I think we'll stay friends forever. Weiss was one of 35 kids in grades kindergarten through five attending the first session of the Ramah Day Camp of the Greater East Bay. It's a dream come true for me in many ways. Although it's the first non-synagogue Conservative day camp in the Bay Area, it's the fifth Ramah in the nation. The Ramah organization also oversees seven Conservative overnight camps nationwide.
Kids bring lunches that are dairy or vegetarian.
Kids from non-Conservative households, however, were not turned away from the Berkeley camp. This mix of campers has provided an exciting backdrop, said Alter. Here they make it fun so that you'll enjoy it. The Berkeley camp has also implemented an innovative learning technique that brings together children of various ages, giving them some activity choices. Alter learned about it from Ramah board member Rena Dorf.