Ad Journal | Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Gala 2025

RAMAH Circle

Mazel Tov to all of this year's
marvelous honorees.

Your commitment to Camp Ramah in the
Berkshires is truly awe-inspiring and we are
thrilled to be honored alongside of you to
demonstrate support for our Ramah community.

Karen and Jonathan Kaplan

RAMAH Circle

Kaplan Children and Grandchildren

Shomrei Ramah Circle

Anonymous

Dugma Circle

Mazel Tov to Karen and
Jonathan Kaplan!

Lee and Murray Kushner

Dugma Circle

Mazel Tov to our Ramah Berkshires

2025 Honorees

Jon Apter

Karen and Jonathan Kaplan

Alumni Leadership Award

Amy Winiker Forrest

Thanks for everything you do to ensure that
Ramah Berkshires continues to thrive and
nurture future generations of Jewish leaders

Ellen and Jay Steinberg

Dugma Circle

Congratulations to the highly
worthy recipients!

Yasher Koach!

Marilyn & Bruce Steinthal

Dugma Circle

Congratulations to all the
honorees on your
well-deserved honors!

Heather & Benjamin Werber

Ruach

Mazel Tov to the honorees on
your inspiring commitment to
Ramah Berkshires!

Atara Jacobson & Scott Bieber

Ruach

...וכל מי שעוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה, הקדוש ברוף הוא ישלם שכרם... וישלח בדכה והצלחה בכל מעשה ידיהם

And all who are involved faithfully in the needs of the community -- may the Holy One, Blessed is He, pay their reward...and send blessing and success to all their hanidwork...The Siddur.

Mazel Tov to Karen & Jonathan Kaplan, Jon Apter and Amy Winiker Forrest on this well deserved honor.

Joan and Harvey Bucholtz

Ruach

איזהו חכם - הלומד מכל אדם
Mazal tov to all of tonight's honorees!
A special hakarat hatov to Jon Apter and Amy Winiker.
You both lead by your passionate example and by collaborating with others.
What a gift you are to Camp and to Klal Yisrael.
With admiration and love,
Harman and Adina

Adina Avery-Grossman and Harman Grossman

Ruach

Mazal tov, Jonathan and Karen.

We are so pleased to be joining in this
well-deserved honor!

Congratulations to Jon and Amy, as well.
You have all been instrumental in making sure that
Ramah is the wonderful source of Jewish life
that it is.

Rhonda & Richard Kahn

Ruach

Mazel Tov to Karen &
Jonathan Kaplan on your
devotion to Camp Ramah in
the Berkshires.

Marc Kushner

Ruach

Mazel Tov to the honorees!

Arielle Greenbaum Saposh and Yoni Saposh

Ruach

וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ
And they elevated the stones of Ramah, along with her trees (1 Kings 15:22)

Mazal tov to the Apter family, who has done so much to elevate the Ramah experience for generations of campers.

Suzi Adelson Wainer
Josh & Nancy: Ronah | Caleb

Seth & Rachel: Theo | Vera | Mae

Zack & Penina: Yael | Barak | Meital | Bashan

We love you, Jon

The Wainers

Ruach

Amy Winiker Forrest and Andrew Forrest

Achrayut

Congratulations to Jon Apter on your recognition of your dedication to Ramah Berkshires!
Nancy and Andy Adelson

Anonymous

Achrayut

Ih Hono of: Jon, the Kaplans, and Amy - MAZAL TOV TO ALL!!!
The Archibald Family

Yasher Koach to all our outstanding honorees!
Bree Schonbrun and Ian Dumain

Achrayut

Mazel Tov to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
Sue Och and Brian Kalver

Kol Hakavod to Jon Apter, Amy Winiker Forrest and The Kaplan family - Inspiring us by their leadership & passion for the Ramah mission.
Dr. Hugh & Martha Pollack

Achrayut

Mazel Tov to Amy Winiker Forrest our past Ramah Berkshires Alumni Association President!
Ramah Berkshires Alumni Association Presidents Past & Present

With gratitude for lifelong friends and summers filled with Jewish joy. Amy, Jeremy, Aly (Gesher '23) and Mia (Gesher '26) Biloon
The Biloon Family

Achrayut

In honor of Karen & Jonathan Kaplan
From,
The PAS Clergy

Malchut

מצל תוב, Jon on a well deserved honor!
Best,
Hank and Betty Golomb

Ahavat Israel

Mazel tov to this year's well-deserving Gala honorees. Special thanks to the Kaplan Family for many decades of friendship. With love,
The Berman Family

Mazel Tov to all of the honorees! We are so grateful for your devotion to our wonderful camp and community!
Jennifer and Nicholas Brown

Mazel Tov Jon! Thank you for all your hard work, dedication and commitment to Ramah Berkshires! Mazel Tov to the other honorees!
Charlotte and Joel Carter

Ahavat Israel

Congratulations to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
Suzanne Katz and Richie Friedman

In honor of Jon Apter, Karen and Jonathan Kaplan and Amy Winiker Forrest and in tribute to Camp Ramah/Berkshires!
Shira and James Levin

Congratulations and thank you, Jon, Amy, Karen & Jonathan for being such important members of our community.
Sarah Klagsbrun and Eric Weinstein

Ahavat Israel

Ramah is good hands, thank you for all your hard work and dedication to a place we all love Mazal Tov!
Julie, Jeff, Joshua, Rachel & Sarah Shlefstein

Mazel Tov to the Kaplans!
Martha and Ari Swiller

Mazel Tov to Karen & Jonathan Kaplan on your devotion to Camp Ramah in the Berkshires.
Swiller Family

Ahavat Israel

Congratulations to Jon Apter on your recognition of your dedication to Ramah Berkshires!
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Mazel Tov to the all the Honorees. May you always enjoy a lifetime of delicious meals at Camp Ramah.
Wolfoods

Haverut

Mazel tov to our son Jonathan. Everything you have done and continue to do makes us so proud to be called your parents. With love, Mom and Abba
Elaine & Naftali Apter

Mazel Tov Jon - once again shows your incredible commitment to the causes and the people you care most about
Michael Beber

Congratulations to Jon Apter on your recognition of your dedication to Ramah Berkshires!
Dana Septimus & Joseph Feldman

In honor of Karen & Jonathan Kaplan
James and Patricia Fingeroth

Haverut

Congratulations Jon! Ramah Berkshires is lucky to have you.
Lisa and Daniel Friedman

Mazel Tov to all the honorees!
Fruithandler Family

Congratulations to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
Marshall Kurland

Eillene Leistner and Barry Winiker

Haverut

Congratulations to all of the honorees! I'm grateful for your dedication to camp and excited to celebrate together.
Julia Paris

Congratulations to Jon Apter on your recognition of your dedication to Ramah Berkshires!
Ropes & Gray LLP

We congratulate Ramah's most worthy honorees: Our friend & devoted community leader, Jon Apter | Longtime friends & supporters of Schechter Bergen & Ramah, Drs. Karen and Jonathan Kaplan | Our fellow Teanecker and Stu's former student at Schechter, Amy Winiker Forrest | With thanks and profound gratitude and a special shout out to our wonderful grandchildren and campers, Eliana, Nessa, Kayla, Zev, and Joelle We love you sooooooo much, Savti and Saba

Linda Holof-Saposh and Stuart Saposh

Congratulations to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
David-Seth and Dori Kirshner Temple Emanu-El, Closter

L'Chaim

Ansche Chesed celebrates all our campers, staff, alumni, and parents who are part of the CRB family.
!!טוב לנו במחנה רמה
Rabbi Yael Hammerman | Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Ansche Chesed

Kol Hakavod to Jon Apter for his dedication to Ramah over many years. We are so proud of you! Love, the Engelharts!
Yoni & Talia Engelhart

Jonathan: We are so proud of you.
Joyce, Steven, Cory, and Michael Fichtenbaum

Mazel Tov to Jon Apter! Thank you for your service to our community.
Ariela Dubler and Jesse Furman

L'Chaim

Mazal tov, Jon! Sorry we can't celebrate with you in person, but watch out for the tripods!
Ilene and Jeffrey Greenbaum

Mazel Tov to Jon Apter on this well-deserved recognition of your dedication to Ramah Berkshires.
Shira & Barry Hammerman

Mazal tov to all of the honorees! Thank you for all you do to support current and future generations of Ramahniks.
Rabbi Eytan Kenter & Staci Zemlak- Kenter

Thank you, Amy & Jon, for helping Jewish teens feel that being part of their own kehillah is cool.
Leah & Andy Krakinowski Silberstein

L'Chaim

Congratulations to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
Eileen and Jerry Lieberman

Congratulations to all the honorees on your well-deserved honors!
Barbara & Peter Paris

Name Listing

Yaira Singer and Matthew Binstock

Susie & Mark Charendoff

Congregation Beth Sholom

Pat and Alan Davidson

Diane Fink

Kathy and Neil Eisler

Ellen and Ken Forrest

Diana and Liron Gitig

Name Listing

Jillian and Daniel Herz

Jacob Heyman

Moshe and Leslie Horn

Jonathan Funk & John Arnold

Audrey and Andrew Kent

Rabbi Gabe Cohen and Deb Pollack

Ilana and Paul Rosenberg

Joel and Barbara Roth

Name Listing

Ruth and Bruce Pomerantz

Anne and Reed Schneider

Karen Legman Segal and Eric Segal

Arthur and Debbie Oremland Sinensky

Annette & Stephan Stern-Chait

Community Partners

In honor of Amy Winiker
Forrest (Gesher '04)

2024-2025 Ramah Berkshires Alumni Association

Community Partners