Who We are

Camp Solomon Schechter (CSS) is a fully immersive, welcoming, and spiritual Jewish environment where every camper is encouraged to try new things, make smart choices, and grow as individuals. We create our ideal Jewish community through summer and year-round programming dedicated to improving campers’ social skills, helping them deepen their Jewish identities, and discovering new talents and abilities. CSS adheres to the values of integrity, derech eretz (respect), and tikkun olam (repairing the world) to build a place where Judaism and joy are one.

Camp Solomon Schechter (CSS) has a 70-year tradition of fun, friendship, and Jewish education in the Pacific Northwest. At CSS we value each child as an individual and strive to support their social and spiritual growth. Our campers have the opportunity to be independent in a safe and nurturing environment. We encourage every camper to try something new, make new friends, make good choices, and grow as leaders and as individuals. CSS is a fully immersive, welcoming, and spiritual Jewish environment. At CSS, Judaism and Joy are truly one!

Jewish camp can be one of the most rewarding and influential experiences a child has. A summer at CSS enables children to try new activities, improve social skills, gain self-confidence, make Jewish friends, become independent, and discover talents and abilities they never knew they had. These benefits last a lifetime. At CSS we emphasize the values of integrity, derech eretz (respect), and tikkun olam (repairing the world). We do this through activities and teva (nature) to create our ideal Jewish community.

At CSS, all aspects of life are enriched by Jewish values, traditions, and ruach (spirit). CSS is an open place for children to explore Jewish texts, spirituality, rituals, and history so that they may form their own unique Jewish identities.

CSS is an independent Jewish summer camp. We are a welcoming summer home for Jews of Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Reform, traditional, and unaffiliated backgrounds. We take pride in our diversity. We celebrate the mosaic of identities and backgrounds that makeup our community. For more information, check out our Jewish Life page.