Announcing our 2026 Hanhallah!
We’re excited to announce our 2026 hanhallah (leadership team)!
Kochavim (current 2nd & 3rd graders) — Hey Kochavim! My name is Emma Gelb, and I am so excited to be your Rosh Kochavim this kayitz (summer)! This is going to be my twenty-first year at camp, and I can’t wait to spend it with you! Kochavim is the best edah in all of camp, which is probably why this will be my eleventh year working in it! We’re going to have so much fun together, from singing and dancing to chugim (electives) and more; it’s going to be the best kayitz ever! Camp is truly the best place in the world, which is why I am so grateful to work at camp all year round — it’s the best! When I’m not working, I love photography, working with foster kids, all things Taylor Swift, reading, and anything crafty.
Ilanot (current 4th graders) — Hi Ilanot! I’m Shir Gurtenberg, and I’m so excited to return for my second year as a shaliach (Israeli emissary) at camp and be Rosh Ilanot! Last year I was a madrich (counselor) in Kochavim and I had so much fun! I’ve lived in Israel for the past 23 years (born and raised haha), and I’m so excited to come back to Camp Ramah after a long trip of backpacking across Central and South America!!!!! I really love to cook and scuba dive. I’m about to start studying psychology and communication at the University of Tel Aviv, after the kayitz (summer). Get ready for the best kayitz ever!
Solelim (current 5th graders) — Hey Solelim!! My name is Annie Mozer (she/her), and I am so beyond excited to be your Rosh Edah for this kayitz (summer)! This is my twelfth summer at camp and fourth year on tzevet (staff)! I have been on tzevet Solelim for all my years as a madrichah (counselor), and I LOVE this edah so much, I cannot wait to now be Rosh! Outside of camp, I am currently a Junior at the University of Delaware, majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education. I will also be completing a 4+1 Masters in Autism & Severe Disability Studies. My favorite part of camp is singing at the medurah (camp fire), hanging out with my friends and chanichim (campers), and feeling all the camp ruach (spirit) in the air! This kayitz is going to be the best one yet, and I can’t wait to meet you all so soon!! I’m already counting down the days!! L’hitraot b’Palmer! (See you soon, in Palmer!)
Shoafim (current 6th graders) — Hi Shoafim! My name is Andrew Jacobson (he/him), and I am so excited to be your Rosh Edah for this kayitz (summer)! This will be my first summer as Rosh Shoafim, my fourth summer on tzevet (staff), and my ninth kayitz at camp! I am currently a Junior at Emory University, double majoring in Chemistry and Philosophy. Some of my favorite camp activities include playing spikeball, hanging out with friends, and swimming in the agam (lake). This kayitz is going to be the best one ever, and I can’t wait to meet you all so soon! L’hitraot b’Palmer! (See you soon, in Palmer!)
Amitzim (program for campers with disabilities) — My name is Kaylee Fellner (any pronouns), and I am honored to return for my second summer as Rosh Amitzim this kayitz! This is going to be my fifth summer on Tikvah staff, and my tenth summer overall at camp! I am so excited for the summer! I love to be in the chorsha (grove) on Friday evenings, host the Tikvah Block Party, and swim in the agam (lake). I just graduated from Goucher College, majoring in Special Education, and I will be beginning my teaching career once the summer ends! I have also been seeing my Tikvah Family weekly on Shabbos is Calling, where we meet every Thursday evening to hang out and catch up on Zoom! Looking forward to seeing everyone, in person, at camp!
Magshimim (current 7th graders) — Hey hey Magshimim! My name is Ian Toppall (he/him/his), and I am ecstatic to be your Rosh Edah for kayitz 2026! This will be my third kayitz in Magshimim. I was a chanich in 2018, madrich in 2023, and now your Rosh Edah this summer. I will have just graduated college with a degree in Comedy Writing and Performance from Columbia College Chicago, so after camp I plan on pursuing accounting (just kidding). At camp, I love playing sports on the migrash, directing the machezemers, and hanging with my best friends. I truly believe Magshimim is the best edah in camp– Tzad Bet has so much to offer, and I can’t wait to share it all with you! P.S. If you are reading this, come up to me on the first day of camp and say, “Joe says hello!”
Bogrim (current 8th graders) — Hey Bogrim! My name is Jonah Adler, and I am very excited to be your Rosh Edah this kayitz! This will be my tenth kayitz at camp, and I can’t wait to spend it with you all! I am in my second year at Yeshiva University, studying Political Science. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, studying Torah, and a good tisch. Some of my favorite parts of camp are all the rauch and shirah, from medurot (campfires) to seudah shlishit (Saturday night dinner). I also enjoy hanging out with my friends, especially going for walks around camp. I am excited to have an amazing ruach-filled kayitz! L’hitraot b’Palmer!
Machon (current 9th graders) — HEY MACHON!! I’m Sarah Lieber (she/her), and I am beyond excited to be your Rosh Edah this kayitz! I am third generation Ramah New England, and I have been spending my summers at camp since 2014. It is so special that this edah was my first group as a madricha, and my first as a Rosh Edah! I am graduating from Bates College studying history and education, and I’m looking forward to what is in store next. I am looking forward to tisch, Ma Ramah, medurot, and watching you all become leaders and connect as an edah. I can’t wait to see you all in less than 50 days! L’hitraot B’Palmer 🙂
Nivonim (current 10th graders) — Hey Nivonim! I’m Daniel Becker (he/him) and I am super excited to be your Rosh Nivonim this kayitz. This will be my ninth kayitz at camp, and I am thrilled to be working with Nivonim again this summer as I was on tzevet Nivonim in kayitz 2024. Nivonim is an amazing program, and I know we are going to have so much fun and bring the ruach to the rest of camp! I am graduating this May from Wesleyan University, where I Majored in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and minored in Chemistry and Religion. At camp, I love playing ultimate, climbing the alpine tower, shira (especially after seudah shlishit), and hanging out with all of the wonderful members of our kehila. I am super excited for this kayitz and know we are going to have the best time!