14 Annual B'nai Brith Men's Camp Association WINTER POKER PARTY Friday, February 23, 2024 5:30pm No host Bar | 7:00pm Dinner 7:45pm Special Event | 8:00pm Poker Tournament Tualatin Country Club | 9145 SW Tualatin Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062 $100 per person, includes dinner, wine, $40 initial Texas Hold-em poker buy-in or alternative event [...]
S'mores and Hanukkah Sing-a-Long December 7 | 6:00PM Leikam Brewing, 5812 E Burnside St Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with BB Camp at Leikam Brewing. Holiday sing-a-long with Kim Schneiderman, delicious Smore's around firepits, and a community lighting of the first candle (bring your menorah if you'd [...]
Winter Break Day Camp - Portland December 18-22 | 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM at Neveh Shalom, SW Portland Spend your winter break with your BB Camp friends! A jam-packed week of winter-themed fun, games, friends, songs, field trips, Shabbat, and more! For K-5 Graders | Fee per camper: [...]
WINTER BREAK DAY CAMP LINCOLN CITY for K-6th Graders December 18th-22nd & 26th-29th 9:00 am-4:00 pm at BB CAMP Join us at BB Camp for two special weeks of winter fun packed with songs, festive arts & crafts, seasonal games and activities, and everything else you love to [...]
SPRING EVENT RECAP BB Camp Bash – April 29th On the evening of Saturday, April 29th, BB Camp held its annual gala fundraiser, the BB Camp Bash, at The Loft on 8th Avenue, and simultaneously in the Desert for our annual Bash South. The theme of the 2023 Bash was Soul Celebration, honoring [...]
PROGRAM INITIATIVES BB Camp is dedicated to providing exceptional, transformational experiences to day and overnight campers. Staff engage in a plethora of professional development trainings, coaching cohorts, and leadership conferences in order to make BB Camp summers so memorable for all. We all know that staff members play a pivotal [...]
FAMIILY CAMP TESTIMONIALS - SPRING 2023 Every spring many BB families head to camp for a weekend to disconnect from daily life and routine and reconnect with their family and be in community with other families. This year we collected amazing quotes and pictures from our multigenerational family campers! Learn [...]
SAVE THE DATE SEND A KID TO CAMP Golf Tournament Monday, July 8, 2024 Langdon Farms Golf Club Since 1921, B’NAI B’RITH CAMP has opened its doors to children of all faiths and economic backgrounds, providing an incredible summer experience: exploring new skills, connecting with nature, and BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS FOR LIFE. BB Camp strives to keep [...]
BB FAMILY CAMPS Tu B’Shevat Family Camp January 19-21, 2024 In partnership with Congregation Beth Israel A weekend of community, relaxation, and nature! Experience Tu B’Shevat and appreciate what nature has to offer on the beautiful Oregon coast! Families can also try out [...]
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2024 BB CAMP BASH! SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024 Thank you to all who joined us at our Soul Celebration BB Camp Bash! Your ruach (spirit) made it an evening to remember, filled with laughter and joy to feed our souls. Your generosity raised over $160,000 to strengthen the critical [...]
BB CAMP'S FIRST HALL OF FAME HONOREES On April 30, 2022, at B'nai B'rith Camp's 100th-anniversary celebration. We honored nine amazing people who have made camp the wonderful place it is today. Here is the story behind the first BB Camp Hall of Fame Inductees: Julia Swett, Julius [...]
Stay Tuned for 2024 Date LAST DAY OF CAMP is an all-inclusive weekend, at BB Camp on beautiful Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City. Whether you got to experience Jewish summer camp as a kid or not, now’s your chance. All you have to do is show up ready [...]
BB CAMP’S SECOND CENTURY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SPRINTS TO THE FINISH LINE Ten years ago, BB Camp’s board and staff leadership set an ambitious development plan to enhance its infrastructure and programs to serve the next 100 years of campers. Ribbon Cutting at Camp Irv Potter, Second Century Campaign Chair, [...]
Machanayim – A Tale of Connected Camps BY MICHELLE KOPLAN Recently, inspired by a blog written by Jeremy Fingerman, CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, I explored the Torah portion, Vayeitzei, where the Hebrew word “machane” (camp) is first mentioned in the Torah. When Jacob journeyed to meet [...]
B'NAI B'RITH CAMP 2020 IMPACT REPORT 2020, the year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, has been like no other. It has been a year of unprecedented challenges for our world and profoundly affected BB Camp’s service to the community. Despite the challenges, our kehila, our community, [...]
GRAB & GO FREE MEALS FOOD PROGRAM Ages 1-18 | Summer 2023 REGISTER HERE REGISTER HERE Lincoln City Food Program Donation
BLESSINGS AND CHANTS Lighting the Shabbat Candles Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat. Blessing Over Children Yesimcha Elohim ke’Ephraim v’che’Menashe / Yesimech Elohim ke’Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, ve’Leah Yevarechecha Adonai veyishmerecha Ya’er Adonai panav eilecha viyechuneka Yisa Adonai panav eilecha veyasem lecha shalom Kiddush (Blessing of [...]
B’NAI B’RITH CAMP TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION B’nai B’rith Camp is One of Approximately 100 Nonprofit Jewish Summer Camps across North America Participating in the $10 Million All Together Now Grant Beaverton, OR — Summer camp, like many institutions, is in jeopardy this [...]
B’nai B’rith Camp One of Five West Coast Camps Selected as “Yashar” Grant Recipients to Increase Accessibility for Campers and Staff with Disabilities. In an unprecedented national push for inclusion, 16 Jewish day and overnight camps have received grants through the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) in the first [...]
Behind-the-Scenes With BB Campers: Four First-Time Family Tips! With our first BB Camp session fast approaching, we are excited to welcome many new campers for the 2017 season! Of course, it’s natural for pre-camp jitters to kick in right about now, so we thought it would be helpful to [...]
The Gonzales Family Goes To Camp! “Mom, when are we going back to BB Camp?” These are the words that I’ve heard at least once every two weeks for the past year…since a rainy, muddy, indoor Family Camp ended just over a year ago. Jackson is only five years [...]
Gabe Goldberg shared his story, about how Camp changed his life, at The BB Camp Bash on April 22, 2017 Click here to support Camp. My name is Gabe Goldberg and it's a privilege beyond words to be here tonight with you. As a 10-year old boy I brought home [...]
Preparing Your Kids for Camp Whether your child is a new camper or has been to camp for many years, it is normal for them to worry about what might happen at camp or for them to miss home while there. As a parent, you might also be anxious about [...]
On Aug 13, 2016 the BB Camp community was honored and privileged to celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Mollie Biskar, as she was called to the Torah for the very first time. Mollie is an 18 year old BB Camp counselor and a long time camper. When she was 8 years old, [...]