm. Why? What lessons might be gleaned for the Israeli-Palestinain context from what has worked in Northern Ireland. Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold


1:00 - 2:00 PM

Getting to know our community - we invite all Book Lovers, to sit together at the marked tables for lunch today. Gindi Hall

Tom Fields-Meyer, Natalie Blitt

2:00 - 4:45 PM Pool Open Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum

4:45 - 5:30 PM Water Polo Familian-Smalley Swimming Pool Facility Maya Tenenbaum

2:00 - 5:00 PM Sports Equpiment available for check out 2-2:30, Return Equipment 4:40-5pm Sports Shed

Uri Rosenwald, Sean Herstein

2:30 - 5:00 PM Ropes Course Try the Tower: Sign up in Advance. Ages 4+ Meskin Family Ropes Course Etan Kelman

2:30 - 4:00 PM Jewelry Making for everyone Flax Art Center Sam Garelick

3:00 - 4:00 PM Kids vs Adults Kickball Game Farber Baseball Field Uri Rosenwald

3:00 PM 2nd Half Encampment Begins

3:00 - 4:00 PM

The Moral Obligation - Can Ethics and Halakhah ever really be in conflict? What should we do when our moral compass tells us one thing, but Jewish law says another? This class will explore both traditional and modern approaches to this timeless dilemma. Friedman Library Rabbi Louis Sachs

3:30 - 6:30 PM Teen trip to Golf n' Stuff (Ages 13+) meet at Flag Pole Sean Herstein, Eran & Ravit Berkowitz

4:00 - 5:30 PM Adult Cooking class with Danny Corsun Gindi Hall Danny Corsun

4:00 - 5:00 PM

One Is Obligated To Attend To Four Scholars: An Autobiographical Reminiscence With Texts There is a sacred obligation to take the Torah that one has received from one's teachers, and to make them known to subsequent generations. In this session, I will, with gratitude, aim to do so with the Torah of four of my own teachers: H.L. Ginsberg, David Weiss Halivni, Gerson D. Cohen, and Yochanan Muffs. Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Gordon Tucker

10:30 - 11:30

AM

Writing Your Own Ashrei: Prayer Made Personal With the aid of liturgical form (found in several psalms, prayers, and songs), we will each create a personal “Ashrei”. This session will involve some easy-to-access creative writing, followed by time to reflect on what each of us wrote. The goal is to help balance the keva of set prayer with the kavanah of personal prayer. Friedman Library Rabbi Yonaton Rudnick




7:15 - 8:15 PM

Into the Woods: Kids Night Hike and Story (ages 9+)

Meet at Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge

Sean Herstein / Josh Horwatt

8:00 - 11:00 PM Escape Room 8pm & 9:30pm (Sign up in advance) Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz

8:00 - 10:00 PM Adult Art Time - Paper Quilling Flax Art Center Roen Salem

8:00 - 10:00 PM Top Chef Passover! - Cooking Game Show Program Gindi Hall Danny Corsun

8:00 - 10:00 PM Ropes Course: Night swing. Ages 14+ Meskin Family Ropes Course

Etan Kelman / Ravit Berkowitz

10:00 PM -

12:00 AM Teen Lounge - 10pm: Guest Speaker: Jennifer Medina: Era of truth, what can we really believe? 11pm:Open Staff Lounge

Jennifer Medina, Eran Berkowitz

8:00 - 11:00 PM Shmira (evening supervision)


4:30 - 5:00 PM


5:00 - 5:30 PM Israeli Dancing Gazebo Banot Caren Heller

5:00 - 5:30 PM Frisbee on the Hill The Hill Sean Herstein


5:00 - 6:00 PM

Ramah Parlor -Their trauma, and ours: Mass shootings and natural disasters are just the start - news reporters are often forced to cover traumatic events and speak with an endless number of victims. How do they approach people who may not want to speak? How do journalists grapple with their own emotions, particularly when they’ve been trained to keep them out of the story. Adults only- food and drinks. Friedman Library Jennifer Medina


7:30 PM

Just arrived? Parent meeting/Meet the staff: Important introductory meeting for parents of all ages: Gan through Teen programming Ostrow Lounge Natalie Blitt

Thursday


7:30 - 8:00 AM

Family Text Study - What's Really in those Boxes? Tefillin revealed! What are they and why we wear them (although maybe not on Chol Hamoed). PLUS - Learn how to put them on! (Part 2) Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Stu Kelman



8:00 - 9:00 AM Salsa - Zumba Style Gazebo Lil Caren Heller





9:30 - 10:30 AM

Shir HaShirim Class - Would you like to learn how to chant Shir HaShirim? (You should be able to read Hebrew to come to this class) Fingerhut Chapel Hallel Hanoch

10:00 - 11:00

AM Knitting Circle Ostrow Lounge Caren Heller

9:30 - 12:30 AM Climb the Odyssey (Ages 9+) Please sign up in ad-vance


10:00 AM - 1:00

PM Escape Room 10am & 11:30am - Sign up in advance Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Dovi Rabinowitz

10:30 - 11:30

AM Basketball Clinic (ages 9+)

Shirley & Ted Levine Basketball Court Nachum Peterseil

10:00 AM - 1:00

PM

A Different Point of View: Screening of "The Wom-en's Balcony", an Israeli feature film, followed by an interactive discussion. For adults and teens.

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Elyssa Moss

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Being and Nothingness: What's Missing in the Three Abrahamic Religions? There are three different "negative spaces" in Juda-ism, Christianity and Islam. Each of these religions attempts to carve out for itself its own realm of ab-sence, or nothingness. Through identifying these three "negative spaces" we will learn something about the essence of each religion, and how it differs from its other two Abrahamic sisters. See if you can guess in advance what the three "negative spaces" are...! Friedman Library Dr. Yonatan Moss


1:00 - 2:00 PM

Getting to know our community - we invite all members of the medical community, to sit together at the marked tables for lunch today. Gindi Hall Dr. Phil Blumenfeld / Aaron Gordon

1:45 - 4:00 PM

Experience Ojai Bike Tour Engage your senses on this 7.5 to 9 mile ride through Ojai's rural East End where you'll enjoy the smell of local citrus orchards and the beauty of Chief's Peak & the Topa Topa Bluffs. We'll take a break to enjoy an orange, pixie or tangelo and learn a bit about the history of the Ojai Valley. Meet at Flagpole Uri Rosenwald

2:00 - 3:00 PM Escape Room Team Celebration & debrief Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Elyssa & Dovi Rabinowitz

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Art Experience with David Moss (Part 3 of 3) This a 3 part class, please plan on attending all 3 to make a one of a kind take a way project. Flax Art Center David Moss



2:30 - 4:00 PM Jewelry making - Leather Wrapped "Chan Luu" Bracelets (Adults only please, sign up in advance) Flax Art Center Sam Garelick

2:30 - 5:00 PM Gan Open Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Hallel Hanoch, Gabi Chojkier

2:30 - 5:00 PM Kids Group Meet at Alon Binyamin

Etan Kelman, Negev Hanoch, Jessie Birnbaum, Daniella Plutchok, Yair Rabinowitz

3:30 - 5:00 PM Family Story Telling Friedman Library Vicky Kelman

4:00 - 5:00 PM LAST CHANCE! Ropes Course: Try the Alpine Tower. Ages 4+


4:00 - 5:00 PM

Creating Comics! (Part 3) Join us as we explore the world of Jewish comics and graphic novels and learn to create our own! Ages 8-12 Whizin Saskia Swenson Moss, Natalie Blitt

4:00 - 5:00 PM Art - Last Chance to work in the art room this Pesach - come finish your projects Flax Art Center Roen Salem

4:00 - 5:00 PM Frisbee Golf Meet by Sports Shed Josh Horwatt

5:00 - 5:30 PM Canteen Open - Use your Canteen Bucks! Levine Canteen Teri Naftalin

5:00 - 5:30 PM


5:00 - 5:45 PM Kids Craft Ostrow Lounge Jessie Birnbaum


5:30 - 6:30 PM Ramah Parlor - Asking Better Questions Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Josh Feigelson

7:05 PM Yom Tov Candle Lighting Ostrow Lounge




9:15 - 10:15 PM Youth Game Night and Oneg (ages 9+)

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Jessie Birnbaum, Sean Herstein

9:30 - 11:00 PM

Oneg - Stories of Ramah where we have been and where camp is going.... with National Ramah Director, Mitch Cohen Ramah's changing/evolving role within the Conservative Movement as the Movement changes and contracts and How Ramah camps are dealing with inclusion - disabilities, LGBTQ, etc - challenges and success Lieber Hall Rabbi Mitch Cohen

10:00 PM -

12:00 AM Teen Lounge Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Eran Berkowitz

6:15 - 7:00 PM

Light Kids Dinner for Children 8 & under to eat at only: This dinner will be a kid friendly food buffet set-up for parents to feed younger children that will not be eating dinner at 7:30. Hadar Shani



Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick Rabbi Aaron Lerner

Friday






9:00 - 9:30 AM

Text Study - Blood, Guts, and the Temple: What can we learn from the Paschal Sacrifice? The korban Pesach, or Paschal Offering, was one of the central rituals of ancient Jewish life. In this ses-sion we will study the Mishnah's account of how the sacrifice happened, and contrast it with what we know about another central Temple ritual, the Yom Kippur avodah. Friedman Library Rabbi Josh Feigelson

9:30 - 10:30 AM Tot Yom Tov Parent and child service for children ages 0-5 and their parents

Milton & Sandy Gor-don & Family Prayer Area Shelley Dean

9:30 - 10:30 AM Jr. Congregation/ Kiddush Snack (ages 6-12) Alon Binyamin Jessie Birnbaum, Sean Herstein

9:30 - 11:00 AM Contemplative Meditative T'fillah Adults only Whizin Rabbi Gordon Tucker

9:30 AM - 12:00

PM Shacharit /Kiddush


Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Rabbi Aa-ron Lerner

10:30 AM - 1:00

PM Kids Group (Ages 6-9) Kasirer Family Beit Midrash

Jessie Birnbaum, Daniella Pultchok, Eran Berkowitz, Etan Kelman, Negev Hanoch

10:30 AM - 1:00

PM Youth Activites (Ages 10-14) Alon Binyamin Sean Herstein, Ravit Berkowitz, Etan Kelman

10:30 AM - 1:00

PM Gan Open Schneider Family Gan

Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Sagi Rudnick, Saskia Swenson Moss, Hallel Ha-noch, Gabi Chojkier

12:45 - 1:00 PM GAN PICK UP Schneider Family Gan

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Panel - Don't Believe Everything You Read on the Internet: Kvelling & Kvetching About Jewish Life on Campus Fingerhut Chapel

Rabbi Aaron Lerner, Rabbi Josh Feigelson Moderator:Yiftach Levy

2:30 - 5:00 PM Sports Equipment Check out 2:30 - 3:00 PM, return 4:30 - 5:00 PM

Meet in front of the Sports Shed Dovi Rabinowitz



3:00 - 4:00 PM Family Soccer Game Sidney Eichenbaum Soccer Field Uri Rosenwald

4:00 - 5:00 PM Teen Choice Gazebo Lil Caren Heller

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Shiur - A State Divided. California has forcefully taking the lead in resisting the Trump administration. Democrats run Sacramento, but Republicans are now pushing a new image, showing that they are open to immigrants. Several competitive House races may mean the state holds the key to the balance of power in Congress. And how can one state given rise to Nixon, Reagan, Stephen Miller, Stephen Bannon as well as Kamala Harris, Eric Garcetti and Jerry Brown. We explore the history and future of California politics. Fingerhut Chapel Jennifer Medina

5:00 - 5:30 PM Game Check Out Open Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy

5:00 - 5:30 PM Kids Craft Ostrow Lounge Natalie Blitt


12:00 - 1:00 PM

Shiur - How can we build peace from the ground up, what is happening today and what could happen tomorrow? With a lack of a political horizon, what is happening on the ground. What are the currents and themes that are motivating each community? What is the role of civil society today, and how can it be relevant tomorrow? Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold

12:00 - 1:00 PM Shiur - Embrace, deny, or don't care: Intermarriage is here to stay. Now what? Friedman Library Rabbi Aaron Lerner


2:15 - 3:00 PM Ramah Acapella Practice - open to all who love to sing Alon Binyamin

Sean Herstein & Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

5:30 - 6:30

Ramah Parlor: Breaking Stereotypes: Field Notes from a Hebrew University Scholar of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Adults Only Drinks and Snacks

Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Dr. Yonatan Moss

6:15 - 7:00 PM

1st Seating Shabbat Dinner for families to experience Shabbat Dinner together as a family - must sign up in advance (Families, please decide between this dinner and the later dinner.) Leiber Hall

6:45 - 7:00 PM Mincha


Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick / Rabbi Aaron Lerner

7:06 PM Shabbat Candlelighting Ostrow Lounge

7:10 - 7:30 PM Maariv


Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick / Rabbi Aaron Lerner

7:30 - 9:00 PM 2nd Seating Shabbat Dinner Gindi Hall



9:30 - 11:00 PM Oneg Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer and Nachum Peterseil

10:00 PM -

12:00 AM Teen Cafe Dilemma & followed by Open Lounge Night

Spiwak-Baran Staff Lounge Eran & Ravit Berkowitz

Saturday


7:30 - 9:00 AM

Meditation and Yoga: Walk up to the tree house and enjoy camp views while doing Yoga

Meet at the Gazebo Lil walk up to Makom Nefesh


9:00 - 9:30 AM

Text study: Unlocking the Mystery of Praying for Healing – Close Study of the “Mi She’ Berakh” We will take a deep dive into this traditional prayer to uncover some of the layered dimensions that have the potential for making this prayer a key con-nector for ourselves and others as we include them in our prayers. We will then take this orientation into Shabbat davening to pray this prayer together as part of the service. Friedman Library Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick

9:30 - 10:30 AM Family Tot Shabbat Service for children ages 0-5 and their parents

Milton & Sandy Gor-don & Family Prayer Area Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Gabi Chojkier

9:30 - 10:30 AM Jr. Congregation/ Kiddush Snack (ages 6-12) Alon Binyamin Jessie Birnbaum Sean Herstein Dan-iella Plutchok

9:30 AM - 12:00

PM Shacharit/ Kiddush


Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick/Rabbi Aa-ron Lerner

10:30 AM - 1:30

PM Gan Open (ages 3-5) Schneider Family Gan Jennifer Tabak-Levy, Gabi Chojkier

1:15 - 1:30 PM GAN PICK UP Schneider Family Gan

10:30 AM - 1:30

PM Kids Group (Ages 6-9) Kasirer Family Beit Midrash

Jessie Birnbuam, Daniella Plutchok, Eran Berkowitz

10:30 AM - 1:30

PM Youth Activities (Ages 10-14) Alon Binyamin Sean Herstein, Ravit Berkowitz

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Shiur: Spiritual Superheroes: Talmudic Time-Travelers Tell the Truth (a Torahgami Teaching) What if we could travel back -- or forward -- in time? Pesach repeatedly reminds us how deeply connect-ed we are to generations past and the importance of passing on our values to those who come after us. We’ll study three extraordinary personalities from the rabbinic tradition whose stories convey the pow-er and magic of time and memory. Friedman Library Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer


3:00 - 5:30 PM Pool open


2:30 - 5:00 PM Sports Equipment Check Out 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Return Equipment 4:30-5pm

Meet in front of the Sports Shed Uri Rosenwald

3:00 - 4:00 PM Family Basketballl game Shirley & Ted Levine Basketball Court Dovi Rabinowitz

3:00 - 4:00 PM Camp Tour - then and now .... Where was the swimming pool? Meet at Sports Rock

Rabbi Joe Meneshe & Rabbi Stu Kelman

3:00 - 4:00 PM

A Garden Fountain; A Well of Living Waters Sharing the creative flow through my unique artistic Minyan: An ongoing stream of learnable, teachable art. Fingerhut Chapel David Moss

4:00 - 5:00 PM

New Explications of Pirkei Avot A new set of commentaries on Pirkei Avot is about to be published by the Rabbinical Assembly, written by this presenter and by Raba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum. We will take an advance look at these illuminations of how Pirkei Avot effected a multiplex shift of religious paradigm. Friedman Library Rabbi Gordon Tucker

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Trump on Jerusalem - why now and whats next? By accident or design President Trump started his term with more political capital in Israel then any President. A year in, what are the current prospects for the ultimate deal? Fingerhut Chapel Joel Braunold

5:00 - 5:30 Game Check Out Open - Please return all games that have been checked out Levine Canteen Yiftach Levy

5:00 - 5:30 Community Tea Ostrow Lounge

5:00 - 6:00 PM Degel game - Come play this fun game with your family!

Outside the Fingerhut Chapel Eran and Ravit Berkowitz

5:15 - 5:30 PM Ramah Acapella Choir Performance Outside Ostrow Lounge

Sean Herstein & Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

5:30 - 6:30 PM Ramah Parlor - Israel on Campus 2.0: reflections on taking 100 non-jewish students to Israel and the PA

Kasirer Family Beit Midrash Rabbi Aaron Lerner




Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Rabbi Aaron Lerner

8:14 PM Shabbat/Yom Tov Ends

8:30 PM Camp Wide Havdala Ma'agal Ilan Shelley & Jeff Dean

9:30 - 11:00 PM Pizza & Beer Ostrow Lounge For everybody!

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Shiur - As we close our time together on Pesach, this shiur will help us reflect on what we seek to make whole. Includes sources from the Talmud and Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav. Fingerhut Chapel Rabbi Josh Feigelson

SUNDAY

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 6:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Gindi Hall

10:00 AM L'hitraot

See you next year in Ojai!

לשנה הבאה באוהי!

dear guests, · passover program this year - or the traditional seder later that evening. if you...

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