[12] The camp sits on 299-acre (1.21 km2) site in Dutchess County, New York, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of the Massachusetts border and the Berkshire Mountains, on Lake Ellis.
[15] On Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays the campers execute the traditional Torah service.
Campers also attend classes or programs that the camp has set up to structure their Jewish background.
[16] Counselors and alumni describe their summers at Ramah as one of the most formative experiences of their childhoods and a primary influence on their Jewish identity.
[25][26] Campers are divided by age groups, called Edot in Hebrew: