Program Overview • For entering 6th grade students in fall 2017 Serving three regional cohorts in San Francisco, the East Bay and the South Peninsula • Will guide your child’s entry into Jewish adulthood through retreats, activity-based classes, nature excursions, family gatherings and more.

• Participants will take part in: ° Experiential learning that incorporates social justice themes, out door education and leadership development.

° Exploration of Jewish values, prayers and Torah through seven kitot (classes) per year.

° Three Tawonga-style overnight retreats per year.

° Family programming like Shabbat gatherings and hikes that build community.

° Mentorship and guidance throughout program, including torah exploration and Mitzvah Project.

• Cost: $2,395 per year

More Info and To Sign Up Visit: www.tawonga.org/bnaimitzvah to learn more and register today!

Feel free to reach Anna Akullian with any questions at 415.543.2267 or at anna@tawonga.org.

Tawonga’s Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program feels like the perfect match for our daughter and for our family. This is really filling the void for what seems like a lot of families.

Spaces Available for Camp Tawonga’s Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program!Now Enrolling Our Second Year of Students for Fall 2017Camp Tawonga is offering a two-year alternative bar and bat mitzvah program in the Bay Area that will provide families the opportunity to take part in our deeply resonant individualized approach to Judaism.

Approach and PhilosophyThrough a multi-layered approach to exploring Jewish adulthood, participants will have the opportunity to discover what it means to them to be an adult – and what it means to be a Jewish adult; determine what responsibilities come with adulthood; envision and create what their bar or bat service will look like; decide on a mitzvah project that enables them to give back to the community; and begin to understand the beauty and importance of being a part of a global Jewish family.

- Kim H., parent