Join us for a fun-filled, jam-packed, 45 minute class of music and movement with Jennifer Meltzer. We will explore and play with various instruments, sing, move our bodies, and even enjoy some special stories. Fridays (Shabbat Themed).

Perform the highlights of shows! It's all your favorite moments condensed into 30 minutes! In this 2-month workshop, you and Erin Peterson will choose a show, design it, and then perform it for your friends and family! Think summer intensive but once a week and more epic. Come, everybody! We have a show to do!

Price: $280 | JCC Member $224

We will gather in our classroom for a quick morning circle, then off to play, explore and get messy! Enjoy gym with our PE Specialist Coach Dru, and finish off our day outside in the smaller preschool playground. Every class will incorporate music and movement, the Jewish holidays will be celebrated, and each day ends with bubbles and stamps.

Join us for a fun and educational Shavuot experience for preschoolers! Our holiday camp introduces children to the traditions of Shavuot through hands-on activities, crafts, and games. Highlights include:

• Storytime: Engaging stories about the giving of the Torah.
• Dairy Fun: Delicious dairy snacks and fun cooking activities like making cheese blintzes.
• Flower Crafts: Creative projects, including making paper flowers and flower crowns.
• Interactive Games: Torah parades, scavenger hunts, and singing Shavuot songs.
• Outdoor Fun: Nature walks and a Shavuot-themed picnic.

A perfect way for young children to explore Shavuot through play, creativity, and tradition!

Only for children enrolled in the Nierman Preschool

Join Betzy Lynch for part 2 of the engaging Jewish Food for Thought series, featuring teachings from renowned educator and animator Hanan Harchol. This class will explore:

Looking in Other People’s Windows (Envy) 
Where does envy originate? Does it always have to be bad? Is there anything you can learn about yourself from being envious of others? While enjoying a tasty lunch, these are just a few of the questions we will explore as a community as we unpack our own relationship with envy.


3-Pack of Classes Price: $100 | JCC Members: $85
Price per Class: $42 | JCC Members: $36

After 8 years of the successful and community-driven 5-Minute Play Festival, we bring you the inaugural Jewish Short Play Festival! In this event directed by Debra Wanger, a slate of incredible local San Diego actors will perform a series of plays submitted by playwrights near and far. Enjoy an evening of laughter, drama, and fun, all exploring significant Jewish themes.

Join us for a fun filled a weeks of Passover Camp! There will be Dance and Movement everyday, frog and pillow case art, matzah and pizza baking to add to the fun.

Only for children enrolled in the Nierman Preschool

Tsofim Caravan brings together pre-teens from all over San Diego to share in four different adventures. Camper’s bond and form close relationships as they enjoy summer experiences together and participate in various sports, games, art, music, swimming, and overnight adventures. One of the two-week sessions will be traditional camp and the other week will be focusing on the theme as described below.

SESSION 1: MISSION BAY AQUATIC CENTER* (During Week 2): June 16- 27

Let’s start the summer with a SPLASH! Mission Bay Aquatic Center will help us get wet and wild with fun activities such as tubing, knee boarding, and more! Teens will spend 5 days at the bay participating in all sorts of fun-in-the-sun activities. You won’t want to miss one of the most popular sessions of the summer! 

SESSION 2: WHITEWATER RAFTING* (During Week 2): June 30 - 11

Love adventure, camping, and trying new things? Then join us as we head north for a whitewater rafting expedition! The first week of the session will be spent in San Diego catching waves, playing games, and having a blast while we prepare for our journey. During the second week,  we will head up to Northern California for hiking, rafting, and exploring the beautiful nature all around the Kings River or American River. (Depending on water levels). Teens will camp on the banks of the thundering river and enjoy timeless activities like crafts, sing-alongs, and of course, S’MORES! This is a Tsofim Caravan favorite every year! 

SESSION 3: COOKING & COASTERS* (During Week 2): July 14 - 25

Tsofim Caravan will venture out around San Diego . Experience the heart-pounding thrills on the roller coasters and rides at SeaWorld; race down the watery slides of a water park and end the session with a ride on the historic Giant Dipper Roller Coaster at Belmont park. Throughout the 2 week session campers will create wonderful tasty cuisines.

SESSION 4: PADDLE SPORTS* (During Week 2): July 28 - August 8

Back by popular demand, we’re headed for the beach! Join all of your Tsofim friends this session and have a great time doing paddle sports, including kayaking and stand-up paddling — one of San Diego’s most popular — taught by the experts from Mission Bay Aquatic Center. 

*Additional waiver must be signed to participate

Sunday, August 4 - Thursday, August 9, 2024
August 4 - 9, 2024, 1500 Jewish teen athletes, ages 12-16 and representing communities from across the globe, will come together to experience the magic of JCC Maccabi, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event. The total cost of the JCC Maccabi Games and Access in Houston, TX will be $2,400 (includes transportation, registration, uniforms, swag, and more.)
Deposit: $750 (Due Feb 28th | After March 1st it will become non refundable)
Final Payment: $1650 (Due April 30th)