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Health Class Makes Its Long-Awaited Return

Health Class Makes Its Long-Awaited Return

Rebecca Silber ’23 October 14, 2021

In the past, Ramaz has offered health class for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, but for the past two years, Ramaz has discontinued this arguably crucial subject. After this gap, many students wonder...

Camps and Summer Programs vs. Covid-19: A  Look Into Protocols and Precautions

Camps and Summer Programs vs. Covid-19: A Look Into Protocols and Precautions

Emily Vayner ’23 October 14, 2021

As the 2020-2021 school year concluded, Ramaz students departed for their respective summer adventures. Some students chose to return to their beloved sleep-away camps, and others embarked on trips nationally...

Q&A With Ramaz's Medical Team: Vaccines

Q&A With Ramaz’s Medical Team: Vaccines

Emily Vayner ’23 October 14, 2021

In the 2021-2022 school year, Ramaz has required the Covid-19 vaccine for “all eligible students and employees in order to return to school.” Masks are still required for all vaccinated individuals....

Lunch at Ramaz is Back!

Lunch at Ramaz is Back!

Romi Chaovat ’24 October 13, 2021

Last year, everything at Ramaz was out of the ordinary. Students learned from home, had to wear masks and most notably were in charge of bringing their own lunches. Since Ramaz was not serving lunch as...

Wrap Your Head Around This: Women and Tefillin at Ramaz

Wrap Your Head Around This: Women and Tefillin at Ramaz

Aviva Lehman ʼ22 October 2, 2021

Since Ramaz is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva, many students assume that it is against school rules for female students and faculty to read from the Torah, wrap tefillin, or wear a tallit. In reality, however,...

Letter From the Editors

Letter From the Editors

To Our Dear Readers, Being part of The Rampage for the past four years has been incredible. For three years, we wrote for the paper, and this year, we were so excited to be your editors! We have loved...

Ramaz’s Lowest Grade: The Energy Rating

Ramaz’s Lowest Grade: The Energy Rating

The New York City Benchmarking Law requires buildings over 50,000 square feet to display their energy and water production rates by its entrance. Though the purpose of this law is to reduce the number...

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LGBTQ+ In Ramaz and Its Policies

Charlotte Kleeger ’24 July 19, 2021

In recent years, Orthodox Judaism has increasingly recognized the LGBTQ+ community. Perhaps this is most visible in the implementation of inclusion policies by several Yeshivot, which recognize, accept,...

Looking Back: Highlights of 2020-2021

Looking Back: Highlights of 2020-2021

Sydney Eisenstein ’22 July 19, 2021

While this year was void of many regular activities at Ramaz, the administration and faculty worked hard to create various trips, programs, and activities to supplement those losses. The school year began...

Seniors ’21: Thanks for the Memories....

Seniors ’21: Thanks for the Memories….

MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE GRADE WAS: Isaac Silverman: That everyone was really nice and friendly, especially when we went to Central Park and did all those team-building activities.  Hannah Dubroff:...

Covid-19 Vaccines at Ramaz: Everything You  Need to Know

Covid-19 Vaccines at Ramaz: Everything You Need to Know

Nicole Hirschkorn ’22 July 19, 2021

The Covid-19 vaccine has finally arrived into the hands of the general public, creating a mixture of excitement and trepidation among those eligible to receive it. Scientists made use of never-before-seen...

College Guidance for Sophomores

College Guidance for Sophomores

Abby Gurwitz ’23 July 19, 2021

College is a stressful topic for many students, even the underclassmen who are still a few years away from it. This month, the sophomores had their first glimpse into the Ramaz college guidance program....

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