Camp Ramah in Canada

Camp Ramah in Canada, is a Jewish summer camp located in the community of Utterson in the town of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada.The Max and Beatrice Wolfe Campus is located on Skeleton Lake, a two and a half hour drive from Toronto. Part of the National Ramah Commission, Ramah camps in the United States, Canada, and Israel are all religious camps governed by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.In 2009, Camp Ramah in Canada was attended by 450 Jewish youngsters, from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel.HistoryCamp Ramah in Canada was founded in 1960. Murray Shiff was instrumental in founding the camp, and was its first administrator. Michael Wolf was the active camp director between the summers of 2003 and 2011. Ron Polster is the current camp director as of the 2012 summer. Aviva Millstone is the current assistant director as of the 2013 summer.List of ''edot'' (units) Garinim (entering 2nd grade; less than 1 week long) Shorashim (entering 3rd grade; 1 or 2 weeks long) Nitzanim (entering 4th and 5th grade; 4 or 8 weeks long) Arazim (entering 6th grade; 4 or 8 weeks long) K'firim (entering 7th grade; 4 or 8 weeks long) Tzirim (entering 8th grade; 4 or 8 weeks long) Nachshonim (entering 9th grade; 4 or 8 weeks long) Magshimim (entering 10th grade; 8 weeks long) Tikvah (Program for campers with learning and social disabilities; 6-week sessions) Alonim (entering 11th grade; 8 weeks long)