The Camper Care Intake Form and the Transportation Form are Due March 31.

All other forms are due May 1.

Complete the following forms in your CampMinder account or on the Campanion app:

• Camper Health History (includes special diet needs)

• Physician’s Exam

• Immunization Form

• Health Insurance Card

• Camper Care Intake Form

• Bunk Requests (note: a camper care intake form must be completed before bunk requests will be considered)

• B’rit/Camper Behavior Contract

• B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring (optional)

Please notify the camp office of any change in your permanent address, summer address, email or telephone number. Please provide us with your vacation contact information as well. This information should be emailed to Margalit at msegal@ramahwisconsin.com.

Most communications prior to camp and during the summer are sent via email. If the email address you listed on your camper’s application is not your current email address, please send the correct address to Margalit at msegal@ramahwisconsin.com.

In addition, campers have the opportunity to write letters that will be scanned and uploaded to your CampMinder account (with an option for a copy to be sent to your email address) through CampMinder’s eLetter program. Detailed instructions for using this service will be sent later in the spring.

We create an environment at camp of sh’mirat mitzvot (observing the commandments) which includes daily t’filah (prayer).  We wear tallitot (ritual prayer shawls) and t’fillin (phylacteries).  We encourage female campers of Bat Mitzvah age who wear them at home to bring them to camp.  All male campers and staff beyond the age of Bar Mitzvah are required to bring their own Tallit and Tefillin and to wear them during morning services.  If you have questions about purchasing Tallit and Tefillin, please be in touch with our office.

While some communities forego the wearing of a Tallit for what is known as a tallit kattan, a smaller fringed garment placed over the head, we strongly encourage individuals at Ramah to wear a Tallit on a daily basis as is the custom of the vast majority of synagogues with whom we partner.

Campers have many opportunities to take photos over the course of the summer: Friday afternoons before Shabbat when everyone is dressed nicely, sunsets over the lake, at the campwide play and music performances and of course during kikar dancing. These photos help preserve memories of another terrific summer at camp.

While the intent is always one of innocence, we ask that you discuss with your child your expectations of digital camera usage.  As part of that pre-summer conversation with your campers, please ask them to be aware of the types of pictures they are taking over the summer. What may seem funny or harmless in the moment can be hurtful out of context or used in a malicious way. As this becomes a growing issue in our country, please reinforce “positive” photo behavior prior to camp.

(*please see the Ramah Wisconsin Screen Policy for further details)

At camp we encourage campers and staff to share in conversation with those around them. As such, they are not permitted to wear headphones or earbuds outside of their cabins, except while exercising on the Garbage Trail (paved track) around camp.

Campers should not bring handheld games to camp. Camp provides a natural opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, play sports, sing, dance, and breathe fresh air. Campers participate in many activities with other campers their own ages. Teamwork and cabin unity are taught and stressed throughout the activity day. Free time in the cabin is shared with bunkmates playing board games or card games (no gambling allowed). These informal downtimes should be spent with others and not in solitude.

All cooking equipment, including grills and sandwich makers, is not permitted at camp. They represent health and safety risks in our cabins, as well as concerns about our kosher standards. These items will be confiscated and donated to a local shelter if brought to camp. While kosher-packaged snacks may be allowed in the cabin for a few days at the discretion of your child’s staff members, the absence of food in the cabins results in a cleaner and more sanitary living environment for our campers. We provide multiple snacks for campers every day. They are treated to fruit, pretzels, granola bars, etc. between meals. A variety of fresh fruit including apples, pears, plums, peaches and nectarines is available 24/7.  Vitamin water, water and sports drinks are available for purchase from vending machines.

Log in to your CampMinder account or the Campanion app to complete the travel form to reserve a spot on the appropriate bus for your child.

Click here for the list of bus stop locations and departure/arrival times.

Please note that bus departure/arrival times are approximate and locations are subject to change. If there are any changes, we will email you prior to your camper’s session.

We ask each family to book the flights for their child. One flight for each city will be designated as the official Ramah flight—click here for the list of flights. This helps us to coordinate our staff so we can meet all the flights when they arrive at Midway Airport on the first day of the session and escort the campers to the flights on the last day of camp. If your city is not listed, please contact Margalit Segal at msegal@ramahwisconsin.com to discuss your flight options. In general, flights should arrive to the airport before 12 pm on the first day of the session and depart the airport after 5 pm on the last day of the session (after 3 pm for August 8). Please send a copy of your child’s flight information to Margalit at msegal@ramahwisconsin.com.

Bus and airline reservations must be made by April 1.

Please complete the online transportation form through your CampMinder account or the Campanion app so we know how your child will be traveling to/from camp. Campers should be dropped off at camp between 3-5 pm on the first day of their session and picked up between 6-7 am on the last day of their session for sessions ending July 11 and August 8. For sessions ending on other days, campers should be picked up between 9-10 am.

From June 3 – August 9:
Main Line: 715-479-4400
Emergency Line: 715-479-5455

All Other Times:
Main Line: 312-606-9316

From June 3 – August 9:

Camp Ramah
3390 Ramah Circle
Conover, WI 54519-9599

All Other Times:

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
67 E. Madison Street, Suite 1905
Chicago, IL 60603

We encourage you to write to your camper frequently using the Campanion app or  your CampMinder account. Click here for info on using the CampMinder mail service. You should expect your campers to write one letter home every week.

We welcome you to be in touch with Parent Liaison Robin Rubenstein if you receive a letter with concerning information. Please contact her at rrubenstein@ramahwisconsin.com or call 715-479-4400.

Please address all mail to campers as follows:

Camper’s Name
Bunk Number
3390 Ramah Circle
Conover, WI 54519-9599

All packages and letters sent to campers must clearly display: a) your camper’s name, b) bunk number and c) your return address.

If you’d like to send a package to your child, please send non-food items such as books, magazines, games, a stuffed animal or a disposable camera.  Campers open packages in the office with a staff member, and food and other prohibited items will be confiscated.

Our modern infirmary is staffed by multiple physicians and nurses at all times. They are board-certified, practicing physicians and licensed nurses who love working with your campers. Our medical and nursing staff focus on the health of all our campers. Our staff responds to any identified medical issues, provides professional care and communicates promptly with parents and guardians as necessary.

The doctors and nurses staff the daily sick-call and treat campers for illness and minor injuries. In addition to our on-site network of medical professionals, our medical staff is also in contact with Camp Ramah’s Medical Chair Dr. Rachel McDowell and a network of local specialists.

Rachel McDowell serves as the Medical Chair for Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, after having spent nearly a decade as a camp physician in our Infirmary (Marp).

Rachel has deep connections to the Ramah community – currently a parent to campers and camper alumni. She was a camper for six summers and participated in Ramah Seminar in 1993 and Nativ 1993-1994. She earned her BA from Columbia University and her MD from Ben Gurion University. She is the Clinical Director for Antidote Health and an emergency room physician with Amita Health and HSHS.

In case of a medical emergency requiring that your camper be taken out of camp for medical care, Camp Ramah will make every effort to contact you immediately. In the event that your child is admitted to our infirmary overnight before 10 pm, we will call you. Otherwise we will call you in the morning (unless it is a medical emergency).

For campers who require surgery or are hospitalized for twenty four hours or more, a parent/guardian must come to the hospital to be with their child at their own expense.

In addition, for campers who are unable to return to camp activities due to illness or injury for longer than four days, a parent/guardian must come to be with their child. This decision is at the sole discretion of the medical professionals at camp. Campers may be allowed to return to camp following clearance from a personal medical professional and Camp Ramah’s Medical Director.

If you have any concerns about your child’s health after camp, please contact your personal medical professionals and also communicate with us. We look forward to continuing the caring partnership we value as caretakers of your children.

Wisconsin law requires that all medications, both prescription and non-prescription, be stored in the camp infirmary and administered by the camp health professionals.

If your child will be taking any kind of medication at camp this summer, you must register with PackMyRX, a pre-packaged medication program. All pills will be dispensed and individually packaged in sealed packets labeled with your child’s name, medicine, dosage, date and time to be given. This system ensures that each camper receives their correct medicine at the right time of day. Click here for more information about registering for PackMyRX.

Your camper should know the name of their medication(s), why it is taken and how often. It is important for campers to be aware that it is their responsibility to continue the routine of taking their medication while at camp. During the first days of camp, a member of our medical staff will contact you to confirm medical information and that we have your camper’s medication. Topical medications, lotions, cough drops, Epikits and inhalers/nose sprays may be carried by the camper and kept in their cabin. All other medications, without exception, must be stored in the infirmary.

Medications are administered three times a day at approximately 8:00AM, 1:00PM and after dinner without exception. It is very important that you arrange a dosage schedule that conforms to these administration times. Please make special arrangements in writing with the camp health team if your child needs medication at other times.

Our infirmary is well stocked with commonly used over-the-counter medications such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, cough lozenges, topical creams, etc. A nebulizer is available if needed. Symptomatic medications such as acetaminophen are administered at any time at the discretion of our camp health team. Please do not send commonly used non-prescription medications to camp, as they will not be returned at the end of the summer.

If you have any questions about medication administration, please contact our Infirmary (Marp) Team at infirmary@ramahwisconsin.com.

If your camper does not take medication or vitamins, you do not need to register with PackMyRX.

Note: Ruach Ramah campers are exempt from using PackMyRX. Please send your camper with a sufficient amount of medication for their time at camp. Medication should be in the original container and in a ziploc bag labeled with the child’s name, dosage and time the medication should be taken. Please hand the medication to your child’s bus counselor when you drop them off.

Click here to view the camp calendar.

We are excited to welcome visitors to camp in 2024! Here is the schedule:

Full Season Visitors Days
(for 8-week campers)
Sunday, July 14 – Monday, July 15, 2024

Open Camp Days
(for 4-week campers)
Sunday, June 30, 2024 (First Session)
Sunday, July 28, 2024 (Second Session)

Watch your email for updates.

One of the highlights of the Camp Ramah season is the performance by each full-season division of a Broadway musical in Hebrew. All campers participate in these productions by acting, singing, dancing, choreography, costumes or lighting design.

We will also once again be livestreaming the plays so you can enjoy watching the performance from anywhere! Click here to view our Livestream channel.

Check back soon for this summer’s musical schedule.

Day and overnight visits will be available throughout the summer. Check back soon for the 2024 visitor request form.

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin strives to create a truly “unplugged” and screen-free environment for our campers.

The only electronics campers are allowed to bring to camp are screen-less music players, digital cameras, and basic e-readers (that do not include downloadable applications). All other music players, e-readers, portable game devices, and video players that have the ability to connect to mobile data services (such as wifi and/or 3G/4G/5G) should remain at home.

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin chooses to be screen-free:

• To allow campers to fully embrace the connections they make with other campers and promote socialization between campers

• To enable our staff to build a stronger bunk and eidah community,

• To reduce the stress associated with the damage to and theft of electronics

• To ensure that our campers are not exposed to age-inappropriate material

• To remove the divide between “the haves and the have-nots” in each bunk

• Because we know that campers need a break from the world of technology and that camp is one of the few places throughout the year where kids can truly unplug

FAQs

How will my child listen to music?
Basic (screen free) music players are permitted, including the original iPod (1st, 2nd or 3rd generation), iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, SanDisk clip, or a device like this. Camp will purchase devices for families if needed, as we recognize that this is an additional cost.  If you need assistance, please reach out to Scott (stopal@ramahwisconsin.com).

How will my child take pictures?
Disposable cameras and digital cameras that are only used for taking pictures and videos are permitted. If your child is bringing a digital camera, please make sure they have sufficient memory cards and batteries, and that the device is not an expensive one.

Can my camper bring a phone to camp if they are traveling to camp from far away?
Yes and no. If your child is flying to camp, we recommend sending them with a cell phone and charger which must be given to a staff member when the camper reaches the buses or camp (depending on whether they are flying directly to camp or to Chicago). We will store these phones and chargers in our office until it’s time for the camper to return home.

While we understand that the bus ride for many campers is long, we are not allowing cell phones on the bus. We simply cannot take responsibility for hundreds of phones all summer.

My child loves screen time; how will they do without it at camp?
It is often more the anticipation of being without a phone, tablet or other relied upon device that is a hurdle for campers, rather than the time at camp. Once a child is at camp, it only takes them a day or so to acclimate to life without these electronics. Campers often also use electronics in their lives at home as a way to take a break or have some time away from social demands. We understand the need for these breaks, and we encourage kids to bring comic books, graphic novels, books, cards, art supplies, board games or any other activities that they are interested in, or that you’ve been waiting to introduce them to.

If your child is in one of our special needs programs and you have concerns about this policy, please be in touch directly with Audra Kaplan at akaplan@ramahwisconsin.com.

At Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, we take great pride in providing a warm and welcoming community rooted in Jewish values.  We teach these values both formally through staff training, cabin meetings and community building, and informally at camp during our daily programming. As such, our camp is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community for all of our members and bullying will not be tolerated.

Our camp buildings are beautifully maintained and represent the efforts and commitment of Ramah supporters throughout the country.

Ramah does not permit writing on walls, tables, etc. Campers are expected to properly respect the campus and the buildings. A camper who defaces or damages camp property will receive a graffiti fine of $250 per incident. Re-enrollment will not be permitted until all fines are paid.

Each cabin prepares a cabin plaque at the end of the summer with each camper’s name.

Campers are not permitted to leave their cabins after lights out unless participating in an activity supervised by staff.

Campers are not permitted to leave the campgrounds without the permission of the camp director. Visitors are not permitted to take campers out of camp at any time.

Campers are not permitted to smoke, vape, use e-cigarettes/juuls, consume alcohol or use illegal drugs, and these substances are also not permitted in camp. Any possession or use of illegal or controlled substances will result in dismissal from camp with no reimbursement. Travel home will be at the parents’ expense and timing will be at the convenience of the camp.

Working with the camp’s staff and administration, Nivonim (11th grade) campers will help design their own regalia to be worn at campwide events. Detailed information will be sent to Nivonim families. Please do not provide any unauthorized regalia to any age groups or bunks; campers are not permitted to wear unauthorized regalia in camp.

Campers should bring a small amount of money with them if they want to buy sports drinks or bottled water from the vending machines. We recommend that full season campers bring up to $20 and that shorter session campers bring up to $10. A machine is available to make change for $1 and $5 bills.

• The $600 deposit is fully refundable until January 1, 2024. Deposits are non-refundable after January 1, 2024
• All fees are non-refundable after March 1, 2024

A pro-rated refund of tuition payments made, less a $500 administrative fee, will be granted for the withdrawal of a camper at the request of the camp.

Alternative arrangements to pay the camp fee must be approved by the camp office in writing before April 1. To make arrangements contact the billing department at billing@ramahwisconsin.com.

All fees should be sent to:

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
Attn: Billing
67 E. Madison Street, Suite 1905
Chicago, IL 60603