We’re mighty glad you’re here and can’t wait to welcome you to Tawonga! Don’t see the information you’re looking for? Email [email protected] and a team member will be happy to speak with you!
Is your returning camper interested in a longer summer session?
Register for Zoom Link: Wed., Oct. 28 (7-8pm PST)
Sessions geared toward adults, children welcome to join.
🌲 Ready for Adventure?
Register for Zoom Link: Thurs., Oct. 29 (6-7pm PST)
Sessions geared toward adults, children welcome to join.
Want to start your summer camp journey?
Register for Zoom Link: Wed., Nov. 4 (7-8pm PST)
Register for Zoom Link: Tues., Nov. 10 (7-8pm PST)
Register for Zoom Link: Tues., Nov. 17 (7-8pm PST)
Register for Zoom Link: Tues., Dec. 1 (7-8pm PST)
Sessions geared toward adults, children welcome to join.
Interested in Tawonga’s All-Gender Cabins?
Register for Zoom Link: Thurs., Nov. 19 (4:30-5:30pm PST)
Register for Zoom Link: Tues., Dec. 8 (7-8pm PST)
Sessions geared toward adults, children welcome to join.
Camp Fairs
Meet members of our staff at upcoming Camp Fairs in the Bay Area and beyond!
| Event | Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Day at Temple Isaiah | Oct. 25, 2026 | Temple Isaiah, Lafayette | 10 – 11:30am |
| Z3 Conference | Nov. 1, 2026 | Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto | 8:30am – 7:30pm |
| Sacramento Jewish Food Faire | Nov. 8, 2026 | Scottish Rite Masonic Center | 11am – 4pm |
| JLC Camp Fair | Nov. 10, 2026 | Adat Air El, Los Angeles | 6 – 7:30pm |
| Camp Takeover Day | Nov. 15, 2026 | Temple Emanu-El, San Jose | 9am – 1pm |
| Jewish Summer Camp Fair | Nov. 19, 2026 | Congregation Beth El, Berkeley | 5 – 6pm |
| Festival of Lights | Dec. 6, 2026 | JCC Marin | 11am – 2pm |
| Jewish Summer Camp Fair | Dec. 6, 2026 | Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles | 8:30am – 1pm |
| Santa Barbara Summer Camp Fair | Jan. 10, 2027 | B’nai B’rith, Santa Barbara | 12 – 2pm |
More Ways to Engage
Tap into the Camp spirit and take a break from screens through Tawonga Radio – the pandemic-era project that keeps on giving!
Tawonga Radio Stories
📻 From Monotone to the Moon: How One Song Leader Found His Voice: Elan Lavie was a camp song leader who didn’t quite know how to sing. Through sheer determination, he found a way and brought a bunk of 12-year-old boys closer in the process.
📻 Emmett Cooks: From Tawonga Kitchen Staff to Culinary Entrepreneur: When Tawonga’s 2020 summer season was canceled, Tawonga Lead Cook, Emmett Verba, took a leap of faith. He started “Emmett Cooks,” delivering inventive meals all around the Bay Area. Hear how he got his business off the ground.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Ken Kramarz: Former Tawonga Executive Director Ken Kramarz shares how his entire life changed after the summer of 1981 when he worked as a Tawonga Unit Head. “It was a total antidote to everything I had experienced.”
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Becca Meyer: What made Camp Director Becca Meyer shift from pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and studying the brains of mice, to working at Tawonga? Listen to find out!
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Rabbi Laura Rumpf: What do marshmallows have to do with Jewish teaching? At Tawonga, it turns out, a lot! Listen to this “Journey to Tawonga” with Rabbi Laura Rumpf to hear more.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Brenton “Big Fiji” Seeto:How does someone working at a resort halfway around the world in Fiji come to find a home on Tawonga’s summer staff? Listen to find out.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Liz Chenok: Liz Chenok survived the embarrassment of showing up at Camp to work her first summer with her entire family in a minivan; now she’s a member of Tawonga’s year-round staff!
Questions
Feel free to email [email protected] or call 510.401.1965 with any questions.
