July 2, 2026 / 17 Tamuz 5786 | | | Even though we celebrate Israel every day at Ramah Nyack, Yom Yisrael (Israel Day) is always an extra special, fun, and meaningful day here at camp. Chanichim (campers) were greeted by blue and white decorations and Israeli flags as they entered camp on Wednesday. Following festive migrash dancing, our incredible mishlachat (Israeli staff) performed a beautiful and moving daglanut (Israeli flag dance) and skit about the establishment of the State of Israel. Chanichim then enjoyed a full day of special activities around camp where they felt, tasted, heard, and learned about Israel. From buying limonana and spices at the shuk (market), to navigating the Jordan River on rafts in the pool, boarding an El Al airplane, reading books about Israel and singing Israeli songs, Israel was a vibrant part of our entire day. Thanks to our mishlachat for planning and implementing an amazing day! Am Yisrael Chai! | |
Hanging around after dinner and enjoying a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game with visiting mishlachat. | Camp families interested in hosting mishlachat should email Ohad. | | |
Hosting Mishlachat
Another amazing opportunity to connect with Israel is by hosting mishlachat (Israeli staff) for a Shabbat. Mishlachat are assigned to you based on how many people you can host and observance levels, and they can make their way to your home on Friday after the camp day, visit through Sunday, and then return to camp that evening or on Monday morning. For the mishlachat, offering to open your home to them is extremely meaningful, and the opportunity offers them the comforts of a home and a taste of American family life. For the host families, these weekends always build stronger bonds at camp - kids in host families meet staff they may otherwise not know - and gives them Israelis to talk with and connect to on their own turf. You don't need a lot of space and there is no obligation to be a tour guide at all times; just be open to letting them into your home and your lives, at least for a few days. The rewards are invaluable.
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What's for lunch next week?
Our team works hard to provide complete meals for everyone, every day, in order to fuel the fun!
| | Reminder: Label all items that come to camp! | |
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Everything that comes to camp should have a clear label with your child's first and last name! Our lost and found team works hard to return missing items, and that is much more likely when your items are properly labeled. Even so, it may take a few days for items to make it back to your camper.
Report missing items through the app or at this link.
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Important Dates
- Friday, July 3 - No Camp, Independence Day
- Wednesday, July 8 - Zimriyah*
- Monday, July 13 - Night of Music
- Tuesday, July 14 - Thursday, July 16 - Bogrim/Chalutzim Overnight Trip
- Thursday, July 16 - Tzeirim & Nevonim Overnight at Camp
- Monday, July 20 - First Day Second Session
- Thursday, July 30 - Ramah Nyack Annual Dinner at Orangetown Jewish Center
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Monday, Aug 3 - Leil Horim [for parents of our tzevet (staff)]
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Keep up with all the fun we're having during Kayitz (Summer) 2026! Like the Ramah Day Camp in Nyack Facebook page and follow us on Instagram!
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Download the App
All communications for the summer will be posted in the Campanion App. Please download it for free. Be sure to click through settings to turn on notifications and through 'forms' to turn on text alerts so that you never miss important updates and news from camp!
| | *Camp families: please be sure to check the app for important information about Zimriyah next week. | | Every Friday, we will post highlights from each edah (division) on the Ramah Nyack website. Click on the name of an edah below to read this week's update. | | |
Reminders
We provide our campers with snacks and meals throughout the day. For the safety of our campers and staff with food allergies, we ask that no food of any kind be sent to camp with your children.
Please send your child(ren) everyday with:
- A refillable water bottle from home so that your child(ren) can refill it throughout the day with water to stay hydrated.
- A bottle of sunscreen (labeled). Please apply sunscreen before your child departs for camp. We will reapply it throughout the day and the labeled bottle of sunscreen will be kept in your child’s changing area.
- While not required, we highly recommend sending a hat for your child to wear, especially on hot days.
Important Procedures
Your children are having so much fun here that we encourage you to keep them in camp until the regular dismissal time. We understand that there are extenuating circumstances that occasionally require you to pick up your child early. If so, please follow these procedures:
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Your child may be picked up by a parent or by an authorized adult previously designated in your CampMinder account. For any changes, please email travel@ramahnyack.org.
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Please call camp at (845) 358-6240 or email travel@ramahnyack.org by 11am on the day of the change and let us know what time you will be picking up your child. The office staff will notify your child's counselor and bus driver of the revised dismissal plans.
- Upon your arrival for early dismissal, please park in the Gould parking lot (across from the entrance to Nyack High School) and let our security staff know your name and your camper's name and they will call the office to let us know you have arrived. A staff member will escort your child to Gould to meet you, where you will sign him/her out. Please do not take your child out of camp without signing out.
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All early pick-ups must take place BEFORE 3:00 p.m. After 3:00 p.m., pick-ups will be carpool pick-ups in the Gould parking lot at regular dismissal.
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