My Jewish Leadership Journey

My Jewish Leadership Journey

Sky Smulewitz, 2025 CIT and ’25/’26 NFTY Central West Region Co-President When I think about this past summer at Camp Newman, what stands out most isn’t just the sunshine, the songs, or the late-night laughs with friends—it’s the way camp gave me the...
A Warm Welcome Home

A Warm Welcome Home

This weekend, we welcomed over 200 alumni, current camper families and friends of camp back home to Porter Creek Road – some folks joined us for an entire Shabbaton and many spent their Sunday together with us at camp. With CIT classes represented from the 1970s all...

Youngest Campers, Biggest Heroes

Bonim: Building Connections, Becoming Mensches by Rachel Chancellor, Bonim Dalet Rosh A long time ago … well, not that long ago, just this summer… in a galaxy far, far away … on Porter Creek Road … our Bonim campers began their Camp Newman...
The Little Ambassador

The Little Ambassador

Our Torah portions recently and this week in the book of Exodus have been focused on the Mishkan, or the Tabernacle, the movable ark and the spot that was known as God’s dwelling place on earth. It seems so fitting that just this past week we welcomed home to Porter...
URJ Camp Newman: Reimagined & Reborn

URJ Camp Newman: Reimagined & Reborn

A WEST COAST CAMPUS FOR STRENGTHENING JEWISH LIFE Something magical happens when we break our daily routines and join together in intentional community. Where the physical environment and collective experiences are infused with Jewish values.  We are transformed to...
Introducing the A-B-G-Ds 

Introducing the A-B-G-Ds 

At Camp Newman, we are proud of our legacy of West Coast Jewish Camp, from our roots at Saratoga, where we spread our wings at Swig and now, soaring to new heights on Porter Creek Road. Many of our alumni can remember every session name, every year they attended camp...