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URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, one year after the summer camp was largely destroyed by fire (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)
Posted inNews

New state budget includes money for fire-damaged Jewish camps, Holocaust museum

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales June 28, 2019July 9, 2019
At Camp Tawonga, kids abide by the CHAKWACO rule, which stands for “consensual hugging and kissing with all clothes on.” (Photo/Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Education, News

Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
The present day Micah Hart dressed up as a camp counselor for Halloween 2017. (Photo/Courtesy Micah Hart)
Posted inPodcasts

He missed his summer camp days. So he made a podcast about it.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull January 31, 2019January 31, 2019
Two small cabins amid greenery, mountain in the background
Posted inBay Area, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, News

Camp Tawonga to road-test inclusive all-gender cabins this summer

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 24, 2019January 25, 2019
The lake at URJ Kutz Camp and one of the camp's iconic "pagodas"
Posted inUncategorized

Saying goodbye to Kutz Camp, Reform Judaism’s ‘forever home’

Lisa Silverstein Tzur by Lisa Silverstein Tzur December 3, 2018December 3, 2018
a giant menorah on a hillside stands surrounded by blackened trees and barren ground
Posted inCalifornia

Southern California camps vow to rebuild in aftermath of still raging wildfires

by JTA November 12, 2018November 12, 2018
A happy camper with a goat at Eden Village West summer camp. (Photo/Courtesy Eden Village West)
Posted inNews

Green thumbs up for Eden Village summer camp’s first year

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
Afghan immigrant children at Camp Nefesh, a Jewish-run day camp in Sacramento (Photo/Joan Cusik)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California

In Sacramento, a Jewish day camp for Afghan refugee kids

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn August 13, 2018August 14, 2018
Sign at the entrance to Camp Tawonga (Photo/file)
Posted inEditorial

Tawonga evacuation is a sign of climate change

by J. Editorial Board August 9, 2018August 9, 2018
Camp Tawonga near Yosemite was evacuated July 30 over concerns about smoky air from the Ferguson Fire. (Photo/Camp Tawonga-Julia Rose Kibben)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, News

Fires force cancellation of Camp Tawonga’s final 2018 session

Hannah Jannol by Hannah Jannol August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

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