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Camp Tawonga
NEAR YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
(415) 543-2267 • tawonga.org
Committed to “immersing children in community building, Jewish values and nature to help them become their best selves and go on to make the world a better place,” Tawonga offers summer camp sessions, weekend programs and year-round programs, with options for teens and families, and also a bar, bat and b’nai mitzvah program.
EAST BAY
Camp Kee Tov
BERKELEY
(510) 848-237 • campkeetov.org
Congregation Beth El’s Camp Kee Tov continues its tradition of over 50 years of excellence in day-camping “with a special ruach (Kee Tov spirit) all its own.” For children entering kindergarten through ninth grade, the camp’s programming and traditions have inspired thousands of campers from a diverse cross-section of our community, welcoming a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, families and faiths.
SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
Oshman Family JCC Camp
PALO ALTO
(650) 223-8700 • paloaltojcc.org/camps
Day and overnight camps are available through the OFJCC, which builds “a spirited community where campers are immersed in joyful camp activities and develop meaningful relationships with others while engaging in individual personal growth.” Another option here is the Maccabi Sports Camp, an overnight experience that welcomes campers entering grades 3–11.
NORTH BAY
Camp Newman
SANTA ROSA
(415) 392-7080 • campnewman.org
Offering summer and year-round programs, UJR Camp Newman works to build “a community of acceptance, where we role model positive behaviors, and acknowledge that each and every member of the community is vital and important…with a specific set of needs, wants, feelings, hopes, and dreams.”