The story behind our mural

These mural panels were designed and painted by Camp Ramah Day Camp staff under the direction of local community artist Tova Speter. Staff engaged in a design session during which they brainstormed ideas related to happiness at Camp Ramah. One panel features the camp logo with triangular borders because triangles are the strongest shape and can represent people working together. Each triangle will be filled in with unique designs by the campers once they arrive at camp.

The other panel shares a zoomed in part of the logo with the center circle filled with happy camp friends dancing together. It also includes a camper blowing bubbles that turn into music notes because shira (song) is a joyful part of camp, and one music note contains a reference to Yom Avatiach (watermelon day) and Yom Yisrael (Israel day). The edot are visually represented with a seed, buds, roots, branches, oak, and tree, which also tell a story of growth that campers experience throughout the summer. Lastly, the word Ramah in Hebrew is hidden in the roots as well.