A Mission to Israel to Build Community Back Home

By: Jamie Simon   As a new leader in the Bay Area Jewish community, I felt intimidated this month to embark on the...

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In Their Own Words – Nine Expressions of Gratitude from Tawonga Campers

Over the summer, Tawonga campers were asked to write expressions of gratitude to our amazing community of donors about...

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Bar and Bat Mitzvahs with a Tawonga Twist

By Jamie Simon, Associate Executive Director   Tawonga just launched our very first bar and bat mitzvah training in the...

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Trading Sandals for Snowboots

By: Julia-Rose Kibben   Julia-Rose (pictured center, above) is a 16-year-old junior at Convent of the Sacred Heart...

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Author Steve Almond Credits Tawonga with Best Advice of his Life on Dear Sugar Radio

  Just a few weeks ago, the popular WBUR podcast Dear Sugar Radio, a show that offers "radically empathic...

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What Does Tawonga Mean?

By: Ken Kramarz One of the most frequent questions I get is, “What does Tawonga mean” If you ask a camper from the...

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The Bond of Tawongans

By our Camp Director, Rebecca Meyer I am honored and thrilled to be the next Camp Director at Tawonga I first fell in love...

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Passing Tawonga’s Torch

By our next Executive Director, Jamie Simon-Harris It is an honor and a privilege to be named Camp Tawonga’s next...

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Finding a Way to Say Goodbye

Camp Tawonga is incredibly fortunate to have had Ryley Katz on our year-round team for the last nine years, leading our...

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Tawonga Lovebirds at Fall Family Camp

Last weekend, 62 families spent a glorious weekend together at Tawonga for our final Family Camp of the season The energy...

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