Upcoming Events
Info Sessions
Summer Camp
Get ready for 2026! This webinar is for anyone who has questions or wants to learn more about summer camp programs.
Tawonga B*Mitzvah Program
Calling all 5th graders! Start your B*Mitzvah Journey with Camp Tawonga this September.
Camp Fairs
The Tawonga Team will be in attendance at many camp fairs throughout California. Know someone who may be interested in attending but does not live in the San Francisco Bay Area? This could be a great opportunity for them to connect in person!
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 | 11:20am - 12pm | Jewish Residential Camp Fair | Temple Beth El (Aptos) |
| March 15, 2026 | 10am - 12pm | Mini Camp Fair | Rodef Sholom (San Rafael) |
Community Events
Jewish Families of Color Tot Shabbat and Sing-a-Long
Saturday, March 7 • 10:30am – 12pm
This event is in partnership with Jewtina y co., The LUNAR Collective, and Urban Adamah.
Sunday Funday!
Saturday, March 8 • 12 – 4pm
Camp Tawonga is excited to partner with Camp Newman for a day of family fun – centered for people with disabilities, neurodivergence, or other support needs.
This free event includes sensory-friendly and accessible camp activities like tie dye, s’mores, music, archery, parent discussions, PJ Library Story Corner, and art! Families can also explore Camp Newman’s ropes course and hiking trails. Lunch will be available for purchase or feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
Where: UJR Camp Newman
Passover with Camp Tawonga
Saturday, April 4 • 3:15 – 5:30pm
This outdoor Passover experience is not like a regular seder – it’s more Purim meets Pesach, with games, singing, dancing, and an interactive Exodus story like you’ve never experienced it before.
👪 Who
Families with kids ages 4-10 (Siblings welcome)
⛺ What to Bring
A picnic blanket and/or outdoor chairs
Where
Outdoor location in Berkeley (to be shared upon registration)
⏰ Schedule
3:15-3:30 Arrival & Check in
3:30-4:15 Passover Activity Stations
4:30-5:15 Interactive Exodus Spiel
5:15-5:30 Closing
💸 Cost
$36, $54 or $108 per family – sliding scale, please pay what feels comfortable for your family; fees go toward programmatic space, supplies and staffing.
This event is in partnership with:
2026 New Family Orientations
| Program | Duration | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste of Camp 1 & Taste of Camp 2 | 1 week sessions | Wednesday, April 22 | 7pm |
| Sessions 2, 2a, 3, 3, & 4 | 2+ week sessions | Thursday, April 30 | 7pm |
| Adventure Quest | 1+ week sessions | Tuesday, May 5 | 7pm |
| Teen Leadership Institute | 3 week session | Thursday, May 7 | 7pm |
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 415.543.2267 with any questions.