At Tizmoret, we do our best to create a positive, kosher environment for girls to practice their art, encouraging campers to use their gifts to connect with Hashem and make a difference in their community. Our staff members serve as role models of frum women who practice their art in a Torah way. We pride ourselves on creating a welcoming community where frum girls from different backgrounds can come together and use their art to serve Hashem. While many of our campers attend Bais Yaakov schools in their communities, we also have campers who attend Modern Orthodox schools, community schools, home school, and have had Chassidishe girls attend as well.

We are under the guidance of Rabbi Tzvi Fischer, Rosh Kollel of the Kollel Horaah in Detroit, former Rosh Kollel in Portland, Oregon.

Skirts must fully cover the knees, whether sitting, standing, or walking.

Shirts must fully cover the collarbone and elbows in all positions.

Clothes may not be form-fitting or have slits of any size.

Socks or tights must be worn at all times and must cover the ankle.

Inappropriate images or words on clothing are not permitted.

Hair color must be natural.

No. While some of our campers take lessons/classes during the year, others come to camp without any formal experience. The one exception is instrumental music majors, where we recommend a minimum of several years’ experience. Please contact us for more information.

We aren’t a huge camp, which means that everyone knows your name and you get to meet a lot of new people. We have approximately 85 campers and 50 staff members.

Campers will have supervised access to their phones for a brief time on Friday afternoons to call home. Campers who did not bring a phone to camp will have access to one during this time only.

Campers can send and receive letters - please send your camper with addressed, stamped envelopes.

If you send an email to us with the camper’s name in the subject line, we’ll print it out and hand-deliver it to the camper.

Yes, we sometimes go on one off-site trip. Past trips have included bowling, hiking, and local museums. In 2023, we brought the fun to camp with laser tag and special jewelry making workshops instead!

Our site for 2024 will have 6-7 campers and 1 counselor per cabin. Adjacent cabins will be grouped together as “bunks” for some activities. Each cabin has a bathroom with sink, shower & toilet, as well as storage space.

We will have a bus coming from Newark airport. Campers flying in will be given a window for arrival time so that Tizmoret staff can meet them and get them to the bus.

You can also drive your camper directly to camp. We are happy to hep facilitate carpools.

At Tizmoret Shoshana, we understand that sometimes breaks are needed. While there is some scheduled down time in the afternoon (~1 hour during which time campers can rest, visit canteen, write letters home, etc) and evening, we also know that sometimes more is needed. We have a space called the “Quiet Room” that has some comfy seating, fidget toys, etc. It’s a space where campers can recharge away from the busy-ness of our full camp days.

All of our arts activities continue as usual. We also have a beautiful lounge (see above pic!) with pingpong, foozball, a piano, and even a comfy couch or two. In addition, there is a large indoor space that can be used for sports and group activities as needed.

Camper laundry will be sent out twice during camp. Please do not have your camper send out anything that she would be sad to lose or that shouldn’t go in the wash, ie. delicate Shabbos clothes!

Any books are permitted (secular or Jewish) as long as they are suitable for a bas yisroel. All staff retain the right to confiscate anything we consider inappropriate. E-readers of any kind are not permitted.
We do not permit any MP3 players or other type of music player.

Yes, but it’s pretty basic. We offer cold drinks, and plenty of snacks and candy at our cashless canteen. No hot food is served.