Upcoming Events

B’Mitzvah Program Information Sessions

Virtual information sessions for prospective B’Mitzvah Program students (generally 6th graders in Fall 2024) and their parents to provide an overview and get all your questions answered by one of our Program Directors.

June 13 (Thursday) | 7 – 8pm | Online on Zoom | Register here
August 4 (Sunday) | 9:30 – 10:30am | Online on Zoom | Register here
August 14 (Wednesday) | 7 – 8pm | Online on Zoom | Register here

A’s Baseball Game – Jewish Heritage Day

The Oakland A’s would like to welcome Tawongans to Jewish Heritage Day on August 4th at 1:07pm vs the Los Angeles Dodgers! Each person who purchases a ticket through this link will receive a special A’s blanket and a free bagel from Boichik Bagels. Tickets are $40.25 and must be purchased through the link below. Let’s Go Oakland!

August 4 (Sunday) | 1:07pm | Oakland Coliseum | Get Tickets Here

Tawonga Family School Information Session

We are excited to be reaching out to families who have kids between the ages of 4 and 10 about how to bring more Jewish learning and connection into your lives through our Tawonga Family School program! Join us for a fun and engaging online info session to learn about this program.

August 6 (Tuesday) | 6 – 7pm | Online on Zoom | Register here

High Holidays Events

Join us in Oakland for a vibrant Erev Rosh Hashanah celebration with the whole family. Then conclude the Days of Awe with us for a contemplative Early Kol Nidre service for those ages 13 and up. Find out more and get your sliding scale tickets below!

October 2 (Weds) | 3:30 – 5:30pm | Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland | Tickets
October 11 (Friday) | 3-5pm | Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland | Tickets

More Ways to Engage

Check out recordings of past events below – or take a break from screen time with Tawonga radio.

Tawonga Radio

Tap into the Camp spirit and take a break from screens through Tawonga Radio! Stories below:

📻  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 cancelled, 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 info@tawonga.org or call 415.543.2267 with any questions.