BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Adamah - ECPv6.14.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Adamah X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://adamah.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Adamah REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230214T153600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T161915Z UID:4956-1751558400-1752404400@adamah.org SUMMARY:Camp Isabella Freedman (50+) DESCRIPTION:Summer-filled fun\, geared towards adults 50 and older.Re-experience the delight of summer camp; spend time boating on our lake\, swimming in the pool\, exploring our nature trails or attending classes. We’ll have arts and crafts\, dance and movement\, memorable films\, talent shows\, campfires and lakeside happy hours. \nRegister Now! \n \n \n \n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center has been offering annual summer camp experiences for adults since 1956. We are honored to continue this tradition for adults by providing you with a warm and welcoming atmosphere for one of the best summer vacations you’ll ever have. \n\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman is Jewish summer camp for adults. What an amazing feeling to have traveled to so far… only to feel like I was arriving home! \nSarah Fife\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Health and Safety\n \n \n Teachers and Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2025 Pricing\n\n\n\nNote: Our housing options have been simplified from prior years. Standard rooms have private bathrooms. Basic rooms have a single bathroom shared between two rooms. Dorm rooms have single stall bathrooms and single stall showers in the hallway. \n\n\n\n\nStandard double occupancy per adult: $2471\n\n\n\nStandard Single occupancy: $3595\n\n\n\nBasic double occupancy per adult: $1790\n\n\n\nBasic Single occupancy: $2565\n\n\n\nDorm double occupancy per adult: $1375\n\n\n\nNEW Dorm Single occupancy: $2200\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\n\n\n\nPrices are listed for the full stay. If partial stays become available\, they will open in May. \n\n\n\nScholarships: We believe retreats are important experiences to be shared. Inclusiveness is one of our core values. We strive to ensure that our retreats are as financially accessible as possible. The Tamar Fund makes that aspiration possible – please apply for a scholarship before registering. The Tamar Fund is in loving memory of Tamar Bittelman z’’l. Scholarships are available for the full stay only. \n\n\n\n\nScholarship Application\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Cancellation Policy\n \n \n\n \n Payments made will be refunded in full (less a $50 processing fee per person) if you cancel at least 1 month prior to the official start of the retreat. If you cancel between 1 month and 2 weeks prior to the retreat\, a 50% refund will be granted. No refund is available if you cancel within 2 weeks of the retreat\, if you do not show up\, or if you leave early for any reason. This policy applies even if the cancellation is for medical reasons. \nAdamah reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. In the event of such a cancellation\, you will receive a complete refund. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nSee The 2024 Schedule of Activities. \n\n\n\nClasses and Activities: Throughout the week\, the following types of programs will be offered. \n\n\n\n\nArts & Crafts including beading\, fused glass\, and painting\n\n\n\nEvening Entertainment like concerts at Tanglewood\n\n\n\nLecture series and lively discussion groups on current events\n\n\n\nCampfires\n\n\n\nMovement and mindfulness classes such as Tai Chi and hiking\n\n\n\nActivities unique to Isabella Freedman\, including pickling\, and farm tours.\n\n\n\nPickleball and Team Trivia Challenges\n\n\n\n\nIn addition to all our camp favorites—hiking\, pickling\, mindfulness journeys\, and the beloved campfire concert with Rabbi Micah—we’re excited to offer:\n\n\n \n \n \n Torah Yoga with Diane Bloomfield is Back!\n \n \n\n \n Join Diane for transformative Torah Yoga sessions—both chair and floor options available—and enjoy a special reading from her latest book:\n📖Torah Yoga: Experiencing Jewish Wisdom Through Classic Postures\nRead more \n \n \n\n \n \n Silk Scarf Dyeing & Painting with Catherine Stern\n \n \n\n \n Create stunning\, wearable art! Explore the magic of silk dyeing and painting with artist Catherine Stern. \nCatherine holds a degree in Textile Art and has spent years weaving and dyeing\, specializing in silk. Her work beautifully weaves together Jewish teachings with hand-dyed silk\, stitching\, and painting.\n🎨Discover her work \n \n \n\n \n \n Lecture Series with Laura Wetzler: The Jewish Musicals\n \n \n\n \n From Fiddler on the Roof and Funny Girl to Parade\, Milk & Honey and more—discover the rich tapestry of Jewish stories told through Broadway musicals. \nhttps://www.laurawetzler.com/index.php/concerts-lectures \n \n \n\n \n \n Tanglewood Excursion – Sunday\, July 6\, 2:30 PM\n \n \n\n \n (Shed tickets not included in camp fee)\nWe have tickets available in the shed in section 8 for $130 and Section 18 for $90. Both are within the Shed.\nTickets bought through us include transportation there and back.\n \nExperience an unforgettable afternoon of music at Tanglewood!\n🎼All-Beethoven Program with the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, conducted by Yefim Bronfman. \n \n \n\n \n \n Author Talk with Joyce Wadler: The Satyr in Bungalow D\n \n \n\n \n The Catskills. Resorts are struggling\, but one town has a secret that keeps tourists flocking back—a hidden colony of satyrs. \nJoyce Wadler\, renowned humorist and journalist\, will read from her latest novel. A former New York Times reporter and the award-winning voice behind I Was Misinformed column\, Joyce brings her signature wit and charm to this lively talk. \nLearn more about Joyce \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nMeals: We will serve three meals each full day of your stay. Only dinner will be provided on your arrival day and breakfast on your departure day. Our kitchen and dining room are glatt kosher under supervision of the Hartford Kashrut Commission. Please indicate any special dietary needs when you register. \n\n\n\nPrayer Options: We will be holding spirited Orthodox and Egalitarian Musical services on both Friday nights and Shabbat Mornings. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nHealth and Safety\n\n\n\nMobility Expectations: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center is an appropriate environment for physically active older adults. Our expectations for campers include: \n\n\n\n\nYou’re comfortable on your feet walking around camp for about ¼ mile. Be able to walk up slight inclines\, on uneven dirt\, grass and paved paths.\n\n\n\nYou can carry or roll your own luggage over uneven pavement to your room.\n\n\n\n\nGuests who need help with the above expectations must bring an able companion to accompany them. This person is entirely responsible for providing assistance. If you have concerns about the physical demands of our camp\, please contact us.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCOVID: Isabella Freedman is currently a mask optional space. Our specific COVID-related health guidelines will be determined closer to the retreat based on CDC and local health guidance at the time. We ask that everyone abide by these guidelines with regard to testing and mask wearing. Meals will be served from our buffet inside our dining room. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2024 Teachers and Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiki Raver is delighted to be the Director of Camp Isabella Freedman. Miki Raver has been a Jewish communal professional for decades\, including as National Membership Manager for Hadassah\, Group Leader\, 92nd St. Y\, Director of Lifelong Learning\, Marin Jewish Community Center. She previously served as Director of Senior Programs at Isabella Freedman in 2008-09. Miki is the creator of Shekinah Circles\, a gentle and powerful group process that facilitates connection with the voice of Inner Wisdom. She is the author of She is Wisdom: A Celebration of the Feminine Divine and her critically acclaimed book\, Listen to Her Voice: Women of the Hebrew Bible\, a Jewish bestseller. She graduated from Emerson College. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvelyn Goldberg graduated from Thomas Jefferson University with a degree in Nursing at hte age of 43. Evelyn has written several articles which have been published in nursing journals\, including\, “When Your Patient Requires a Kosher Diet.” She has been giving presentations on health topics for 33 years\, and enjoys helping people to attain and maintain as high a level of wellness as possible. Before becoming a Registered Nurse\, Evelyn taught Sunday school for 28 years. She also taught Arts & Crafts and Woodshop at children’s summer day and sleep-away camps. At 58 years young\, Evelyn became a Glassblowing Artist\, specializing in Flameworking\, Fused Glass\, and Stained Glass. Evelyn has been married to Bill for 56 years. They have 5 grandchildren and 2 two great-grandchildren. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMicah Becker-Klein serves as rabbi to the Community Havurah in Delaware and Congregation Beth El Bennington\, Vermont. He has served as rabbi at Camp Isabella Freedman beginning in 2015. A multi-instrumentalist\, he has solo recordings “Walking Humbly” (2003)\, “Kosherdawg” (2016)\, and as an original member of “Shabbat Unplugged\,” with Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael\, they helped produce the Reconstructionist Passover recording “A Night of Questions” (2001). With a love of roasting great coffee with great standards\, he is the founder of “Roasting Rabbi Coffee.” Micah is an expert in the field of Kosher food as a mashgi’ach\, and specialist in “micro-shechitah.” He acted as assistant editor for the High Holy Day Prayerbook “Kol Haneshamanh” published by the Reconstructionist Press. He is married to Rachel and is father to Sophie and Reuben. More information is at rabbimicah.com and roastingrabbi.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Wetzler who will present the multimedia lecture series\, Great Music of Hollywood\, perform in concert\, and screen her award-winning new film\, is a recording artist and filmmaker touring internationally in over 150 concerts and lectures each year\, singing critically acclaimed Contemporary Folk/Americana originals\, World Jewish Roots Music in Hebrew\, Yiddish and Ladino\, and the great classics of American songbook.  \n\n\n\nHer award-winning indie film\, “What Happened at the Veterans Home?” which she wrote\, directed\, produced\, and scored\, will have its Connecticut premiere in an exclusive Meet the Filmmaker event at Camp Isabella Freedman.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nValerie Geffner is a multi-dimensional artist. A Graduate of the Theatre department of The Juilliard School\, Valerie has appeared on tv\, broadway\, many independent films\, commercials and voice over work. She is also a performance coach and has taught performance coaching at The Long Island High School of Performing Arts. She is a visual artist \, expresses herself with mixed media. She has written and produced her pop opera “antenna” which is on spotify and itunes. Currently working on new music and a theatre piece. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/camp-isabella-freedman-55/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Isabella Freedman,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/camp_if_canoe2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250616T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T235959 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240923T181104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T154434Z UID:12051-1750032000-1750291199@adamah.org SUMMARY:Gramp Camp DESCRIPTION:Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Make Memories for a Lifetime at Gramp Camp!Gramp Camp brings together grandparents and grandchildren for a 2-night\, 3-day adventure at Pearlstone. Join other families in the week between school and camp to explore nature\, experiment with farm-to-table cooking\, learn new songs\, and meet our animals! \nRegister here \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nEarth-based Jewish wisdom is woven into campfire songs and storytelling\, brachot (blessings)\, high adventure ropes course\, night hikes\, and of course delicious farm-to-table food! Our schedule includes a drop-off camp component and activities for grandparents and grandkids together. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFor questions about Gramp camp\, contact registrar@adamah.org \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2025 Pricing – \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room Double Occupancy: $350 per adult\n\n\n\nGarden Lodge Dorm Rooms: $300 per adult\n\n\n\nYouth ages 5 – 12:  $250 per person\n\n\n\nYouth ages 2 – 4: $225 per person\n\n\n\nInfants up to 2:  $0 (but must be registered)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nChildren’s rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult (13+)\, regardless of lodging style. There is a $325 additional charge for an extra room next door if your family needs additional space. \n\n\n\nAre you an employee of a JOFEE organization? Send an email to registrar@adamah.org for a special discounted rate! \n\n\n\nWe are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. Click here for our scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat\n\n\n\nRelax in our natural setting and comfortable accommodations. Step away from your daily routine to enjoy quality time with your family in nature. Delicious\, kosher healthy farm-to-table food will be served throughout Gramp Camp\, and our warm and dedicated staff will make sure that you are taken care of. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarm\n\n\n\nGet your hands dirty on our 5-acre\, organic farm. Activities include harvesting fresh produce and preparing snacks and meals from our farm\, visiting the animals\, and tasting the summer’s abundance in our dining room’s meals. Our farm is a great way to connect to the land\, the food we eat\, and each other! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn\n\n\n\nEveryone learns together at Gramp Camp as we explore turning wheat into pita\, have fun on the zip line\, tell stories from Jewish folklore\, and more. Everyone involved will learn with their hands and bodies on Pearlstone’s beautiful campus\, including the creek and nature trails. Traditional camp activities\, such as swimming\, sports\, music\, and arts and crafts will be enjoyed by all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate\n\n\n\nWe’ll celebrate nature and family as we build community with other grandparents and grandkids. With activities during the day and stories and songs by the campfire at night\, Gramp Camp will make memories that will last a lifetime. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year’s Grandparent-Grandchild Camp Experiences are a partnership with the JCC\, Jewish Grandparents Network\, and Pearlstone\, and are made possible by The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Fund at The Associated. \n\n\n\nThanks to our partners: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/gramp-camp25/ LOCATION:Pearlstone Retreat Center & Campus\, 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD\, 21136 CATEGORIES:Featured,Pearlstone,Retreats,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/LDS_1600-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T100000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230223T030918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T194739Z UID:5584-1748793600-1749031200@adamah.org SUMMARY:Shavuot at Pearlstone DESCRIPTION:Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Shavuot at PearlstoneThis annual immersive retreat is filled with inspiring Jewish learning\, spirited singing\, festive farm-to-table meals\, and a pluralistic community building experience. \n  \nRegister Today \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Teachers & Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2025 Pricing and Accommodations\n\n\n\nAdults (13+): \n\n\n\n\nLodge 1\, 2 or 3\, Multiple Occupancy (2+ adults per room\, two queen beds and a pull-out couch): $695 per person\n\n\n\nLodge 5\, Double Occupancy (2 adults\, One queen Bed and a pull-out chair): $650 per person\n\n\n\nLodge 5\, Single Occupancy (1 adult per room\, one queen bed and a pull-out chair): $990 per person\n\n\n\nLodge 4- Family Style Rooms (4-6 twin beds): $480 per adult\n\n\n\nCamping-Shared space in our new bunkhouse (linens not included):$345\n\n\n\n\nChildren: Rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult\, regardless of lodging style \n\n\n\n\nChild-5 – 12 years old:  $310 per person\n\n\n\nToddler- 2- 4 years old: $115 per person\n\n\n\nInfants-Under 2 years old:  $0 per person\, but must be registered\n\n\n\n\nFor questions\, please email Neshama Sonnenschein \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. Click here for our scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nPlease join us for this unique and inspiring Shavuot retreat! We will offer a meaningful Shavuot experience featuring Torah study sessions\, communal song circles\, soulful prayer\, exploring nature and more with our guest leadership and program team. Enjoy delicious farm-to-table meals and a full schedule of activities for all ages in our beautiful setting. Prayer options will include Mechitza and Traditional Egalitarian Minyanim and we’ll offer daily sessions of yoga and meditation. Our drop-off morning kids camp and exciting kids programming throughout is a highlight for families.   \n\n\n\nGather and celebrate with us this Shavuot!  \n\n\n\nWe are still finalizing our 2025 program. Feel free to view a past schedule below to get a sense of the programming we will offer this year. \n\n\n\nClick here for a sample program schedule \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2025 Teachers and Educators\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Joel Hecker  \n\n\n\nJoel Hecker serves as Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College\, where he has been the only orthodox faculty member since 1995. Hecker is the author of Volume 11 and (with Nathan Wolski) Volume 12 of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition; Mystical Bodies\, Mystical Meals: Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah; and numerous articles in the history of Jewish Mysticism. He received rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University (1990) and his PhD in Jewish Studies from New York University (1996).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Weisenberg  \n\n\n\nMusician\, composer\, and teacher Joey Weisenberg is the founder and director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute\, which cultivates grassroots musical-spiritual creativity in Jewish community. He is the author of The Torah of Music (2017 National Jewish Book Award) and Building Singing Communities. L’eila\, his eighth album of original music\, is Joey’s latest release on Rising Song Records. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Matisyahu Tonti    \n\n\n\nRabbi Matisyahu Tonti has spent four years living and studying in Israel where he received a certificate in Jewish Philosophy and Pedagogy from the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and Smicha from Yeshivat Sulam Ya’akov in Jerusalem. He holds a BA from Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Jewish Education.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Tonti \n\n\n\nJulie Tonti is a Potter\, Jewish Educator and Yoga Teacher residing outside Washington\, DC where she runs her business\, Claybrook Yoga and Pots. She enjoys spending time in nature and laughing with her 3 children.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJakir Manela\, Adamah CEO \n\n\n\nJakir Manela\, Adamah CEO\, was trained as a Teva educator at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in 2004\, established Kayam Farm in 2006\, and served as the Executive Director of Pearlstone from 2012-2021. In 2022\, he became the CEO of Hazon & Pearlstone\, and oversaw their merger into Adamah.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Program Team at Pearlstone \n\n\n\nThe Program Team at Pearlstone adds excitement and learning opportunities throughout every retreat with Kids’ Camp\, adult activities\, and exploration opportunities.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrani S. Pollack \n\n\n\nFrani S. Pollack is a licensed social worker and psychologist. She has been in clinical practice for 30 years and teaches graduate students at several University settings including the University of Pennsylvania and Yeshiva University offering classes in her community and conferences and contributing writing to journals and book publications. Frani has studied the Mussar Literature for the last 12 years and has integrated Mussar with her knowledge of psychology.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenna Zadaka \n\n\n\nJenna Zadaka is an embodiment practitioner\, trauma-informed somatic coach\, educator in Jewish Mysticism and Mindfulness\, author\, and ceremonialist. She weaves spiritual\, experiential\, holistic\, feminine\, and earth-based wisdom into all of her offerings. Jenna believes in the power of each person’s inner-directed healing and trusts that the Divine Body allows us to discover the Source of Life through our flesh\, reconnecting to our inherent joyous nature. She uses the pathways of somatics\, spirituality and creative visualization for healing. A pillar of her approach to wellness includes receiving support from both our visible and invisible guides. As a celebrated teacher of Kabbalah\, Yoga\, and Mindfulness\, Jenna humbly draws wisdom from her root-teachers and ancestors. Connect with her embodied teachings on Instagram @breathandsoul_Jenna and through her website\, awethenticroots.com.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Craig Schranz \n\n\n\nDr. Craig Schranz is an emergency medicine physician and Navy veteran with a passion for community Jewish education that brings people of diverse religious observance into common conversation.  He is the creator and facilitator of the Rabbi Sacks Community Book Club of Tidewater which had been highlighted as a model program by the Sacks Legacy Trust.  He hosts the Growing Jew Podcast and his writings have been featured in The Times of Israel and Aish.com.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Ezra Seligsohn \n\n\n\nRabbi Ezra Seligsohn is joining us from Bala Cynwyd\, Philadelphia. Most recently\, he served as the Associate Rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit\, and on the faculty of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Ezra graduated from Yeshiva University\, and as a Wexner fellow\, received Semikha from YCT in 2017. In the rare moments when Ezra is not earnestly pursuing human connection and relationship-building\, he is also a graphic designer\, coffee drinker\, cyclist\, and nature lover.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAzi Grysman \n\n\n\nAzi Grysman is Associate Professor of Psychology at Dickinson College. His research on memory includes work on gender\, memory conversations\, and the stories we tell about important life experiences. He is currently working on a book provisionally titled “The Intergenerational Transmission of Meaning: Memories of the Holocaust across Three Generations”. Azi lives in Pikesville with his family. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmiya Weinraub \n\n\n\nCarmiya Weinraub has a collection of jobs. She is a stand-up comedian and creator of Interfaith Comedy (tagline: God\, We’re Funny)\, a show that reduces prejudice through laughter. She is a pastoral care team member for elderly residents at Charles E. Smith Jewish Life Communities. She is a Market Manager (translation: van driver) for a company specializing in locally grown produce. She has Masters degrees in Social Work & Jewish Studies from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She can play the harmonica and the ukelele if you give her enough time to practice. She gets bored easily. She lives in Rockville\, MD with her 5 kids and husband (no wonder he meditates!) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Weinraub \n\n\n\nMichael Weinraub is a knowledge and learning specialist. He has worked as a Spanish bilingual elementary school teacher in Los Angeles\, Professional Development Director at the New York City Department of Education\, and a Learning Advisor at USAID (until February 2025\, boo hoo!) Michael loves to build stuff\, read and listen to books of all kinds\, and practice Bikram Yoga. He gets a lot of satisfaction from meditating with others\, and often quotes his meditation rebbe\, Pema Chodron. He lives in Rockville\, Maryland with his wife\, Carmiya\, and children. Follow his writing at https://michaelweinraub.wordpress.com/.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/shavuot-at-pearlstone/ LOCATION:Pearlstone Retreat Center & Campus\, 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD\, 21136 CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/LDS_2476web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20241016T135222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T194647Z UID:12278-1748790000-1749034800@adamah.org SUMMARY:Shavuot at Isabella Freedman DESCRIPTION:Celebrate this Shavuot holiday at our majestic retreat center in the Connecticut Berkshires two hours from New York City. Enjoy kosher farm-to-table meals with different rooming options including camping (bring your own tent) on our beautiful grounds. See retreat details below. \n  \nRegister Today \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nShavuot is the time when the community gathers around the mountain\, and makes pilgrimage to a holy place\, for the ultimate transformative experience. \nReb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi זצ׳ל\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Davening and Ritual\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Youth Programming\n \n \n Teachers and Educators\n \n \n Classes\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2025 Pricing\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $955 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,530 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $735 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,175 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $525 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12): $215\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4): $105\n\n\n\nInfant (under 2): $0\n\n\n\nCamper: $420 (bring your own tent)\n\n\n\nCommuter: $420\n\none-day option coming soon\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScholarships: We believe retreats are important experiences to be shared. Inclusiveness is one of our core values. We strive to ensure that our retreats are as financially accessible as possible. The Tamar Fund makes that aspiration possible – please apply for a scholarship before registering. The Tamar Fund is in loving memory of Tamar Bittelman z’’l. Scholarships are available for the full stay only. \n\n\n\n\nScholarship Application\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2025 Davening and Ritual\n\n\n\nWe will have two davening options. \n\n\n\nA Renewal minyan led by Rabbi Yosef Goldman\, cofounder of Kedmah\, and Eliana Light\, Founder of the Light Lab  \n\n\n\nAn Orthodox Partnership minyan led by Rosh Yeshiva and President of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT) Rabbi Dov Linzer\, Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower\, and YCT rabbinical student Raffi Levi.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nPlanning for the 2025 retreat is underway. See our previous 2023 retreat schedule here. \n\n\n\nJoin us as we celebrate Matan Torah (the giving of the Torah) in the Berkshires! Where else to celebrate our harvest than next to our Adamah Farm\, with 20 acres of fields\, orchards\, and pasture that grow much of the food that guests at Isabella Freedman enjoy every retreat? Enjoy engaging classes\, moving tefillah\, deep Torah learning with our guest leadership from our partnerships with Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT)! We will also offer yoga classes\, as well as kayaking on our very own Lake Miriam. We will offer two minyanim\, one an Orthodox Partnership minyan\, and the other a Renewal minyan.  \n\n\n\nTikkun Leil Shavuot\n\n\n\nOur all-night learning will include Torah and text classes on the temptation of idolatry\, the feminist prophetess Devorah\, and join us by the lake for a niggun bonfire!  \n\n\n\nCheck out the following examples of classes. \n\n\n\nBikkurim Parade\n\n\n\nThe Mishna tells us that Shavuot is a time to gather our bikkurim\, the first fruits of our harvest\, and bring them as gifts to the Temple in Jerusalem. Join us as we reenact this ancient pilgrimage to celebrate our local first fruits of rye\, mustard greens\, spring garlic\, and more.  \n\n\n\nAdamah Programs\n\n\n\nJoin our Adamah Farm staff on night walks\, guided hikes\, farm tours\, a walk through Chestnutlandia\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nYouth Programming\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman’s youth programming is an outdoor-focused\, collaborative\, and exciting experience for all who choose to join. Grounded in the natural world\, our program provides the opportunity for children ages 2-12 to find a place to learn\, grow\, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors at Camp Adamah. \n\n\n\nCamp Adamah \n\n\n\nAges 5-12\n\n\n\nCamp Teva provides many hands-on and nature-based experiential activities. Some examples include hikes\, outdoor games\, drama/improv\, and farm-related adventures on the Adamah farm. We provide morning and afternoon programming except on arrival and departure days\, with times based on the davening and meal schedules. The afternoon session is divided into separate divisions by age. \n\n\n\nGan Adamah \n\n\n\nAges 2-4\n\n\n\nParents and guardians can choose to drop off their children or stay with them. Gan Adamah provides a safe and engaging space to play\, explore\, sing\, and move. Children younger than two may attend\, but parents/guardians must stay. Programming is provided in the morning except on arrival and departure days\, and times are based on the davening schedule. \n\n\n\nYouth Educators\n\n\n\nComing soon \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2025 Teachers and Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Dov Linzer \n\n\n\nRabbi Dov Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva (Rabbinic Head) of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT)\, an Orthodox rabbinical school and Torah center which promotes a more open and inclusive Orthodoxy. A leading Torah voice in the Modern Orthodox community\, Rabbi Linzer serves as religious mentor to YCT’s students and its over 200 rabbis in the United States and Israel. He has written for The Forward\, Tablet and The New York Times\, has published hundreds of teshuvot (responsa) and scholarly Torah articles\, and hosted a number of highly popular Torah podcasts. He is most recently the author\, together with Abigail Pogrebin\, of “It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRaffi Levi \n\n\n\nRaffi Levi (he/him) is a chazzan\, activist\, nature enthusiast\, and is in his final year of semikha at YCT. Throughout rabbinical school\, Raffi has interned with synagogues and campus Hillels\, participated in social justice fellowships for clergy\, led backpacking trips for Jewish teens and adults\, and worked as a chaplain\, mashgiach\, and culinary arts educator. Raffi currently lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife\, Daphne. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbanit Devorah Zlochower  \n\n\n\nRabbanit Devorah Zlochower serves as YCT’s Senior Scholar in her public-facing role as well as Mashgichah Ruchanit (Spiritual Guide) and teacher of Talmud and Halakha to the rabbinical students within the yeshiva. Prior to taking on her current role at YCT\, Devorah served at different times as Dean\, Rosh Yeshiva and Rosh Kollel at Yeshivat Maharat. In her decades of teaching and leadership\, Devorah has mentored hundreds of students who continue to turn to her for personal and religious guidance. Devorah has written and served on dozens of panels on religious feminism and her most passionate advocacy work focuses on full membership of people with disabilities in all our communal institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEliana Light  \n\n\n\nEliana is a musician\, prayer leader\, and educator with 10+ years of experience making the urgent spiritual wisdom of t’fillah accessible and meaningful for all ages. Since graduating from JTS with a masters in experiential education\, she has song-led in synagogues\, started minyanim\, taught at conferences and graduate schools\, written curricula\, toured as an artist-in-residence\, founded the Light Lab-a center for t’fillah education\, hosted the Light Lab podcast\, and put out four albums of original Jewish music! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Yosef Goldman \n\n\n\nRabbi Yosef Goldman is a renowned composer\, vocalist\, educator\, ritual artist and prayer leader who bridges ancient Jewish traditions with contemporary spiritual creativity. His original music is sung in communities\, synagogues\, and camps across the U.S. and Israel. He teaches and leads prayer in spiritually vibrant communities across every movement in Jewish life. He is cofounder of Kedmah\, an ensemble celebrating the sacred music of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Pesach Stadlin \n\n\n\nPesach Stadlin is a passionate and talented rabbi\, group leader\, song leader\, wilderness guide\, experiential educator\, musician\, spirit guide\, tree-sitter\, author\, certified permaculture designer\, artist and community builder for the Jewish people and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nClasses\n\n\n\nRabbi Dov Linzer \n\n\n \n \n \n “You shall have no other gods before Me” – The Temptation of Idolatry\, then and now \n \n \n\n \n The Torah is filled with admonitions against idolatry\, but what was it about idolatry that exerted such a powerful draw\, that made it such a temptation? We will explore this question through Biblical and Talmudic passages\, as well as thinkers like Maimonides and Rav Kook\, and ask whether our worship today has become too disembodied and abstract\, or not enough so?  \n \n \n\n \n \n The Status of Christianity and Islam in Halakha \n \n \n\n \n What is the halakhic definition of avoda zara  (foreign worship) and how has it been applied to Christianity and Islam?  What is the proper balance between rejection of another religion’s problematic beliefs and practices on the one hand\, and a stance of accommodation\, tolerance\, and perhaps even pluralism on the other hand?  We will explore this question through seeing how halakha has evolved in its approach over time and its relevance to the pluralistic society in which we live today.  \n \n \n\n \n \n Prayer from the Heart or Praying from the Siddur \n \n \n\n \n Prayer is referred to by rabbis as “service of the heart\,” that is\, deeply felt\, personal prayer. But how much of this realized in the context of fixed\, statutory prayer? Does prayer from the siddur enable a true prayer from the heart\, or is it an obstacle to its realization? Or\, do these two modes serve different\, equally valid\, religious ends? In this class\, we will see how rabbis have long grappled with these questions\, and explore the different answers that they offer.  \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nRabbanit Devorah Zlochower \n\n\n \n \n \n Unlikely Leaders: Hillel and Devorah the Prophet \n \n \n\n \n Hillel\, one of our most well-known rabbis\, and the prophet\, Devorah\, were unconventional choices as leaders. Hillel\, who became the religious and political leader of the Jewish community centered in Israel\, was a foreigner and Deborah was a woman. We will examine the relevant passages in the Talmud and the book of Judges that describes their leadership as well as a critique the Talmud makes of them.  \n \n \n\n \n \n From Enemies to Friends: Torah\, A Complicated Love Story \n \n \n\n \n Tractate Kiddushin 30b depicts Torah study as a battle; the havruta as two combatants. In my life as a student and teacher of Talmud\, this description goes beyond how I study and describes my battle with the text itself. For many of us\, studying a sacred\, ancient text carries a range of reactions. We will use this metaphor from the Talmud to discuss the complicated interaction between the modern student and ancient texts.    \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nRaffi Levi \n\n\n \n \n \n Rabbi\, Are You High? A Psychonautic-Midrashic Approach to Matan Torah & Shavuos \n \n \n\n \n Explore the teachings surrounding the multi-sensorial\, synesthesiac experience of Matan Torah and their relationship to the world of psychedelics. What does it look like to integrate these powerful moments into our lives? How can we look at Matan Torah in a way that highlights its psychological and phenomenological implications? What insights into Matan Torah might we gain from psychedelic research? Did the rabbis ever “get high” – and how does that inform their approach?  \n \n \n\n \n \n Sefat Emet on Shavuot: Meeting G!d Face to Face \n \n \n\n \n How did humanity have the capacity to encounter the Holy One at Har Sinai? What does it mean to interact with God through the process of revelation? Explore the approach of the Sefat Emet in conversation with teachings from Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on the meaning and purpose of revelation.  \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/shavuot-at-isabella-freedman/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/holiday-10-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20241205T181238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T202832Z UID:12963-1741356000-1741518000@adamah.org SUMMARY:ReTreat Yourself! Jewish Mysticism and Meditation Shabbaton  DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Isabella Freedman\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Retreat for Jewish Communal ProfessionalsThis exciting rejuvenation opportunity is being offered at no cost to participants\, thanks to generous funding\, and will allow Jewish communal professionals to spend 3 days in community. \nRegistration is full \nview upcoming retreats \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForge meaningful relationships with colleagues in your region while engaging with powerful religious and spiritual practice and Jewish learning within the themes of Hasidut\, mysticism\, wellness\, and meditation.\n\n\n\nParticipants will emerge with a broader network of friends and allies in the field\, new Jewish wisdom sources for inspiration\, and renewed motivation\, passion\, and commitment to their work. We will talk\, sing\, pray\, move our bodies indoors and outside\, eat delicious food\, rest\, laugh\, and reflect.  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Details \n\n\n\nFriday\, March 7 – Sunday\, March 9\, 2025Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village\, CT \n\n\n\nThis retreat experience is fully funded for eligible participants! A $180 fully refundable deposit is required to demonstrate your commitment. Travel expenses to/from the retreat are not covered. \n\n\n\nEligibility for these retreats require participants to have been working full time in Jewish communal service for 2+ years\, and in their current role for 6+ months. \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application\n\n\n\nRetreat FAQs\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman Guest Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please reach out to Eliezah Hoffman\, the Immersive Retreats Project Manager\, at eliezah.hoffman@adamah.org or 410.843.7548. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the ReTreat Yourself! event series. If these dates don’t work for you\, view other upcoming retreats here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Leaders: \n\n\n\nEngaging prayer services and a variety of deep\, purposeful sessions will be led by Kohenet Elana Brody\, Reb Ezra Weinberg\, and Rabbi Sheila Weinberg. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYael Shy is the Founder and CEO of Mindfulness Consulting where she supports individuals and collectives through well-being practices that uncover their inherent worth and capacity for deep joy. Yael is faculty at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Current and former clients include New York University\, Columbia School of Law\, Procter and Gamble\, UJA Federation\, Hillel International\, Etsy\, and many more. She is the author of the award-winning book\, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax\, 2017)\, and the founder of Mindful NYU\, the largest campus-based mindfulness initiative in the country. She has been featured on Good Morning America\, Fox 5 News\, CBS\, and in Time Magazine and Harvard Business Review. mindfulnessconsulting.net or follow @yaelshy1 on Instagram \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Elana Brody is a celebrated singer-songwriter\, song leader\, and Hebrew Priestess rooted in rural Appalachia\, with a decade of Jewish life and leadership in New York City. Elana serves as a visionary prayer leader and founder of a blossoming ritual community for earth-based Judaism in Asheville\, NC.  She creates expressive prayer spaces and musical experiences that move the soul\, with a passion for uplifting the Divine One alongside Mother Earth. Elana attended Berklee College of Music\, studying vocal performance and songwriting; is an ordained Hebrew priestess and graduate of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute; and is a current student of Aleph Rabbinic Ordination Program. Elana is also a former student of Pardes Institute in Jerusalem\, and the Institute for Jewish Learning.\nIn addition\, Elana has been offering her gifts as a ba’al tefilah for many years in congregations around the country\, including: Romemu Brooklyn and Romemu Manhattan\, Kol Hai in Hudson Valley\, Nevei Kodesh in Boulder Colorado\, Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley California\, 92nd Street Y in Manhattan\, Living Jewishly Toronto\, Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Congregation in Minneapolis\, Limmud conference NY\, and more. She has collaborated musically with some of the most beloved Jewish musical artists of today\, such as Yosef Goldman\, Shir Yaakov Feit\, Basya Schecter\, Eden Pearlstein\, Marni Loffman\, Yoel Sykes of Nava Tehila\, and more.Rabbi Jill Hammer\, founder of the Kohenet Institute\, called Elana’s work “Magnificent\, Stunning\, Holy.” Susan Rogers\, author of This is What it Sounds Like and engineer for Prince\, called Elana “My favorite genius. Whatever she does will be ahead of its time.” Listen to her original music on Spotify\, including her beloved new melody and lyrics for songs\, B‘Shem Hashem (Angels of Peace)\, and Mi Chamocha (Living A Miracle). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReb Ezra Weinberg is a Philadelphia-based rabbi and a practitioner of conflict transformation. He is the founder of ReVoice: A Journey of Discovery for Jewish Families After Divorce. Among his various projects\, he officiates weddings and b’nai mitzvah; teaches courses on connecting to Jewish prayer; and helps communities get unstuck around the topic of “Israel.” He is an adjunct faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University\, where he teaches the class\, “One G-d\, Three Paths\,” alongside a priest and an imam. Whether he is working as a shaliakh tzibbur\, a Jewish educator\, a song leader or a Jewish camp professional\, his role in the Jewish community and beyond always comes back to his ability to lift spirits\, create community and plant seeds of transformation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg served as a congregational rabbi for seventeen years. She has also worked in the fields of Jewish community relations\, Jewish education and Hillel. She has published widely on such topics as feminism\, spiritual direction\, parenting\, social justice and mindfulness from a Jewish perspective and has contributed commentaries to Kol HaNeshama\, the Reconstructionist prayer book. Rabbi Weinberg has taught mindfulness meditation and yoga to rabbis\, Jewish professionals and lay people in the context of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She serves as a spiritual director to a variety of Jewish clergy including students and faculty at HUC-JIR in New York.  She is creator and co-leader of the Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Program. She is married to Maynard Seider and they have three married children and six grandchildren.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/retreat-yourself-march-2025/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/37bb1951-5ebe-4f1f-8cb9-144fee4f38cc-e1726495558262.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T130000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20250114T172010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T155239Z UID:13744-1739448000-1739451600@adamah.org SUMMARY:Retreat Jewish Network Call DESCRIPTION:Ask the Retreat Planning ExpertsOur network calls are quarterly. This one is for you if you have any role at a Jewish retreat center that requires planning retreats for rental and in-house groups\, from hospitality to CEO and everything in between. \nRegister \n \n \n \n\n\n\nLed by:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYoni Stadlin\, \n\n\n\nChief Immersive Programs Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEve Wachhaus\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConnect and network with others running North American Jewish retreat centers.\n\n\n\nHear from Liz Chenok\, Director of Family Camps & Retreats at Camp Tawonga on their best practices for rental groups and in-house retreats.\n\n\n\nSplit into breakout rooms by topic (project management\, programming\, budgeting\, hospitality) to discuss your questions with an expert facilitator as they relate to retreat planning.\n\n\n\nCome prepared with your questions and issues; we’ll discuss them and begin to workshop resolutions together. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith gratitude to our partner: URL:https://adamah.org/event/retreat-jewish-network-call/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Featured,Pearlstone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Retreat-Jewish-Network-Call-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241227T140000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230905T141227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T172459Z UID:8032-1734876000-1735308000@adamah.org SUMMARY:2024 Adamah Meditation Retreat DESCRIPTION:Five days of silence\, meditation\, and prayer to rest the body\, expand the mind\, and heal the heart.Slow down and explore life’s deepest truths in a warm and supportive Jewish environment with Rabbi Jay Michaelson\, Miriam Eisenberger\, Rabbi Shir Feit\, and Bob Pileggi \nRegister Here \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonths later I am still accessing the deep peace I experienced on this retreat. I experienced total rejewvination – the reset button was activated fully! \nKen Ross\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n Rates\n \n \n Teachers\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Overview\n\n\n\nThe main form of meditation taught on this retreat is mindfulness\, an approach originally derived from Buddhist traditions but now widespread in secular\, Jewish\, and other contexts. Mindfulness brings forth the natural capacity to notice whatever is happening in your experience with kind\, non-judgmental presence. It can lead to profound insights into your personality\, the causes (and relief) of stress in your life\, even the fundamental facts of existence itself. On this retreat\, we cultivate and deepen mindfulness in 45-minute sitting meditations\, periods of walking meditation\, and throughout the day.Our daily schedule includes several hours of sitting and walking meditation\, soulful Jewish prayer (davening)\, interviews with teachers\, and optional yoga. The retreat is held in warm\, supportive silence\, and we ask that you turn off your devices and refrain from communication during the five days of retreat.This is also a Jewish retreat. In addition to daily davening sessions in the Jewish Renewal style\, we infuse our teaching with Jewish mystical traditions\, contextualize our insights in Jewish language of holiness and the Divine\, and build an inclusive Jewish community together. We welcome people with all types of Jewish observance and none\, Jews and non-Jews\, those who connect with “God” and those disillusioned with religion\, new and experienced meditators\, and a community that is diverse in age\, race\, background\, and sexual and gender identities. Throughout the retreat\, participants are invited to explore the sacred in the diverse ways that speak to them. \n\n\n\nThis retreat is conducted in the tradition of our teachers\, Rabbi David Cooper z”l and Shoshana Cooper.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRetreat Rates\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $1\,245 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,850 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $820 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,175 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $680 per adult\n\n\n\n\nTzedakah/Dana for TeachersPlease note that registration covers only room and board for this retreat. At the end of the retreat\, a request will be made to all participants to contribute additional funds to pay our teachers and cover their travel expenses. The faculty relies solely on these voluntary contributions for payment and to cover expenses. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMeditation Teachers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiriam Eisenberger\, LCSW (She/Her) is a mindfulness and somatic-based therapist\, reiki master\, sacred song and Jewish ritual facilitator\, meditation instructor\, guide in integrating plant medicine and ceremony work (mindfulelement.com). Miriam centers on discovering ways to utilize innate untapped wisdom as an ally in healing. She integrates Somatic Experiencing® & NARM trauma-informed modalities\, mindfulness-based psychotherapy\, teachings from a variety of spiritual traditions\, and meditation instruction in her work with others. She has been teaching on residential silent-meditation retreats since 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Shir Meira Feit (they/them) is a musician\, meditator\, mystic\, and misfit. Shir founded Kol Hai: Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal and was the first full-time Music Director of Romemu. Shir has released six albums of original music and performed with The Epichorus and the Darshan Project. Shir’s rabbinical ordination is from Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l and the ALEPH Ordination Program\, was a Wexner Graduate Fellow\, and is a member of the Zen Peacemakers\, having attended five Bearing Witness Retreats in Auschwitz-Birkenau. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson (He/Him) has taught meditation for twenty years in Buddhist\, Jewish\, and secular contexts. The author of ten books on spirituality and religion\, Jay is a field scholar at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality.  He has worked on the leadership teams of the New York Insight Meditation Center and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies\, and also works as a journalist for CNN\, The Forward\, and Rolling Stone. Jay holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, is authorized to teach in the Buddhist lineage of Ayya Khema\, and was ordained as a rabbi by Rabbi David Cooper. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Pileggi\, LCSW (he/him) is a psychotherapist\, meditation teacher\, Gestalt Psychotherapy instructor\, Interfaith minister\, spiritual director\, and hatha yoga instructor.  Bob hopes to support people with finding  greater ease with life in the moment\, to connect to inner wisdom and strength\, and to connect authentically with others. His work is informed by thirty years of social justice work\, LGBT community involvement\, 2.5 years as an essential worker in a public health center engaged heavily in crisis and grief counseling\, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instruction\, officiating hundreds of life cycle rituals as an Interfaith minister; and a love of mindfully crafted documentary photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What is the schedule of the retreat?\n \n \n\n \n This retreat is five days of intensive meditation! But we promise\, it is easier than it sounds. Each day includes five 45-minute meditation ‘sits’\, four periods of walking meditation\, group davvenen’ (Jewish prayer)\, an instructional class on meditation practice\, an optional yoga class\, an evening talk\, and other sessions. The schedule is based on many years of experience and careful attention to the conditions conducive to developing calm and insight. Many retreatants find it helpful to “surrender” to the schedule\, and\, in general\, we recommend that. Others find their own pace and level of intensity. You’ll receive a full schedule on arrival (please arrive Sunday between 2 and 5 pm so you have time to unpack before retreat begins). \n \n \n\n \n \n Is it really in silence?\n \n \n\n \n Mostly yes! To slow down the mind\, build calm and mindfulness\, and open the heart\, we will be in “friendly” silence from Sunday evening until Friday morning. The practice of silence is an ancient one in many traditions\, and it allows the attention to turn inward. However\, there will be plenty of opportunities to use your voice\, such as davvenen’ and interviews with teachers. For emergencies\, you can leave notes for staff and teachers\, and some communication may be necessary in those circumstances. \nNo electronic devices are to be used while you are on retreat. Turn your phone off and put it away! We’ve found that even brief check-ins create a lot of disturbance in the mind that can make your practice much more difficult. If you must use a mobile device for family or medical reasons\, you should do so where other retreatants will not see or hear you\, such as your car or away from the retreat buildings. Even reading can stir up the mind\, so we strongly advise you not to do so\, and request that you not do so where others can see you. \nOften silence indicates cold distance\, but this is meant to be a loving silence. While we do request that you refrain from trying to communicate with others\, even non-verbally\, occasional\, accidental contact is okay. During sitting meditation sessions\, however\, we are more careful about limiting any sound (sniffling\, shifting position\, moving around) that could disturb others\, and restrict entry to the meditation hall after sessions have begun. Mostly\, we hope you will come to experience this silence as warm\, friendly\, and supportive. \n \n \n\n \n \n Are there any rules for the meditation hall?\n \n \n\n \n From the moment the bell is rung at the start of a sit until it is rung again at the end\, there should be no entering or exiting the meditation hall. As you’ll find out\, even quiet sounds can be very disturbing. Please arrive a few minutes early for each sit so that you can settle in before the bell rings. If you are even one minute late\, you will find the door closed. Do not open it. Instead\, please sit somewhere other than the meditation hall. Except in cases of physical or emotional necessity\, or if you think that sounds you are making are disturbing others\, please do not leave the hall before the ending bell has rung\, and if you do leave\, do not re-enter.\nWe ask that you remove your shoes before entering the hall and that you enter quietly and carefully so you don’t disturb other retreatants. It’s fine to bring water into the hall as long as it is in a closed container. Please don’t bring any other food or beverage into the meditation hall. \nPlease also be aware that sound carries into the meditation hall from the hallway. \n \n \n\n \n \n What should I do when I’m not meditating?\n \n \n\n \n Trick question! You can practice mindfulness from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until the moment you close them at night. So really\, you’re never not meditating. It will help your practice immensely if you regard it as continuous\, all the time. No matter what activity you are doing—eating\, showering\, walking to your room—you can do it mindfully and keep your practice going. Many people find it helpful to walk and move more slowly than normal on retreat. This may look strange at first\, but quieting the body quiets the mind. Enjoy! \n \n \n\n \n \n How can I communicate with teachers or staff?\n \n \n\n \n There will be two group interviews during the week when you can speak with teachers in a small group setting. For emergencies\, there will be a box in the lobby where you can leave notes for staff and teachers. All notes will be read\, but most will not be answered\, in order to support your inner silence. They should be used for pressing matters only. Please do not leave notes for other retreatants\, as this could disturb the other person’s retreat. \n \n \n\n \n \n What about reading and journaling?\n \n \n\n \n We generally recommend against reading on retreat. It’s fine to jot a few notes during your retreat\, but long journaling is generally not recommended. These activities tend to stir up the mind\, and can be unhelpful distractions. If you do choose to engage in some inspirational reading or to journal\, we ask that you do so in your room and not in the meditation hall\, lobby\, or other communal spaces. \n \n \n\n \n \n I’m Orthodox – what should I know?\n \n \n\n \n We’re happy to have you – Orthodox participants join us every year. Our facilities are certified Kosher by the HKC. Please note that our services are in the Renewal tradition and a traditional minyan is not possible during retreat (kaddish is said at the end of morning davvenen). Please contact us with any questions. \n \n \n\n \n \n May I leave early?\n \n \n\n \n Unfortunately\, no. Leaving early can be very disruptive for others on retreat. Please note that an early or unscheduled departure will prevent you from joining the retreat in the future. \n \n \n\n \n \n How should I prepare for retreat?\n \n \n\n \n No special preparation is necessary. It will help your practice if you get plenty of sleep this weekend\, and if you’re not doing anything too wild and crazy. Just come with an open mind and generous heart! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/meditation-retreat-2024/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Isabella Freedman,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Freedman-frozen-lake.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240828T130432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T180548Z UID:11721-1732114800-1732273200@adamah.org SUMMARY:The Torah of Nourishment & Hope: A Jewish Communal Professional Retreat  DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Retreat for Jewish Communal ProfessionalsJewish communal professionals devote themselves to creating impactful experiences for others\, often at the expense of their own rejuvenation. Adamah is offering an immersive retreat to a select number of Mid-Atlantic based Jewish communal professionals to nourish their minds\, bodies\, hearts\, and souls. \nThis retreat is sold out! \nJoin the Waitlist \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThis exciting rejuvenation opportunity is being offered free of charge\, thanks to generous funding\, and will allow Jewish communal professionals to spend 3 days collectively exhaling post-election and pre-Thanksgiving. Participants will forge meaningful relationships with colleagues in their region while engaging with powerful religious and spiritual practice and Jewish learning within the theme of abundance and gratitude. The Jewish & Israel learning component will be led by a Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter\, Founder and Spiritual Leader of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel. Additional guest chefs Remy Glantz and Leah Koenig\, as well as Bodyworker and Coach Shimon Darwick Birnbaum will also be leading the retreat. \n\n\n\nPearlstone offers farm to table Glatt kosher cuisine\, high and low ropes courses\, hundreds of acres of farm\, forest\, trails\, and meaningful and restorative programming. It is the ideal place to take a respite from the demands of communal Jewish professional life.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will emerge with a broader network of friends and allies in the field\, new Jewish wisdom sources for inspiration\, and renewed motivation\, passion\, and commitment to their work. We will talk\, sing\, pray\, move our bodies indoors and outside\, eat delicious food\, rest\, laugh\, and reflect.  \n\n\n\nClick here to join the waitlist. This retreat is sold out! Please join the waitlist and you will be notified if there is a last-minute cancellation. Joining the waitlist will also put you on the priority list for the next retreat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbanit Dasi Fruchter\, Scholar in Residence \n\n\n\nRabbanit Dasi Fruchter is the founder and spiritual leader of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel\, a modern orthodox community in South Philadelphia. Rabbanit Fruchter also holds the position of Halachic Advisor for Women’s Health and Halacha at Beth Sholom Congregation\, where she once served as Assistant Spiritual Leader at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Potomac\, Maryland. Rabbanit Fruchter was ordained in 2016 by Yeshivat Maharat upon her completion of the Maharat Semikha Program. She graduated summa cum laude from the Macaulay Honors College at Queens College\, and completed an M.P.A. in Non-Profit Administration and an M.A. in Jewish Studies from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRemy Glantz\, Guest Chef \n\n\n\nRemy Glantz is the Chef de Cuisine at Dizengoff Restaurant in Philadelphia. Through his food\, he strives to spark introspection and connection\, while highlighting the cultural significance of ingredients and techniques. In addition to his culinary career\, Chef Remy brings a unique perspective from his service as a commander in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)\, where he continues to serve as an active reservist. His leadership experience in the IDF has greatly influenced his approach to managing and mentoring in the kitchen\, where he fosters a collaborative and supportive environment.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeah Koenig\, Guest Chef \n\n\n\nLeah Koenig is the IACP Award-nominated author of seven cookbooks\, including the The Jewish Cookbook and Modern Jewish Cooking. Her newest cookbook\, Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen was a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Leah’s writing and recipes can be found in The New York Times\, New York Magazine\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Food & Wine\, Epicurious\, and Food52\, among other publications. She also writes a weekly newsletter\, The Jewish Table\, which shares recipes and stories from the world of Jewish food. In addition to writing\, Leah leads cooking demonstrations and workshops around the country and world. She lives in Brooklyn\, New York with her husband and two children.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShimon Darwick Birnbaum \n\n\n\nShimon (or Simeon\, or Sim) helps people overcome their barriers to wellbeing by inspiring health\, joy\, and playfulness.  Simeon is a Licensed Massage Therapist\, health and fitness coach\, RYT-500 Yoga Instructor\, and somatic life coach since 2006.  Simeon has shared the gift of massage therapy in a wide range of settings such as with people in hospice\, cancer patients\, corporate wellness programs\, Cornell University Tennis Team and massage tables around the world. Simeon believes we can explore play\, creativity\, vitality\, and resilience through movement. Reconnecting and digesting our emotions through bodywork and somatic coaching\, we experience inherent joy\, the freedom to be present\, and to create a new possibility of wellbeing. Currently he is a practicing husband and father in Kalamazoo\, Michigan.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs:\n\n\n \n \n \n Who is eligible for the retreat? \n \n \n\n \n If you meet all of the following criteria\, you are eligible to apply.  \nParticipants must:  \n-reside in the Mid-Atlantic (PA\, DE\, and DMV).  \n-regardless of religion\, have been working full time in the Jewish communal world for 2+ years. (Attending school and working towards a Jewish communal degree does not count towards that time\, unless you were also concurrently working full time for a Jewish organization.)  \n-have been working in their current role for 6+ months.  \n-be able to organize and cover the cost of their own transportation to and from the retreat.  \n \n \n\n \n \n Can I bring my family to the retreat?\n \n \n\n \n No. Children and spouses/partners are not permitted to attend. The only exception is if your partner is also eligible to attend independently and applies separately. \n \n \n\n \n \n If both my partner/spouse and I are both Jewish professionals in the region\, can we both attend and share a room?\n \n \n\n \n Yes. Please register individually and put this rooming request on both your registrations. However\, if applicable\, note that children are not permitted to attend. \n \n \n\n \n \n How many staff can attend from one given organization?\n \n \n\n \n To offer this gift to as many applicable Jewish organizations as possible\, we will be placing caps on registration by organization\, though the number may change slightly depending on the size of each organization. \n \n \n\n \n \n Is the retreat really free?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! It’s a gift to Jewish communal professionals thanks to the generosity of the Maimonides Fund. Please note that all registrants must pay a $180 fully refundable deposit\, which will be returned a few business days after the retreat ends. This is to demonstrate your commitment to attending for the full weekend. If this is a barrier to participation\, please reach out. Travel to and from the retreat is at each participant’s own expense.  \n \n \n\n \n \n What will the sleeping arrangements be like?\n \n \n\n \n Rooms will be double occupancy. You may upgrade to single occupancy for a nominal fee (subject to change based on availability). For more information\, visit this page.  \n \n \n\n \n \n What is the schedule? When should I plan to arrive and depart?\n \n \n\n \n The schedule is still being finalized and will be emailed to all registrants shortly before the start of the retreat. Overarching themes of sessions will relate to: Jewish learning through the lens of abundance and gratitude\, appreciating nature\, rest and rejuvenation\, and bringing Jewish communal professionals together and supporting them as human beings. This retreat is NOT professional development! Participants should plan to arrive at Pearlstone for check-in no earlier than 3:00 PM on November 20. The retreat will conclude on November 22 by 11:00 AM.  \n \n \n\n \n \n How do I get to and from Pearlstone?\n \n \n\n \n Please visit this page to plan your travel independently.  \n \n \n\n \n \n Is there anything special I should bring?\n \n \n\n \n Besides an openness to share and listen\, and a desire to disconnect and rejuvenate\, this page should help guide you. Musical instruments and board games are always welcome!  \n \n \n\n \n \n What is the Cancellation Policy?\n \n \n\n \n You may cancel for a full refund up to 30 days before the start of the retreat.  \nAfter that date\, guests who cancel will not be given a refund.  \nThe $180 deposit will be refunded to the original payment method to those who attend\, 2-3 business days after the conclusion of the retreat.  \n \n \n\n \n \n I would like to know more! Who can I contact for additional information?\n \n \n\n \n Please reach out to Eliezah Hoffman\, the Immersive Retreats Project Manager\, at Eliezah.Hoffman@adamah.org or 410-843-7548.  \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/torah-of-nourishment_jewish_professional-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/37bb1951-5ebe-4f1f-8cb9-144fee4f38cc-e1726495558262.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20250203T210550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T134705Z UID:14732-1729699200-1730026800@adamah.org SUMMARY:Simchafest at Isabella Freedman 2024 DESCRIPTION:Reclaiming SimchaCelebrate Simchat Torah with us surrounded by the natural beauty of the Berkshires! Mornings are filled with meaningful spirited prayer led by inspiring leaders in the beautiful setting of the Berkshires amongst the tall trees and sparkling lake. Afternoons and evenings are packed with leisure activities\, classes and fun\, including special programs for children. We offer the highest quality organic kosher meals to Jews of all denominations and backgrounds. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting two separate retreats: Sukkahfest over the start of Sukkot (October 16-20\, 2024) and Simchafest over Simchat Torah weekend (October 23-27\, 2024).\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us and Rabbi Menachem Creditor for a transformative Simchat Torah retreat\, designed to help our community reclaim the capacity for joy exactly one year after experiencing profound trauma on this very holiday. This program is deeply rooted in Jewish spiritual wisdom and mind-body healing practices. As Rav Nachman of Breslov taught\, “Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital.” By sharing inspirational learning\, reflective practices\, and communal support\, we aim for nothing less than the renewal of joy after a year that included profound pain. \n\n\n\nThe serene and nurturing environment of the Isabella Freedman Retreat Center will provide the perfect backdrop for this healing journey. The power of spirituality to rebuild the soul will be a central theme\, as we draw on ancient teachings and modern therapeutic techniques to restore our sense of hope and connection. We will support each other in transforming grief into a renewed capacity for joy\, as we learn to dance again\, embracing and being embraced by Torah. \n\n\n\nJoin us this Simchat Torah as we rebuild our souls\, honor our resilience\, and rediscover the enduring power of joy and spirituality to strengthen our work once again to build this world from love. \n\n\n\nWe feature two prayer options: We will have Traditional Egalitarian and Orthodox Mechitza minyanim. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Teachers u0026 Educators\n \n \n Davening and Ritual\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2024 Pricing\n\n\n\nWe will be hosting two separate retreats: Sukkahfest over the start of Sukkot and Simchafest over Simchat Torah weekend. The option to stay on site during Chol HaMoed is not available. Shabbat is included for both Holiday retreats. \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $1\,140 per adult in double occupancy | $1790 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $820 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,260 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $660 per adult\n\n\n\nCommuter: $440\n\n\n\nCamping (Bring your own tent): $440\n\n\n\nChild (5-12) Staying in the same room $250 (If children are staying in a separate room\, one child must be registered as an adult at the adult price)\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4): $140\n\n\n\nInfant (under 2): $0\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Scholarships\n \n \n\n \n We are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. u003ca href=u0022https://hazonform.wufoo.com/forms/wb6xzhz0t2gx3m/u0022u003eClick here for our scholarship applicationu003c/au003e. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTeachers and Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation New York and was the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. An acclaimed author\, scholar\, and speaker with over 4 million views of his online videos and essays\, he was named by Newsweek as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America. His numerous books and 6 albums of original music include the global anthem “Olam Chesed Yibaneh” and the COVID-era 2-volume anthology “When We Turned Within.” He and his wife Neshama Carlebach live in New York\, where they are raising their five children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Eliezer Lawrence is a popular NYC-area Mohel\, Jewish educator and Hebrew language specialist whose Rabbinate is centered on enriching identity and instilling meaning to Jewish texts\, language\, and ritual. Alongside his Mohel practice\, Rabbi Lawrence is a faculty member at multiple institutions of higher learning\, including Yeshiva University\, and has taught in Jewish day school\, yeshiva and adult educational settings across the denominational spectrum. Rabbi Lawrence studied at Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa in Israel and was granted rabbinic ordination from its Rosh HaYeshiva\, Rabbi David Bigman. Rabbi Lawrence studied linguistics and Yiddish at Columbia University and holds MAs in Teaching Hebrew as a Second Language from Middlebury College\, and in Bible and Semitic Languages from the Kekst School of Jewish Studies. Rabbi Lawrence has served as guest scholar in various communities and retreats and has written about halacha\, language and Jewish identity for publications including Tablet Magazine and The Jewish Link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Ezra Weinberg is a shaliach tzibur\, officiant and Jewish educator dedicated to creating connection and community. He is a native Philadelphian and holds an MA in Conflict Transformation. Reb Ezra officiates weddings and Bnai Mitzvot\, teaches a University course called\, “One G-d\, Three Paths”\, alongside a priest and Imam. He currently works with individuals and families within the Jewish community and founded ReVoice\, a network of resources for Jewish going through divorce. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi David Kalb is the Rabbi of Ohr Torah Stone’s Jewish Learning Center where he is responsible for the creative\, educational\, spiritual and programmatic direction of the organization. Rabbi Kalb served on the educational advisory board of the WNET/BBC documentary ‘The Story of the Jews.’ He was adjunct faculty at Touro College. He has lectured at many institutions including the Chautauqua – Everett Jewish Life Center\, Samuel Bronfman Foundation\, the Wexner Alumni of Metro North New Jersey\, the Skirball Center\, 92nd Street Y\, JCC of Manhattan\, Limmud NY\, Limmud UK\, Florence Melton School\, Abyssinian Baptist Church Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building in Harlem\, and the Hudson River Museum in Westchester.  Rabbi Kalb received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin\, Chief Rabbi of Efrat and Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat HaMivtar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Sara Rozner Lawrence is a psychologist whose professional and personal work focus on the intersection between mental health\, sexuality\, and Jewish identity. She founded a project called “Monologues from the Makom\,” a platform for Jewish women to share their personal narratives about sexuality\, gender\, and body image. The project was featured in the 2017 JOFA conference and was published as an anthology in 2020 by Ben Yehudah Press. In her role as a clinician\, Sara works at the New Jersey VA with veterans who experience PTSD; she is especially passionate about serving LGBTQ veterans. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJakir Manela\, CEO of Adamah was trained as a Teva educator in 2004\, established Kayam Farm at Pearlstone in 2006\, and served as the Executive Director of Pearlstone and as a Hazon board member from 2012-2021. In 2022\, he became the CEO of Hazon-Pearlstone\, leading the merger into Adamah. Jakir is deeply inspired by Adamah’s amazing team and holy work happening every day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbanit Talia Weisberg is a connector\, passionate about facilitating rich Jewish experiences and helping people make informed Jewish decisions. She received semicha from Yeshivat Maharat\, where she completed internships at Congregation Sherith Israel\, Beth David Synagogue\, MIT Hillel\, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She earned her AB at Harvard University and wrote a senior honors thesis about the Bais Yaakov girls’ school movement\, of which she is an alumna\, and its role in the evolution of Orthodox women’s formal religious education. She is currently pursuing a PhD in religion at Boston University. As a Va’Tichtov fellow\, she is writing a book about animals in the Torah. She and her husband Rabbi Evan Crane served on the faculty at Isabella Freedman for Pesach 5784\, and they are excited to be back for Simchafest 5785!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Evan Crane is an accomplished Jewish leader who is passionate about building community. He is an experienced baal tefillah and baal kriah who believes in facilitating davening that is participatory and meaningful. Originally from the Boston area\, Evan is an alum of MIT and the Sloan School of Management. He learned at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah and received semicha from Rabbi Chaim Brovender. He has held various roles in the Orthodox Minyan at Harvard Hillel\, which serves as the primary Orthodox shul in Cambridge\, MA\, including four years as president and two as gabbai. Outside of the Jewish community\, Evan works on the business side of the biotech industry. He and his wife\, Rabbanit Talia Weisberg\, served on the faculty for the 5784 Pesach Program at Isabella Freedman earlier this year\, and they are excited to be returning for Simchafest 5785! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaynie Soloman is a teacher and Torah-lover who seeks to uplift the piously irreverent\, queer\, and subversive spirit of rabbinic text and theology. They serve on the faculty at SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva\, where they co-founded the Trans Halakha Project\, which seeks to create new forms of halakhic expression shaped by trans & non-binary Jews. Laynie has studied and taught Torah for over a decade in a wide range of learning spaces\, including Yeshivat Hadar\, UnYeshiva\, and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. When they’re not learning Talmud\, you can find Laynie reading about liberation theology\, laying in their hammock\, and spending time with the partner\, Zahara\, and their little one\, Remez. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Etan Mintz is spiritual leader of B’nai Israel Congregation\, where he is spearheading the revitalization of Baltimore’s oldest continually active Synagogue.  A vibrant\, welcoming and historic congregation near Baltimore’s Harbor\, the shul has been an anchor downtown since 1873. \n\n\n\nA Senior rabbinic fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute\, he is a sought-after educator\, who lectures widely throughout the community.  He previously served as Associate Rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale\, summer rabbi at The Hampton Synagogue\, and day school and informal Jewish educator. He and his wife\, Dr. Tammy Mintz\, met and got engaged at Isabella Freedman and are excited to share the magic of Freedman with their six nature loving children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Tammy Mintz is a clinical psychologist with expertise in the assessment\, diagnosis\, and treatment of children\, adolescents\, and adults. She holds a doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology from the University of Virginia and completed doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships at the Kennedy Krieger Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She previously worked as a school psychologist for the Baltimore County Public Schools\, a researcher for Georgetown University\, an adjunct Professor at Towson University\, and is currently in private practice. She lectures widely throughout the community on topics relating to children and families. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDena Levie\, of Teaneck\, New Jersey\, designs and creates beautiful\, personalized papercut artwork. Dena has always had a love for the arts. At Stern College (Yeshiva University) she received degrees in both Computer Science and Fine Art. After a short stint as a graphic designer she worked as a computer programmer for a financial firm. However\, art was always her passion and she began to experiment with papercutting when her oldest daughter was born thirty years ago. Since then\, she has made this her full-time passion creating over 2500 paper cuts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDavening and Ritual\n\n\n\nRabbi Menachem Creditor will be leading our Traditional Egalitarian service. \n\n\n\nRabbi Eliezer Lawrence and Rabbi Evan Crane will host a spirited Orthodox Mechitza minyan. \n\n\n\nPluralism: All Streams of Judaism flow from One Source! “AllStream” is our name for the gathering of diverse Jewish communities at Sukkahfest. AllStream (rather than “Mainstream”) Judaism seeks to validate all streams of Jewish spiritual expression\, recognizing that All of the ways of being Jewish flow from and return to One Source. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nKids Programming\n\n\n\nWe offer engaging programming for children ages 2-12. Gan Adamah (ages 2-4) is scheduled each morning of the retreat and Camp Teva (ages 5-12) is held in the mornings and afternoons. \n\n\n\nAll activities are shabbat and holiday friendly. Adamah’s values of cultivating vibrant Jewish life in deep connection with the earth through joy\, love\, and hope are exemplified in all of our activities. Children will have the opportunity to explore the land\, forest and farm. Activities include meeting the chickens\, hiking to the magnificent overlook\, forest games\, field games\, and more. \n\n\n\nKids programming will be outdoors as much as possible\, including in the rain; a raincoat\, rain boots\, hiking boots or sneakers\, and a labeled water bottle are required. We look forward to welcoming your family to our campus!  \n\n\n\nSee a Sample Schedule \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/simchafest-at-isabella-freedman-2024/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Isabella-Freedman-IF-simchat-torah-holiday.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T200000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240807T135058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T185012Z UID:11501-1729443600-1729454400@adamah.org SUMMARY:Sukkot on the Farm: Connecting Earth\, Local Food\, and Live Music DESCRIPTION:DETROIT\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Celebrate Sukkot!Join us for an evening of honoring land and tradition\, and enjoy this Jewish agricultural holiday at Tamarack Camp’s Farber Farm! We’ll share a farm-to-table\, Kosher meal featuring Farber Farm produce\, funky tunes by 7 Layers\, and an all around harvest celebration! \nThis event is open to all adults\, and will offer optional transportation support from the suburbs in Tamarack busses! \nRegister Here! \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEngage in meaningful Jewish ritual and learning\, share a Kosher\, vegetarian farm-to-table meal\, and enjoy a spirited Sukkot Sounds concert\, all against the backdrop of Tamarack Camp’s beautiful Farber Farm.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdamah Detroit\, The Well & Tamarack Camps are so excited to feature 7 Layers Music\, a talented Detroit artist\, who will perform eclectic funk set including covers and originals.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated at Tamarack Camps\, Farber Farm will serve as the backdrop to our gathering. The Farber Farm is a one-acre diversified demonstration farm focused on immersive education and farm fun. We are excited to feature farm grown at Farber Farm on our menu and decor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe full ticket price for this event is $50\, and includes Jewish learning and ritual activities\, a farm-to-table vegetarian meal\, one drink ticket\, and an evening of music.   To keep this event accessible\, we are offering additional ticket prices.  A subsidized ticket of $36\, or a $72 ticket to support our ability to keep this event accessible.  Please pay what you feel is most appropriate for you.  We don’t want cost to be a barrier for attending this event.  For questions or additional support\, please contact Marisa at marisa@meetyouatthewell.org.   \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the artist\n\n\n\n\n\n7 Layers Music\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nIn Partnership With URL:https://adamah.org/event/sukkot-on-the-farm-connecting-earth-local-food-and-live-music/ LOCATION:Tamarack Camps’ Farber Farm\, 4361 Perryville Road\, Ortonville\, Michigan\, 48462 CATEGORIES:Detroit,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/jlive-sotf-20240906-201252.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20250203T211758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T140022Z UID:14740-1729094400-1729422000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Sukkahfest at Pearlstone 2024 DESCRIPTION:Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Celebrate the harvestPearlstone’s Sukkot retreat is a joyous\, diverse\, and nature-filled gathering for Jews of all ages and backgrounds.rnrnThis immersive retreat includes inspiring Jewish learning\, spirited singing\, festive farm-to-table meals\, and an inclusive community building experience. \nRegister now! \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nMornings are filled with meaningful spirited prayer led by inspiring leaders on 180-acres of farm and forest in Reisterstown\, MD. Afternoons and evenings are packed with leisure activities\, classes and fun\, including special programs for children. We offer the highest quality organic kosher meals to Jews of all denominations and backgrounds. \n\n\n\nWe feature two prayer options: \n\n\n\nTraditional Orthodox Mechitza Minyan led by Dov Rosenblatt \n\n\n\nTraditional Egalitarian Minyan and alternative soulful prayer space with Chana Raskin \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Davening and Ritual\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Teachers u0026 Leaders\n \n \n Learning Sessions\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2024 Pricing and Accommodations\n\n\n\nSukkahfest includes the first days of the holiday and following Shabbat. We do not have an option for Chol Hamoed\, the middle days and Simchat Torah at Pearlstone. \n\n\n\nWe have two main types of lodging – standard rooms feature private bathrooms with one or two queen beds\, while the Garden Lodge Dorms have twin beds and mostly shared bathrooms. Children’s rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult (13+)\, regardless of lodging style. More details about our lodging options can be found here. \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room Multiple Occupancy per adult: $755 per person\n\n\n\nSingle Occupancy (one adult 13+): $1080 per person\n\n\n\nGarden Lodge Dorm Rooms: $580 per adult\n\n\n\nYouth ages 5 – 12:  $360 per person\n\n\n\nYouth ages 2 – 4: $140 per person\n\n\n\nInfants up to 2 years:  free\, but must register\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Scholarships\n \n \n\n \n We are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. u003ca href=u0022https://hazonform.wufoo.com/forms/mcdodqp1mw5rh5/u0022u003eClick here for our scholarship applicationu003c/au003e. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDavening and Ritual\n\n\n\nWe feature two prayer options: \n\n\n\nTraditional Orthodox Mechitza Minyan led by Dov Rosenblatt \n\n\n\nTraditional Egalitarian Minyan and alternative soulful prayer space with Chana Raskin \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nEnjoy learning opportunities with guest scholars\, delicious and healthy food\, inspiring and joyful prayer\, singing and music\, fun and engaging activities for people of all ages.  \n\n\n\nFrom yoga and meditation sessions to sacred song and story circles we create opportunities for personal growth and inspiration. \n\n\n\nSoulful prayer and Torah learning enrich our program and farm tours\, plant walks and night hikes allow our participants to explore our beautiful surroundings.This gathering is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience Sukkot in a memorable and meaningful way. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here for a sample holiday program schedule \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2024 Teachers and Leaders\n\n\n\nMore to come! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDov Rosenblatt has been writing and recording music since childhood. His current band\, Distant Cousins\, has been featured in films\, tv shows\, and commercials and has composed original score for Netflix and several DreamWorks Animation series. Dov released a solo album in 2022 entitled Your Faith In The Night / Emunatcha BaLeilot. Dov has served several communities as the ‘Shaliach Tzibur‘\, leading services\, community programs and Jewish education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAura Schwartz is the ninth child among the twelve offspring of Rabbi Shlomo and Olivia Schwartz\, and was raised in a dynamic and lively Chabad household in LA. Her first foray into public speaking occurred at the tender age of four\, when she regaled an audience with a remarkably detailed story at one of her parents’ weekly Shabbat dinners – often for over 60 ‘strangers.’ Over the years\, Aura honed her innate talent for addressing diverse audiences. After two decades of working in the makeup industry in NY and LA\, and then becoming a certified life coach through IPEC Life Coaching School\, Aura has now returned to her roots and has been leading Torah classes and spiritual womens’ retreats. Drawing on her passion for helping women discover their genuine inner beauty and peace\, Aura developed ‘Rest & Reset\,’ a women’s retreat to rejuvenate both body and soul. Presently living in Atlanta\, GA with her husband\, Dov Rosenblatt\, and their five children\, Aura has established herself as a leader in the community\, hosting Challah baking sessions and monthly Women’s Rosh Chodesh Moon Circles.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Weisenberg is a musician\, composer\, and teacher Joey Weisenberg is the founder and director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute\, which cultivates grassroots musical-spiritual creativity in Jewish community. Joey works to educate and train communities around the world to make music a vibrant\, joy-filled force in Jewish life. He is the author of The Torah of Music (2017 National Jewish Book Award) and Building Singing Communities. L’eila\, his eighth album of original music\, is his latest release on Rising Song Records.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbby Eisenberg is a community Jewish educator based in NYC. She is the founder and lead educator of Judaics Tutoring NYC\, through which she and her team of educators teach learners around the globe who wish to connect to Jewish learning and living in ways that most resonate with them. Abby teaches adults at the 92NY\, My Jewish Learning\, and Melton Adult Jewish Learning\, among other organizations. She holds a BA in history from Yeshiva University and an MA in Judaic studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Tonti is a Potter\, Jewish Educator and Yoga Teacher residing outside Washington\, DC. You can learn more about her business\, Claybrook Yoga and Pots here: Claybrookyogaandpots.com. She is working on a Graphic Novel about the life and legacy of Glikl of Hamelin. Glikl.com with her husband\, Mat Tonti. She enjoys spending time in nature and laughing with her 3 children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Matisyahu Tonti can be found dancing\, drawing\, and singing with his three children and wife. He received a certificate in Jewish Philosophy and Pedagogy from the Shalom Hartman Institute and Smicha from Yeshivat Sulam Ya’akov in Jerusalem. He recently authored and illustrated his original graphic novel “The Book of Secrets”  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChana Raskin\, founder and facilitator of RAZA\, grew up entrenched in the world of Chabad Hasidut and its stirringly complex melodies. These nigunim have carried her at every point on her journey. Her debut album KAPELYA was released by Rising Song Records in February 2023\, followed by sold-out concerts in NYC\, Jerusalem and Los Angeles. Chana leads RAZA circles—meditative nigun deep dives—for diverse communities around the world. Both in her music and song circles\, and especially in her one-on-one sessions\, Chana strives to hold a space with others recovering from illness or traumatic injury\, or simply seeking Home. She revels in the healing powers of quiet\, laughter\, humming and movement\, and resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her family.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Ben Greenfield serves as a Rabbi & Educator at de Toledo High School\, in Los Angeles\, where he directs the advanced Iyun track.  His innovative writing on Jewish thought has been awarded the Whizin\, Zackheim-Rabinowitz\, and Ateret Zvi prizes. He trained at Gush\, YU\, Oxford\, and Johns Hopkins\, before receiving Semicha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah as a Wexner Fellow.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEden Pearlstein is a poet\, performer\, chronic collaborator\, and cofounder of Ayin Press. Over the past two decades he has created aneclectic portfolio of audio\, visual\, textual\, and curatorial works and projects. As an author and editor\, Eden has conceptually and creativelycontributed to over 50 books of contemporary Jewish spirituality\, art\, and literature. Most recently\, Eden published his first book of poems entitled Nothing Is for Everyone. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Dani Passow began his role as Senior Director of Community Learning at Hadar in September.  He previously served as the Orthodox Rabbi and Senior Director of Public and Alumni Programs at Harvard Hillel and as a Harvard University Chaplain. Dani holds a Masters of Science degree in Biostatistics from Harvard and received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah\, where he won the Dov Zakheim Talmud Prize. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLearning Sessions\n\n\n \n \n \n Awe-Struck Nature Encounters in Jewish Text and Tradition with Abby Eisenberg \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Jewish Gratitude: Harvesting our Autumn Reflections with Abby Eisenberg \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Ecclesiastes\, Knowledge and Humility: Reading Kohelet on Sukkot  with Abby Eisenberg \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Brachot\, Blessings:  Appreciations and Acknowledgements in our Modern Jewish Lives with Abby Eisenberg\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/sukkahfest-at-pearlstone-2024/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sukkahfest-2022-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20250203T200527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T140033Z UID:14718-1727884800-1728212400@adamah.org SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah 2024 with Hadar’s Rising Song Institute DESCRIPTION:Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n\nA Musical New Year in Nature\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This Rosh Hashanah\, gather with family and friends at Pearlstone outside Baltimore for a transformative musical New Year and Shabbat experience.rnrnu003cstrongu003eThis retreat is sold out. u003c/strongu003eWe still have rooms available at Isabella Freedman\, our sister retreat center in Connecticut\, or you can join the Pearlstone retreat wait list. \nPearlstone Wait ListJoin us at Isabella Freedman \n \n \n \n\n\n\nEnjoy the changing autumn season with four days of song-filled traditional egalitarian davening\, vibrant community\, delicious organic kosher food\, and ample outdoor farm space for kids and families.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Weisenberg is an acclaimed singer\, composer and multi-instrumental musician of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Weisenberg brings ancient and traditional melodies along with his original nigunim to infuse the holiday with the sacred soundscapes of Rosh Hashanah and help participants unlock their spiritual and musical potential this new year. \n\n\n\n\n“Joey Weisenberg’s music is hauntingly beautiful and accessible with a deep sense of authentic Judaism and spiritual power.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavening led by Joey Weisenberg\, Rabbi Aviva Richman\, and Rabbi Elie Kaunfer will be complemented by profound divrei Torah and inspiring classes from the Rising Song and Adamah team and our special guest speakers. \n\n\n\nHighlights include outdoor nature activities\, engaging children’s programming\, communal meals\, and singing throughout the program. \n\n\n\nImmerse in the rich layers of music and meaning that animate the High Holiday season this Rosh Hashanah on the lovely grounds of Pearlstone. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nAdamah is committed to diverse\, inclusive\, pluralistic Jewish community. Both our retreat centers offer kosher food and serve Jews of all denominations and backgrounds (and many non-Jewish groups as well). In response to strong demand for both our egalitarian and mechitza minyanim\, for Rosh Hashanah we will be providing an Orthodox Mechitza minyan option at Isabella Freedman. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Natural Mikvah Hike\n \n \n Farm-to-Table Seder\n \n \n Communal Tashlich\n \n \n Learning Sessions\n \n \n Kids Honey Camp\n \n \n Israel Meditation Space\n \n \n Leaders u0026 Educators\n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\n\nLearning opportunities with guest scholars\n\n\n\nDelicious and healthy kosher food\n\n\n\nInspiring\, soulful\, joyful prayer and Torah learning\n\n\n\nFarm tours\, plant walks\, and tashlich hikes\n\n\n\nFun and engaging activities for all ages\, including singing and music\n\n\n\nPersonal growth and inspiration through yoga\, meditation\, sacred song and story circles\n\n\n\n\nThis gathering is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience Rosh Hashanah in a memorable and meaningful way. \n\n\n\nLearn Rosh Hashanah melodies ahead of time so you can add your harmonies. Subscribe to Joey’s High Holiday Master Classes. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nNatural Mikvah Hike\n\n\n\nPlan to arrive early to start your retreat with a 30-minute meditative hike to Pearlstone’s brand new natural creek mikvah for a guided mikvah experience grouped by gender (times below). Modesty will be respected; bathing suits optional; towels available in our Lodges. Private mikvah available by request. \n\n\n\nWhether you’ve participated in the tradition of Jewish ritual immersion or this will be your first time\, we welcome you to experience this High Holidays custom in a beautiful natural setting. \n\n\n\nGuided Mikvah begins Wednesday afternoon\, October 2\, at 4pm. \n\n\n\nWomen’s Mikvah – 4pm\, 10/2 \n\n\n\nMen’s Mikvah – 4:30pm\, 10/2 \n\n\n\nNon-binary Mikvah – 5pm\, 10/2 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFarm-to-Table Seder\n\n\n\nJoin our Israel Shaliach Avihay Aharoni for a traditional Sefardi Rosh Hashanah seder with simanim fresh from the Pearlstone farm! Start the new year with blessings. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCommunal Tashlich\n\n\n\nHike together to the Pearlstone lake to symbolically cast away our sins in the tashlich ritual preparing spiritually for the New Year. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLearning Sessions\n\n\n \n \n \n Teruah: Meditation on Shofar and Divine Friendship with Rabbi Aviva Richman\n \n \n\n \n One of the most iconic and riveting sonic elements of the soundscape of Jewish tradition\, shofar carries many different tones – triumphant\, piercing\, haunting\, and comforting.rnrnRooted in an original song composed by R. Aviva\, this session will be a melodic journey through a textual tradition that imagines the u0022u003ciu003eteruahu003c/iu003eu0022 as emblematic of God’s friendship. \n \n \n\n \n \n Who By Fire?: The Most Controversial Prayer in Jewish Life with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer\n \n \n\n \n Every year we recite: “Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?”rnrnWhat is the theme of this poem\, and what might it mean? Together we will examine the u003cemu003eUntane Tokefu003c/emu003e prayer\, look at its Biblical allusions\, and discover its radically divergent internal theological approaches. \n \n \n\n \n \n The Deeper Meaning of “Avinu Malkenu” with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer\n \n \n\n \n How does our understanding of a prayer – even a “famous” prayer – alter once we know who wrote it? How do human relationships filter into prayers to God?rnrnTogether we will look at the story of the writing of u003cemu003eAvinu Malkenuu003c/emu003e – u003cemu003eOur Father\, Our Kingu003c/emu003e – and a number of related u003cemu003eTalmudicu003c/emu003e stories to explore these questions. \n \n \n\n \n \n HaYom Harat Olam – Creating Our World through Hesed with Rabbi Aviva Richman\n \n \n\n \n The entire creation and existence of the world depends on lovingkindness\, according to some Jewish thinkers\, perhaps even u003ciu003eonlyu003c/iu003e on lovingkindness.  What is the power of approaching our lives from this perspective of radical u003cemu003ehesedu003c/emu003e?  Are there any limits\, or problems\, with this approach?rnrnWe will study the teachings of R. Yitzhak Hutner\, a modern Jewish thinker who drew from many genres of wisdom\, in Torah and beyond\, as we interrogate how a practice of hesed makes\, or breaks\, our world. \n \n \n\n \n \n The Stories That Bind Us – Bibliodrama Experience with Esther Goldenberg\n \n \n\n \n We’ll relive the famous akeida scene from different angles and imagine it in brand new ways. How does the story of Isaac’s binding bind us together? Put yourself in the shoes of Abraham and Isaac to find out. No acting experience or Torah knowledge required; be an active participant or a spectator. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nKids Honey Camp\n\n\n\nDrop-off programming for kids ages 2-12 will be offered during the morning davening sessions\, and family-friendly activities will be offered in the afternoons.  Your kids will love the fun combination of nature activities\, singing\, and Jewish holiday themes.  Stay tuned for more details about Honey Camp 2024! \n\n\n\nMandatory Parent Orientation – Wednesday\, October 2\, at 6pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nIsrael Meditation Space\n\n\n\nConnect with Israel in an interactive meditation space to process the year past and look forward with hope to the year coming. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLeaders & Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Weisenberg \n\n\n\nMusician\, composer\, and teacher Joey Weisenberg is the founder and director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute\, which cultivates grassroots musical-spiritual creativity in Jewish community. Joey works to educate and train communities around the world to make music a vibrant\, joy-filled force in Jewish life. He is the author of The Torah of Music (2017 National Jewish Book Award) and Building Singing Communities. L’eila\, his eighth album of original music\, is his latest release on Rising Song Records. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Aviva Richman \n\n\n\nRabbi Aviva Richman is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Hadar Institute\, and has been on the faculty since 2010. A graduate of Oberlin College\, she studied in the Pardes Kollel and the Drisha Scholars’ Circle and was ordained by Rabbi Danny Landes. She completed a doctorate in Talmud at NYU. Interests include Talmud\, Halakhah\, Midrash and gender\, and also a healthy dose of nigunim. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Elie Kaunfer \n\n\n\nRabbi Elie Kaunfer is President and CEO of the Hadar Institute. A graduate of Harvard College\, he completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary\, where he was also ordained. A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Dorot Fellow\, he has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America. Elie is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (Jewish Lights\, 2010). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJakir Manela \n\n\n\nAdamah’s Chief Executive Officer Jakir Manela\, a recognized leader in the Jewish sustainability movement\, was trained as a Teva educator\, established Kayam Farm at Pearlstone in 2007\, and served as the Executive Director of Pearlstone and as a Hazon board member for nine years. In 2022\, he became the CEO of Hazon-Pearlstone\, leading the merger into Adamah. Jakir is deeply inspired by Adamah’s amazing team and holy work happening every day. He lives just up the road from Pearlstone with his family\, coaches youth sports\, and loves night hikes and campfires.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYoni Stadlin \n\n\n\nAdamah’s Chief Program Officer\, Yoni Stadlin served from 2008-2021 as founding director of Eden Village Camp\, the Jewish environmental sleepaway camp. Yoni’s recognitions include the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize and Jewish Week’s “36 under 36”\, and he holds an MA in Informal Jewish Education from JTS. He has traveled extensively as an environmental educator and activist. Yoni lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmalia Haas \n\n\n\nRabba Amalia Haas is Chief Bee Whisperer at Amalia’s Bees\, and is one of the first 50 women ordained as clergy in the Orthodox movement. She facilitates life cycle events\, professional development\, and community retreats grounded in Torah\, mindfulness\, bibliodrama\, nature\, art and music. Amalia’s Bees offers artisanal honey for Rosh Hashanah\, and programs to inspire environmental stewardship and get Jews to say “WOW” about bees. Amalia is a chaplain with the Cleveland Clinic\, has served as clergy for Hillel and Congregation Beth Sholom in Rhode Island\, and holds degrees from Oberlin College\, Yeshiva University and Yeshivat Maharat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Goldenberg \n\n\n\nEducator\, author\, and speaker Esther Goldenberg will share her enthusiasm for and approach to creating modern midrash in fun\, interactive bibliodrama sessions. Esther is the author of The Desert Songs Trilogy\, a series of biblical fiction novels that give more voice to the women of the Torah and bring forth diversity and inclusion from the ancient stories. She has over two decades of teaching experience and recently moved back to the DMV after living in northern Israel for three years. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvihay Aharoni \n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Jerusalem\, Avihay is our Pearlstone Shaliach (Israeli Emissary)\, and enjoys making connections to Israel through songs\, stories and music. He will be leading our farm-to-table Rosh Hashanah seder\, designing the Israel Connection & Meditation Space\, as well as leading a session teaching melodies from traditional Rosh Hashanah piyutim (poetry). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeora Match \n\n\n\nOur Honey Camp Director Leora Match is a nature lover\, musician\, dancer\, and Jewish educator\, who is also our Adamah Adventure Camp director. She has over eight years of summer camp experience\, worked for four years as the program director for Towson University Hillel and two years in an elementary school in East Baltimore. She loves helping young people cultivate their sense of wonder\, curiosity\, and\, of course\, adventure. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMirra Shapiro \n\n\n\nMirra Shapiro is a Mother\, Gardener\, Dancer\, and life-long learner and will be leading fun and introspective movement classes on Rosh Hashanah themes. She received her B.A. in Dance from Kenyon college in 2008\, and has dedicated many years in the practice of small-scale agriculture; growing grains\, legumes\, seasonal veggies\, herbs\, perennials\, and most importantly: growing soil. Her relationship with nature through the changing seasons informs her relationship to Judaism\, to connection\, to dancing\, and to movement.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n2024 Pricing and Accommodations \n\n\n\nWe have two main types of lodging – standard rooms feature private bathrooms with one or two queen beds\, while the Garden Lodge family style rooms have twin beds and shared bathrooms in the hallway. Children’s rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult (13+)\, regardless of lodging style. More details about our lodging options can be found here. \n\n\n\n\nLodges 1-3 (2 queen beds)\, multiple occupancy per adult: $1\,350\n\n\n\nLodge 5 (1 queen bed)\, multiple occupancy per adult: $1\,150\n\n\n\nLodge 4 (family style rooms\, bunks and twins): $925 per adult\n\n\n\nSingle Occupancy adult: $1\,725\n\n\n\nTeenager\, ages 13-17: $545\n\n\n\nChild\, ages 5-12: $260\n\n\n\nToddler\, ages 2-4: $140\n\n\n\nInfants\, under 2 years old:  free\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/rosh-hashanah-2024-with-hadars-rising-song-institute/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/apples02_35196980221_o.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T100000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20250203T195032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T134745Z UID:14709-1727877600-1728208800@adamah.org SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah at Isabella Freedman 2024 DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Welcome in the New Year at Isabella FreedmanRosh Hashanah is time of reflection of the year past and a look toward the future. Come welcome in 5785 in serene foothills of the Berkshires just as the trees are just starting to turn colors for autumn. \nRegister here \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nStart the new year with us surrounded by the natural beauty of the Berkshires! Mornings are filled with meaningful spirited prayer led by inspiring leaders in the beautiful setting of the Berkshires amongst the tall trees and sparkling lake. Afternoons and evenings are packed with leisure activities\, classes and fun\, including special programs for children. We offer the highest quality organic kosher meals to Jews of all denominations and backgrounds. \n\n\n\nWe feature two prayer options: \n\n\n\n\n\nOur Orthodox Mechitza minyan will be led by members of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT). YCT brings a spiritual vibrant\, person-centric orthodox leadership that radiates torah outward to transform the Jewish world. Attendees can expect the open\, welcoming atmosphere that is fostered by both Adamah and YCT\, including a rousing experience of tefillah (prayer) aimed at heart\, mind and soul.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Traditional Egalitarian davening will be led by Rabbi Ravid Tilles who leads davening at Schechter Boston in Newton\, MA.  The Traditional Egalitarian service will include a robust davening experience where all gender identities can sit together\, count in the minyan and participate in the service. The davening will include a full matbeah tefillah (service structure) for Rosh Hashanah that leans on the ancient words and familiar melodies that stir the spirit.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Davening and Ritual\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Teachers u0026 Educators\n \n \n Learning Sessions\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nPricing\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $1175 per adult in double occupancy | $1880 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $1055 per adult in double occupancy | $1680 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $755 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12) Staying in the same room $250 (If children are staying in a separate room\, one child must be registered as an adult at the adult price)\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4): $140\n\n\n\nInfant (under 2): $0\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Scholarships\n \n \n\n \n We are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. u003ca href=u0022https://hazonform.wufoo.com/forms/wb6xzhz0t2gx3m/u0022u003eClick here for our scholarship applicationu003c/au003e. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDavening and Ritual\n\n\n\nHear the shofar sound across the lake and gather in prayer under the trees. Choose the minyan of your liking – either Orthodox with a mechitza or Traditional Egalitarian. Both options invite you to participate with singing and hear thoughtful words of Torah. Welcome 5785 in warm community as we start the year together. \n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT)\, the inclusive Orthodox rabbinical school. This fall\, for Rosh HaShanah and Shabbat Shuvah\, YCT students and rabbis will lead tefillot and present classes. \n\n\n\nThe Traditional Egalitarian service will include a robust davening experience where all gender identities can sit together\, count in the minyan and participate in the service. The davening will include a full matbeah tefillah (service structure) for Rosh Hashanah that leans on the ancient words and familiar melodies that stir the spirit.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nOur various educators lead a series of classes throughout the holiday\, as well as yoga\, tours of our organic farm\, and guided hikes on our trails. While many of our activities are family friendly\, there will also be some dedicated programs for kids. \n\n\n\nYeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT)\, the inclusive Orthodox rabbinical school will lead tefillot and present classes. Attendees can expect the open\, welcoming atmosphere that is fostered by both Adamah and YCT\, including a rousing experience of tefillah (prayer) aimed at heart\, mind and soul.  YCT rabbis and rabbinical students will present classes on a Torah that is open to all humanity and concerned with our impact on the world and the environment. \n\n\n\nKids Programming\n\n\n\nCamp Adamah offers engaging programming for children ages 2-12. Adamah’s values of cultivating vibrant Jewish life in deep connection with the earth through joy\, love\, and hope are exemplified in all of our activities. At our holiday retreats\, children will have the opportunity to explore the land\, forest and farm. All activities are shabbat and holiday friendly. Activities include meeting the chickens\, hiking to the magnificent overlook\, forest games\, nature art\, field games\, and more! Gan Adamah\, ages 2-4\, is scheduled each morning of the retreat and Camp Adamah (ages 5-12) is held in the mornings and afternoons. We look forward to welcoming your family to our campus!  \n\n\n\nKids programming will be outdoors as much as possible\, including in the rain; a raincoat\, rain boots\, hiking boots or sneakers\, and a labeled water bottle are required. \n\n\n\nSee a Sample Schedule of Activities \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTeachers and Educators\n\n\n\nMore Information coming soon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Ravid Tilles serves as the Director of Jewish Life and Learning and Rav Beit Sefer at Schechter Boston in Newton\, MA. He has led the students and families toward enriching Jewish experiences for the past 8 years. Before that\, he served as Associate Rabbi at the Merrick Jewish Center in Merrick\, Long Island. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2013 and has been leading High Holiday services for over 20 years.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Michael Gordan is a recent graduate of YCT.  He works as a lawyer outside of Philadelphia where he is also an active member of the Jewish community and president of the local library. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Gabe Greenberg is the Executive Director at Penn Hillel. Gabe has worked in pluralistic Jewish settings around the country\, serving as a rabbinic educator at UC Berkeley Hillel\, a congregational rabbi in New Orleans\, and the founder of an organic farming Jewish learning program in Baltimore. He spent formative time at Isabella Freedman\, and he and his wife are both Adamah Farm Fellowship alumni.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTadgh Cleary has spent the last 10 years\, on and off\, learning at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel. During that time\, he also obtained a degree from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRaffi Levi (he/him) is a chazzan\, activist\, nature enthusiast\, and incoming rabbi studying at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (class of ‘25). Throughout rabbinical school\, Raffi has interned with synagogues and campus Hillels\, participated in social justice fellowships for clergy\, led backpacking trips for Jewish teens and adults\, and worked as a chaplain\, mashgiach\, and culinary arts educator. Raffi currently lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife\, Daphne. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Machlis is in his third year of study in YCT’s semikha program. Alongside Torah\, Daniel’s great passion in life is hiking through nature and basking in Hashem’s creation. He has held rabbinic internships at NY-Presbyterian Hospital Queens\, SAR High School\, and the Hebrew Home of Riverdale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLearning Sessions\n\n\n\nMore to come! \n\n\n \n \n \n Tadgh Cleary\, Tiku b’Chodesh Shofar (Halacha and Machshava):\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022TextRun SCXW167239604 BCX8u0022 lang=u0022EN-USu0022 xml:lang=u0022EN-USu0022 data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW167239604 BCX8u0022u003eWhat is the function of the Shofar? Coronation? Celebration? Prayer? Revelation? All the above?u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Tadgh Cleary\, Shabbat as Teshuva:\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022TextRun SCXW261887241 BCX8u0022 lang=u0022EN-USu0022 xml:lang=u0022EN-USu0022 data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW261887241 BCX8u0022u003eIn an enigmatic Midrash\, Adam discovers the possibility of Teshuva after his own son\, Kain\, sins and God partially forgives him. In awe of this incredible opportunity\, the Midrash explains that Adam composed Psalm 92 – the psalm for Shabbat. What does Shabbat have to do with Teshuva?u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Rabbi Michael Gordan\, Ki HaAdam Etz HaSadeh: Nature and metaphor in Judaism:\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003eThe Bible poses the rhetorical question – is a tree a manu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003e?  u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003eThe answer is obviously no. Yet the relationship between man and nature is not so simply one of separation and distinctionu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003e.  u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003eWe’llu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW109574305 BCX8u0022u003e look at a surprising source that speaks to Jewish urban planning and what it says about how our tradition views the relationship between us and our surroundings.u003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Raffi Levy\, Practical Hitbodedut Class: “u0022Rachmana Liba Ba’eiu0022 – u0022The merciful one desires the heart.u0022 (Talmud Bavli) \n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eIn this class we will be learning and practicing different specified approaches to the practice of u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003ehitbodedutu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e or solo spontaneous prayer. u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eWe’llu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e delve into some of its ancient roots within the Jewish tradition by looking at the sources and revive this essential practice in our lives today. u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eWe’llu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e then explore various approaches to this deeply personal form of prayeru003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e.  u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eAfter some study and instruction\, u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003ewe’llu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e journey into the forest to practice – connecting deeply with ourselves and with Hashem (or Divine Mystery\, u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eShechinau003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e\, u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003eRibbonou003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e Shel Olam\, Oneness —whichever name resonates with you!). Finally\, u003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003ewe’llu003c/spanu003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW174744726 BCX8u0022u003e come together as a group to reflect and share our experiences.u003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Daniel Machlis\, Reversing Entropy – Cleaning a Polluted World with Teshuva and Emunah:\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022TextRun SCXW42299029 BCX8u0022 lang=u0022EN-USu0022 xml:lang=u0022EN-USu0022 data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW42299029 BCX8u0022u003eThere is much brokenness in the world. There is so much CO2 in the atmosphere\, and innumerable microplastics in the earth and sea and in the bodies of every living thing. Yet the Torah teaches us to have hope\, to believe that we can help fix the world\, and that our ultimate future is simpler and purer than our present. If we are going to confront and solve the bleak environmental conditions created by human activity\, we must be armed with Torah that will give us the hope and strength to keep going.u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Rabbi Gabe Greenberg\, The Unique Teshuva of Rosh Hashanah:\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022TextRun SCXW118880657 BCX8u0022 lang=u0022EN-USu0022 xml:lang=u0022EN-USu0022 data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW118880657 BCX8u0022u003eOur tradition delineates various forms and taxonomies of teshuva – the process of introspection\, repentance\, and change. What are the unique elements and insights of the teshuva process of Rosh Hashanah? How do they differ from Yom Kippur? And how does any of this relate to an oddly phrased Talmudic marriage proposal?u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Rabbi Gabe Greenberg\, Opacity and Uncertainty in the Akeidat Yitzchak and in Life\n \n \n\n \n u003cspan class=u0022TextRun SCXW218234928 BCX8u0022 lang=u0022EN-USu0022 xml:lang=u0022EN-USu0022 data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022NormalTextRun SCXW218234928 BCX8u0022u003eSo much of life – especially this past year – is shrouded in uncertainty and doubt. Two of the central texts of Rosh Hashana reflect this deep truth as well; and stand in contrast to one other epic of the ancient world…u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003e \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ URL:https://adamah.org/event/rosh-hashanah-at-isabella-freedman-2024/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/high-holidays-shofar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240301T172346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T134755Z UID:9856-1718118000-1718362800@adamah.org SUMMARY:Shavuot at Isabella Freedman DESCRIPTION:Celebrate this Shavuot holiday at our majestic retreat center in the Connecticut Berkshires two hours from New York City. \nEnjoy kosher farm-to-table meals with different rooming options including camping (bring your own tent) on our beautiful grounds. \nSee retreat details below. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nShavuot is the time when the community gathers around the mountain\, and makes pilgrimage to a holy place\, for the ultimate transformative experience. \nReb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi זצ׳ל\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Davening and Ritual\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Youth Programming\n \n \n Teachers & Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2024 Pricing\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $945 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,515 single occupancy \n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $730 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,170 single occupancy \n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $620 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12): $315\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4): $145\n\n\n\nInfant (under 2): $0\n\n\n\nCamper: $395 (bring your own tent)\n\n\n\nCommuter: one-day option coming soon\n\n\n\n\nScholarships: We believe retreats are important experiences to be shared. Inclusiveness is one of our core values. We strive to ensure that our retreats are as financially accessible as possible. The Tamar Fund makes that aspiration possible – please apply for a scholarship before registering. The Tamar Fund is in loving memory of Tamar Bittelman z’’l. Scholarships are available for the full stay only. \n\n\n\n\nScholarship Application\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDavening and Ritual\n\n\n\nWe will have two davening options: an Open Orthodox Minyan and an ALEPH: Jewish Renewal Minyan\, supplemented with Minchas led by Eliana Light. \n\n\n\nOpen Orthodox Minyan with Ezra Weinberg\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpiritual\, meaningful and song-filled services will follow a traditional Orthodox liturgy. Prayer will be supplemented with Kavanot (intentions) and words of Torah from both sides of the mechitzah. All are welcome and may sit in the section that most aligns with one’s gender identity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nALEPH: Jewish Renewal Minyan with Elana Brody and Ariel Hendelman\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRenewal services are about going deep into prayer through chant\, meditation\, embodied movement\, and more. We will use musical instruments in this minyan. \n\n\n\nShavuot invites us to stand under the chuppah & make a commitment to the Infinite One as Beloved. That’s what it means to stand at Sinai\, the place where we are continually receiving the Torah each moment. Shavuot is the marker of this journey of radical amazement that is being in intimate relationship with the Great Mystery. In the words of Rabbi Jay Michaelson\, “Give me the guts & tears & life-blood of a prayer unashamed of its nakedness\, pleading & demanding\, shuckling & clapping\, or at times at which the soul is in constriction\, just going through the motions in the hope that something\, somewhere will loosen.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLight Lab Mincha with Eliana Light\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to the Light Lab\, where we’ll play with prayer and hold the gems of our liturgy to the light! Join educator and musician Eliana Light for services & sessions over Shavuot\, opportunities to experiment with t’fillah (prayer & liturgy) and see what shines through. When it comes to t’fillah\, we’re all experts and we’re all beginners. There’s always more to discover! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nPlanning for the 2024 retreat is underway. See our previous 2023 retreat schedule here. \n\n\n\nTikkun Leil Shavuot\n\n\n\nOur all-night learning will include Torah and text classes on radical amazement\, tefillah\, and wonder. Or\, join us at the bonfire for an all-night niggun bonfire! \n\n\n\nCheck out the following examples of classes. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnlearning Jewish Anxiety with Caryn Aviv\n\n\n\nUnlearning Jewish Anxiety offers practical tools for folks who feel anxious about being and doing Jewish in an uncertain world.  We’ll explore some internalized anti-Jewish oppression patterns about our safety\, worthiness\, and belonging in the world. Then we’ll take a brief tour through the fascinating neuroscience of anxiety\, habits\, and rewards-based learning.  The workshop concludes with simple\, Jewish embodied practices can help us live more in the present moment with more self-compassion\, awareness\, curiosity\, and courage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nText Classes with Dr. Rachel Feldman\n\n\n\nDetails coming soon! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBikkurim Parade\n\n\n\nThe Mishna tells us that Shavuot is a time to gather our bikkurim\, the first fruits of our harvest\, and bring them as gifts to the Temple in Jerusalem. Join us as we reenact this ancient pilgrimage to celebrate our local first fruits of rye\, mustard greens\, spring garlic\, and more. The ceremony will include costumes\, goats\, and drums. \n\n\n\nAdamah Programs\n\n\n\nJoin our Adamah Farm staff on night walks\, guided hikes\, farm tours\, a walk through Chestnutlandia\, and more. \n\n\n\nOther Activities\n\n\n\nEnjoy twice-a-day yoga\, gather in song circles\, and join a guided reflection on the Omer. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nYouth Programming\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman’s youth programming is an outdoor-focused\, collaborative\, and exciting experience for all who choose to join. Grounded in the natural world\, our program provides the opportunity for children ages 2-12 to find a place to learn\, grow\, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors at Camp Adamah. \n\n\n\nCamp Adamah \n\n\n\nAges 5-12\n\n\n\nCamp Teva provides many hands-on and nature-based experiential activities. Some examples include hikes\, outdoor games\, drama/improv\, and farm-related adventures on the Adamah farm. We provide morning and afternoon programming except on arrival and departure days\, with times based on the davening schedule. The afternoon session is divided into separate divisions by age. \n\n\n\nGan Adamah \n\n\n\nAges 2-4\n\n\n\nParents and guardians can choose to drop off their children or stay with them. Gan Adamah provides a safe and engaging space to play\, explore\, sing\, and move. Children younger than two may attend\, but parents/guardians must stay. Programming is provided in the morning except on arrival and departure days\, and times are based on the davening schedule. \n\n\n\nYouth Educators\n\n\n\nComing soon \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTeachers and Educators\n\n\n\nPartnership Orthodox Minyan Leaders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReb Ezra Weinberg\n\n\n\nEzra Weinberg is a rabbi\, ritual musician and educator dedicated to facilitating and supporting transformative Jewish rituals. He founded “ReVoice\,” a network of resources for Jews going through Divorce\, which aims to redefine the communal response to this life stage.  He is a native Philadelphian and holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Transformation.  Reb Ezra officiates weddings and Bnai Mitzvot and teaches a University Course called “One G-d\, Three Paths” alongside a Minister and an Imam. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRav Ezra Seligsohn\n\n\n\nRabbi Ezra Seligsohn is a Rabbi living in Riverdale New York. For the last six years\, he served as the Associate Rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale – The Bayit. Hailing from the Philadelphia suburbs\, Ezra graduated from Yeshiva University\, and received Semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 2017. In the rare moments when Ezra is not earnestly pursuing human connection and relationship-building\, he is also a graphic designer\, Third Wave coffee fan\, cyclist\, and nature lover. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Barya Schachter\n\n\n\nI grew up in the early Jewish Renewal movement as it coalesced around my father\, Reb Zalman and went on to receive Orthodox Semicha from Rabbi Riskin of Efrat after nine years of Yeshiva study in Israel. As a modern Breslever Chassid\, I strive to draw on the experiential piety of Chasidut in order to face the emerging challenges of the contemporary world. I see Halacha as an indigenous shamanic tradition\, and as such I particularly enjoy DIY\, farm to table mitzvah projects like doing my own Shechita\, making homemade Matzah and tying Tzitzit. As a former football player and coach of Israel’s national (American) football team I incorporate my experience in team sports into building spiritual community. I aspire to integrate my experience in martial arts\, dance\, and holistic medicine into my Torah and prayer with an eye towards embodiment practice as an emerging modality in serving Hashem and healing the Earth. \n\n\n\n\n\nALEPH: Jewish Renewal Minyan Leaders\n\n\n\n\n\nAriel Hendelman\n\n\n\nAriel Yisraelah Hendelman is the Spiritual Leader of B’nai Or Boston\, a Jewish Renewal community\, & a Rabbinic student with the Aleph Ordination Program. Ariel counts chant & meditation as the cornerstones of her spiritual practice\, as well as hitbodedut walks in the woods. She co-leads a Rosh Chodesh circle for Or HaLev\, as well as retreats in the New England area\, centering around rituals & tools for expanded consciousness & deeper connection with Judaism’s sacred spiral time. Ariel’s writing can be found in Ayin Press & Doubleblind Magazine. Her debut album\, Prayers for Fire & Water\, was released in September & weaves folky Americana with devotional niggunim. Ariel currently lives in Waban\, MA with her cat Ezra\, who routinely hogs the covers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Elana Brody\n\n\n\nKohenet Elana is a celebrated singer-songwriter\, song leader\, and Hebrew Priestess rooted in rural Appalachia\, with a decade of Jewish life and leadership in New York City. She is an ordained Hebrew Priestess\, a student in the ALEPH Ordination Program\, and is a rising star in both Jewish and secular music and leadership. Elana creates ritual spaces and musical experiences that move the soul with a deep love for the Divine and Mother Earth that resource all her work. Elana serves as the visionary prayer leader and founder of a blossoming ritual community for earth-based Judaism in Asheville\, NC.  \n\n\n\nListen to her beautiful\, B’Shem Hashem (Angels of Peace) Here’s her whole-hearted folk song\, The Insect. Find out where Elana is offering prayer and ritual and song next here: www.elanabrody.com and @elanatreestar on Instagram \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJake Ya’akov Sapon\n\n\n\nJake (Ya’akov) Sapon (he/him) is a prayer-leader\, educator\, musician and poet living in South Philadelphia\, PA.  A graduate of both ALEPH’s Davennen’ Leadership Training Program and Earth-Based Based Judaism program\, Jake is driven by a passion for Jewish spiritual renewal. Jake has worked across the world of experiential education\, focusing on youth mentorship\, community building\, peacebuilding\, therapeutic music making\, and somatic education. As an earth-based educator and songleader at the Teva Program\, Jake makes prayer and music come alive for 5th and 6th grade Jewish day school students. His prayer leadership weaves together music\, embodied experience\, and heart-felt liturgical connection. As a musician and poet\, Jake blends grief and hope\, spiritual and secular\, into soaring prayers for a world of beauty\, joy\, and transformation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarni Loffman\n\n\n\nMarni Loffman (they/them) is a Jewish composer\, vocalist\, educator\, and ritual leader with over seven years of experience in informal Jewish education and 15 years in musical performance\, prayer leadership\, and songwriting. Marni’s musical work emerges from multi-denominational Ashkenazi liturgical roots and is culturally influenced by a lifetime of saturation in varied American and world genres. Their debut album the long short path combines rabbinic poetry and prose with original lyrics\, inspired melodically by Ashkenazi Nusach as well as by the jazz\, indie folk\, pop\, and international influences of their childhood and current musical relationships. With a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Religion\, and an MA in Peacebuilding\, Marni’s music is both analytical and embodied\, exploring Jewish belonging and identity\, as well as providing a space for intra-Jewish and interfaith collaboration. Renowned American Jewish artists\, tens of thousands of TikTok and Instagram viewers\, clergy\, and congregants remark that Marni’s music and voice brings them solace\, healing\, deep reflection and tears. Marni is a quickly emerging artist and spiritual leader driven by a deep sincerity\, love of people\, and commitment to healing trauma\, harm\, and widespread disconnection through the power of music. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist-in-Residence\n\n\n\n\n\nEliana Light\n\n\n\nEliana Light believes in the power of t’fillah to change our lives\, communities\, and world. She is a sought-after t’fillah leader\, consultant\, musician\, and artist-in-residence\, and is the founder and co-host of the Light Lab Podcast. She received her MA in Jewish Education from JTS in 2016 and lives in Durham\, NC. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScholar-in-Residence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Rachel Feldman\n\n\n\nDr. Rachel Feldman is an anthropologist of Judaism and Assistant Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College. She is the author of Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age: Jews\, Noahides\, and the Third Temple Imaginary (Rutgers\, 2024) and her scholarship has focused on messianism\, transnational religion\, gender studies\, and Jewish mysticism.  She is currently working on a new book project on health and healing in Breslov Hasidism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/shavuot-freedman/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/holiday-10-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T100000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240416T163808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T134804Z UID:10557-1713798000-1714557600@adamah.org SUMMARY:Pesach at Isabella Freedman 2024 DESCRIPTION:Spend Pesach in the BerkshiresExperience freedom – celebrate Passover surrounded by the beautiful foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. \nWe have very limited housing availability at this time. Please complete our wait list form if you are interested in registering. We may be able to accommodate you depending on your party’s size. \nJoin the Waitlist \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nPesach at Isabella Freedman features programs and activities for all ages\, and communal seders with semi-private options available. \n\n\n\nEnjoy classes from our best teachers and delicious Kosher-for-Pesach fare. Our schedule is packed with activities for the whole family. Nourish your mind\, body\, and soul on one of the best Passover vacations you’ll ever have! \n\n\n\nNourishing farm-to-table meals featuring ethically sourced glatt kosher meat; vegetarian\, and non-gebrochts options. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Kid’s Activities\n \n \n Educators and Program Leaders\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nPricing\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman has a variety of room types\, which can accommodate individuals and families of various sizes. More details on accommodations can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Waitlist Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $3\,275 per adult in double occupancy | $5\,095 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $2\,265 per adult in double occupancy \n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $1\,885 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12 years old): $915\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4 years old): $475\n\n\n\nInfant: (Under 2 years old): $95\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nSeders: There are two options for each Seder. You can join a communal seder in our Dining Room or hold your semi-private Seder as a family unit in our Library. \n\n\n\nClasses: Multiple classes on various topics are presented by renowned teachers and scholars\, as well as experiential classes with themes of the environment and the natural world. \n\n\n\nActivities: Enjoy tours of our organic farm\, guided trail hikes with extended excursion options. We offer pickling and cheese making workshops\, boating\, and many other perennial favorites. \n\n\n\nSee a sample schedule of activities here \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nKids Activities\n\n\n\nWhile many of our activities are family-friendly\, there will also be dedicated programming for kids throughout the week. These will use our farm and the natural environment of the retreat center. \n\n\n\nKids programming will be outdoors as much as possible\, including in the rain; a raincoat\, rain boots\, hiking boots or sneakers\, and a labeled water bottle are required. \n\n\n\nGan for Toddler / Preschool – Ages 2-5\n\n\n\nParents/Guardians can choose to drop off their children or stay with them. The Gan provides a safe and engaging space to play\, explore\, sing\, and move. Children younger than two may attend\, but parents/ guardians must stay. Programming is in the morning only\, except for arrival and departure days. \n\n\n\nCamp for School-Aged kids: Ages 5-12\n\n\n\nCamp provides many hands-on and nature-based experiential activities. Some examples include hikes\, outdoor games\, drama/improv\, and learning about farming on the Adamah farm. Programming is both in the mornings and afternoons. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators and Program Leaders\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIsaiah Rothstein\n\n\n\nIsaiah Joseph Rothstein serves as Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor at Jewish Federations of North America. Prior to JFNA\, Isaiah was rabbi-in-residence at Adamah\, Isabella Freedman\, and Be’chol Lashon. He also served as rabbi for youth at Carmel Academy\, Young Israel of Stamford\, NCSY\, and Camp Yavneh. Isaiah studied at Kushner Yeshiva High School\, Lev HaTorah\, Machon Lev\, and Binghamton University\, and received rabbinic ordination and a masters of social work from Yeshiva University. Raised in a multi-racial Chabad family from Monsey\, NY\, he sees himself as a human bridge\, connecting disparate parts of the Jewish community and America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Greenberg\n\n\n\nDr. Greenberg received his bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Brown University and his Master’s and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University. He has also studied with Rabbi Chaim Brovender at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar and conducted research on corn\, alfalfa\, and soybeans at Cornell\, the US Department of Agriculture\, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cancer Research. Since 1989\, he has been a science teacher and educational consultant. Dr. Greenberg was Senior Editor of science textbooks at Prentice Hall Publishing Co. Previously on the faculty of Yeshivas Ohr Yosef\, the School of Education at Indiana University\, and the University of Phoenix\, he has taught at the Heschel School since 2008. In 2021\, he published Fruits of Freedom\, a Passover Haggadah with a commentary from the perspective of the history of Jewish food and agriculture. He is a frequent speaker at synagogues\, schools\, and botanical gardens. Dr. Greenberg can be contacted at jon@torahflora.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArthur Kurzweil\n\n\n\nArthur Kurzweil is a writer\, teacher\, genealogist\, blogger\, publisher and magician. He is the author of several books including From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy\, On the Road With Rabbi Steinsaltz\, and two books in the well-known “”for Dummies” series\, Kabbalah for Dummies and The Torah for Dummies. His latest book is The Persistence of Memory: My Father’s Ukrainian Shtetl. Arthur is a member of International Brotherhood of Magicians: Order of Merlin. He and his wife\, Bobby\, share 13 grandchildren. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZissy Turner\n\n\n\nZissy Turner is the Yoetzet Halakha of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford\, CT. She serves on the Judaic Studies faculty at S.A.R High School in Riverdale\, NY\, teaching Tanakh and Gemara\, and acts as Sophomore Student Dean. Zissy has previously been Community Educator at Lincoln Square Synagogue\, as well as Congregational Scholar at Kesher Israel Synagogue in Washington DC. She has taught in diverse communities across the United States and Europe\, sharing her love for Torah and Mitzvot with Jews in all stages of life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSam Berkowitz\n\n\n\nRabbi Sam Berkovitz teaches Tanakh and Machshevet Yisrael at SAR High School in Riverdale\, NY. He received semikha at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Berkovitz has served on the Rabbinic team at Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City. He has taught in diverse communities across the United States and Great Britain\, sharing his unique approach to Hassidut\, Tanakh\, and Jewish Philosophy.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvan Crane\n\n\n\nEvan Crane is an accomplished Jewish leader who is passionate about building community. He has held various roles in the Orthodox Minyan at Harvard Hillel\, which serves as the primary Orthodox shul in Cambridge\, MA\, including four years as president and two as gabbai. He is an experienced ba’al tefillah who believes in facilitating davening that is participatory and meaningful. Originally from the Boston area\, Evan is an alum of MIT and the Sloan School of Management. He learned at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah and received semicha from Rabbi Chaim Brovender. Outside of the Jewish community\, Evan works on the business side of the biotech industry. He and his wife Talia Weisberg are excited to spend Pesach with you! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTalia Weisberg\n\n\n\nTalia Weisberg is a connector\, passionate about facilitating rich Jewish experiences and helping people make informed Jewish decisions. She earned her AB from Harvard University and is completing her final year of semicha at Yeshivat Maharat. While at Maharat\, Talia has interned at Congregation Sherith Israel\, Beth David Synagogue\, MIT Hillel\, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She has learned Torah at Drisha and the Center for Modern Torah Leadership and trained with the Eden Center\, iCenter\, Clal\, and JOIN for Justice. In 2013\, she was named as one of the Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young visionaries reshaping and broadening the Jewish community. She lives in Cambridge\, MA with her husband Evan Crane and is so excited to spend Pesach at Isabella Freedman! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYoni Stokar\n\n\n\nYoni Stokar is a NJ based musician and prayer leader. He is the Cantor at Congregation Bnai Sholom/Fair Lawn Jewish Center\, and the Drummer and Band Leader of Ta Shma Orchestra. Yoni has performed and recorded with bands and performers across the spectrum of Jewish music and has led performances and services around the world. He released his debut album “Atzeres” earlier this year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Paul\n\n\n\nDaniel has over 14 years’ experience teaching at the middle school\, high school\, and college levels. Originally from the UK\, Daniel holds a Master’s in Classics from Oxford University and a postgraduate degree in teaching Classics from Cambridge University; he also received certification in the UK in World Languages and Ancient Humanities\, and has taught a variety of historical\, cultural\, and mythological courses covering Greece\, Rome\, Egypt\, Britain\, and Europe. He is currently the lead Humanities teacher at the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan; previously\, he served as the international scholar-in-residence in Classics at Fordham University. A regular contributor to services at Kehilat Hadar and Shaare Zedek\, Daniel loves to lead services and read Torah for the community\, as well as occasionally teaching on Shabbat mornings. His hobbies include cricket (though he might gradually be willing to shift into baseball!) and Magic: The Gathering\, a popular trading card game. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Waitlist\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/pesach-at-isabella-freedman/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pesach-seder-table-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T235959 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240416T164046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T140101Z UID:10556-1713744000-1714607999@adamah.org SUMMARY:Pesach at Pearlstone 2024 DESCRIPTION:Pearlstone\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gather your family for an unforgettable PesachBeautiful surroundings\, nourishing Kosher meals\, engaging programming\, and outstanding hospitality create the setting for an inspiring and memorable Pesach experience. \nWe have very limited housing availability at this time. Please complete our wait list form if you are interested in registering. We may be able to accommodate you depending on your party’s size. \nIf you are interested in signing up and have not reached out already\, you can sign up for the waitlist here or email registrar@adamah.org with the size and ages of your party. \nJoin our Waitlist \n \n \n \n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nPesach at Pearlstone is a comprehensive immersive retreat experience including lodging\, meals\, snacks\, seders and access to campus amenities. Programming includes a robust offering of thought-provoking lectures\, engaging activities for various age groups\, and inspiring programs for all Jewish backgrounds and religious approaches. \n\n\n\nRETREAT | Leave the cleaning to us and settle in for 10 relaxing days of delicious Kosher for Pesach cuisine and an expansive campus full of amenities. \n\n\n\nFARM | Over 10 acres of land are dedicated to sustainable agriculture where we grow and harvest the Certified Organic produce featured in the meals prepared by our talented culinary team. \n\n\n\nLEARN | Pearlstone Educators and inspiring guest Scholars lead engaging activities and thought-provoking lectures that bring Judaism alive. \n\n\n\nCELEBRATE | Integrating body\, mind\, heart and soul\, Pesach at Pearlstone enables people to authentically connect to their Jewish roots and ignites Jewish passion. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teachers and Educators\n \n \n Pricing and Lodging\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Seders\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n2025 Teachers and Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Ysoscher Katz\n\n\n\nCurrently the Chair of the Department of Talmud at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. He received ordination in 1986 from Rabbi Roth\, dayan of UTA Satmer. Rabbi Katz studied in Brisk and in Yeshivat Beis Yosef\, Navaradok for over ten years. A graduate of the HaSha’ar Program for Jewish Educators\, Rabbi Katz has taught at the Ma’ayanot High School for Girls and SAR High School. Rabbi Katz was appointed as Rabbi of the Prospect Heights Shul in Brooklyn\, NY and currently holds several positions including Director of the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies and Educational Director of Judaic Studies at Luria Academy in Brooklyn\, NY. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Flatto\n\n\n\nA professor of Judaic Studies and the Director of the Judaic Studies Graduate Program at Brooklyn College\, she received her Ph.D. in Jewish history from Yale University\, her B.A. from Barnard College\, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University. Specializing in early modern Jewish history and Kabbalah\, Professor Flatto has taught at a broad range of educational institutions\, including Yale\, Queens College and Brown\, and at numerous adult education programs. She has received multiple awards and grants\, and is the author of “The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague: Ezekiel Landau (the ‘Noda Biyehudah’) and his Contemporaries” (Littman Press\, 2010) and various scholarly articles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman\n\n\n\nRabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman has forty years of experience in the field of Jewish education. He was a founding family of Moshav Meor Modiim in 1976\, where he served several years as the Director of the Center of Jewish Education\, which successfully ran programs for over 5\,000 participants from over 25 countries. In 1988\, Rabbi Trugman and his wife took the position of Regional Directors of NCSY in Denver\, Colorado. The Trugmans returned to Israel in 1995 and are now the Directors of Ohr Chadash: New Horizons in Jewish Experience\, a dynamic program they created that has run programs for tens of thousands of participants. Their website\, you-tube channel and facebook have gotten millions of visits. Rabbi Trugman has visited over 45 cities world-wide\, leading Shabbatons\, giving classes\, performing music and serving as scholars-in-residence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Trugman\n\n\n\nRachel Trugman\, along with her work for Ohr Chadash\, is also a family therapist with a private practice and an artist who has published a coloring book with poetry entitled Tales of the Talmud. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCantor Yoni Stokar\n\n\n\nYoni Stokar is a NJ based musician and prayer leader. He is the Cantor at Congregation Bnai Sholom/Fair Lawn Jewish Center\, and the Drummer and Band Leader of Ta Shma Orchestra. Yoni has performed and recorded with bands and performers across the spectrum of Jewish music and has led performances and services around the world. He released his debut album “Atzeres” earlier this year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPricing and Lodging\n\n\n\nAdults (18+): \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room Double Occupancy (two adults): $3\,595 per person\n\n\n\nSingle Occupancy (one adult): $5\,425 per person\n\n\n\nGarden Lodge Dorm Rooms: $3\,095 per adult\n\n\n\n\nChildren: Rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult (18+)\, regardless of lodging style \n\n\n\n\nTeens ages 13 – 17: $2480 per person\n\n\n\nYouth ages 6 – 12:  $1\,370 per person\n\n\n\nYouth ages 1 – 5: $810 per person\n\n\n\nInfants up to 12 months:  $135 per person\n\n\n\n\nMore details about our lodging options can be found here. \n\n\n \n \n \n Lodging Details\n \n \n\n \n u003cstrongu003eu003cimg class=u0022alignleft size-medium wp-image-5511u0022 src=u0022https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Pearlstone-Lodging-Orchard-Guest-Room-300×200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eLodges 1-3 Standard Rooms:u003c/strongu003ernrnThese rooms accommodate 3-5 guests and feature 2 queen beds\, pull out twin sofa\, small table and 2 chairs\, dresser\, closet and ensuite bathroom with standing shower. All rooms are accessible\, with some ADA compliant. Guest lounge areas are available near all rooms.rnrnBecause of space restrictions\, these large rooms are generally reserved for groups of 3-5.  A group of 2 people who wish to stay in an Orchard Room will pay the single occupancy rate of $5425 for the first guest and the second guest will pay the double occupancy rate of $3595.rnu003cdiv class=u0022wp-block-spaceru0022 style=u0022height: 10px;u0022 aria-hidden=u0022trueu0022u003eu003c/divu003ernu003cstrongu003eu003cimg class=u0022alignleft wp-image-5202 size-mediumu0022 src=u0022https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pearlstone-Lodge-Small-Room-300×200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eLodge 4 Dorm Rooms:u003c/strongu003ernrnEach room sleeps 2-6 people in bunks and twin beds\, with common bathrooms and a lounge area down the hall.rnu003cdiv class=u0022wp-block-spaceru0022 style=u0022height: 10px;u0022 aria-hidden=u0022trueu0022u003eu003c/divu003ernu003cstrongu003eu003cimg class=u0022alignleft wp-image-5201 size-mediumu0022 src=u0022https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pearlstone-Lodge-Large-Room-300×200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eLodge 5 Standard Rooms:u003c/strongu003ernrnThese rooms accommodate 1-2 adult guests and a young child and feature one queen bed\, pull out lounge chair\, desk\, mini fridge\, dresser\, closet and ensuite bathroom with standing shower. This building has a small lobby which serves as a guest lounge.rnu003cdiv class=u0022wp-block-spaceru0022 style=u0022height: 10px;u0022 aria-hidden=u0022trueu0022u003eu003c/divu003ernu003cstrongu003eu003cimg class=u0022alignleft wp-image-5552 size-mediumu0022 src=u0022https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Woodleaf-fire-pti-300×200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eWoodleaf Vacation Homeu003c/strongu003ernrnPearlstone has a u003ca href=u0022https://adamah.org/retreat-centers/pearlstone-baltimore/getaways-at-pearlstone/u0022u003ebeautiful adjacent propertyu003c/au003e which can accommodate up to 12 guests. Please inquire for availability and pricing.rnu003cdiv class=u0022wp-block-spaceru0022 style=u0022height: 10px;u0022 aria-hidden=u0022trueu0022u003eu003c/divu003e \n \n \n\n \n \n Important Details\n \n \n\n \n For any family unit of less than 6 people and with fewer than 4 adults\, adding an additional room results in a fee of $2\,000.  Select the add on option in the registration form.rnrnRates are comprehensive of food\, lodging\, campus amenities\, on-site programming/activities and inclusive of taxes (6% sales tax + 9.5% lodging tax on applicable portions of package).rnrnPearlstone is only accepting reservations for the entire Pesach holiday (April 22 – May 1). At its discretion and subject to availability\, Pearlstone may at a later date offer partial week packages (e.g. first days/seders only). Please be aware current interest and demand indicates that is unlikely.rnrnu003cstrongu003eAllergen Note: u003c/strongu003eWhile Pearlstone strives to be nut aware through most of the year\, tree nuts and tree nut-based items\, including almond flour\, are used throughout the Pesach holiday. Pearlstone cannot guarantee any tree-nut free food options as cross-contact is likely to occur even in foods that do not contain tree nuts. \n \n \n\n \n \n Package Details\n \n \n\n \n Our Pesach Kids Camp will be held each morning from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm for kids in the following age groups 2-4\, 5-8\, 9-12. Afternoons will include extensive activities for children and families. Guests seeking additional child care or babysitting for kids under 2 are welcome to arrange and pay for babysitting services privately.  \nrnrnPearlstone encourages all guests to attend the communal seder. Separate tables for private family seders in shared dining room are available on a limited\, first-come-first-serve basis. Pearlstone is currently unable to offer private seder rooms.rnrnNo off-campus excursions are currently planned nor included in package rates. Optional trips may be created at a later date and offered for an additional fee accordingly. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nPearlstone ignites Jewish passion and enables people to authentically connect to their Jewish roots.  \n\n\n\nImpactful\, hands-on experiences bring Jewish tradition to life while fostering connections in body\, mind\, heart and soul. We look forward with great excitement to creating an unforgettable\, one-of-a-kind\, and meaningful Pesach experience for you and your family! \n\n\n\nClick HERE to see last year’s schedule \n\n\n\nClasses and Activities: Grounded in earth-based Torah\, a robust schedule of thoughtful Jewish content enables connection to Judaism\, community\, and the natural world. Programs for adults and kids of all ages include hands-on activities\, thought-provoking lectures\, nature adventure\, arts & crafts\, games\, and more! \n\n\n\nDavening Options: We will offer a traditional mechitza minyan\, and have siddurim and chumashim. A Torah-inspired floor-to-ceiling mural sets the tone for a visually and acoustically vibrant davening experience. Powerful and uplifting voices guide daily services. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSeders\n\n\n\nPearlstone provides everything needed to set just the right tone for you and your family to have a memorable\, traditional experience. We provide everything you will need for your Seder\, but feel free to bring special books or kids’ projects to enhance your family’s holiday experience. \n\n\n\nPlease note that as an OU-Kosher supervised facility\, we are unable to allow outside kiddush cups and Seder plates. \n\n\n\nThere are multiple seder options: Our smoothly paced Communal Seders offers an enriching community-building environment and engages guests of all ages. Individuals and small families can opt to have a semi-private Seder in the Dining Room where tables are set apart enough for sufficient privacy and personal enjoyment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor questions about Pesach\, contact Neshama at registrar@adamah.org. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details about PearlstoneFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and our campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page Pearlstone Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGift a Tree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearlstone | 5425 Mt. Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\, MD 21136410.500.5417 | info@pearlstonecenter.org URL:https://adamah.org/event/pesach-at-pearlstone-2/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Pearlstone,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pesach-seder-plate.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T235959 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20240212T155654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T155113Z UID:9590-1712534400-1713139199@adamah.org SUMMARY:Farm Volunteer Trip to Israel DESCRIPTION:The Jewish people are bound to each other in powerful ways. We can respond to this moment by activating the Adamah community.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Help respond to the Israeli food security crisisBuild relationships and connections between American Jews\, Israelis\, and Palestinians with shared values and shared vision for and commitment to peace. \nApplication \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver the months ahead\, Adamah will be bringing up to 50 people to Israel for week-long immersive service experiences.\n\n\n\nWe will volunteer on farms in order to mitigate Israel’s ongoing food security crisis\, and learn from incredible leaders on the ground doing the essential work of shared society and peacebuilding through environmental cooperation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n Details\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nOverview\n\n\n\nThis is an Israel trip designed to deepen your knowledge of what is happening on the ground in Israel today\, including learning about food security issues and exploring shared society. \n\n\n\n\nHelp respond to the Israeli food security crisis by volunteering on farms.\n\n\n\nLearn from Israeli & Palestinian leaders of the shared society movement and especially those leading efforts in peacebuilding through environmental cooperation.\n\n\n\nBuild relationships and connections between American Jews\, Israelis\, and Palestinians with shared values and shared vision for and commitment to peace.\n\n\n\n\nItinerary: Monday\, April 8 – Sunday\, April 14Spaces are limited so your application does not mean that you have been formally accepted into the program. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDetails\n\n\n\nParticipants are required to arrive by 1 PM on Monday\, April 8 so the trip can formally start that evening. It will conclude by 4 PM on Sunday\, April 14. Participants are expected to participate in the full duration of the trip. \n\n\n\nThroughout the week\, you should anticipate: \n\n\n\n\nFull days volunteering on farms.\n\n\n\nMeeting with evacuees\, both Jewish and Muslim\, to better understand their plight and the work being done to support them.\n\n\n\nLearning from Israeli and Palestinian resiliency.\n\n\n\nShabbat experience in the North.\n\n\n\n\nTentative schedule (subject to change): \n\n\n\n\n4 full days of agricultural work with educational programming in the evening.\n\n\n\nShabbat in Haifa learning from communities about their resiliency during this unprecedented time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n Who should consider participating in this trip?\n \n \n\n \n Anyone who: \n\nis interested in helping Israel during this critical time\nis physically capable of volunteering full days on farms (with plenty of breaks)\nwants to learn about and support shared society and peacebuilding through environmental cooperation\n\n \n \n\n \n \n What is the cost to participate in this trip?\n \n \n\n \n Thanks to our generous donors and partners\, the subsidized cost of participation is $200 USD. Once your application is accepted\, you will be sent a payment link. \nPlease note the additional out-of-pocket expenses you should anticipate as described in “What is not covered in the cost of the trip?” below. \n \n \n\n \n \n What is included in the trip?\n \n \n\n \n \nAccommodations (Monday evening through the following Sunday morning)\nLodging: rooming will be in double rooms. Single lodging may be available for an additional cost pending availability\nLand travel within Israel\nMost meals\nMedical insurance (while on the ground in Israel)\nA $300 flight stipend towards travel to/from Israel\n\n \n \n\n \n \n What is not covered in the cost of the trip?\n \n \n\n \n \nTravel to and from Israel – you must purchase the flight.\nParking or transportation to/from the airport in your point of origin.\nFlight cancellations or baggage issues.\nTravel insurance (purchasing your own policy to cover flight cancellations\, baggage issues\, etc.\, is highly recommended).\n2 to 4 independent meals in Israel.\n\n \n \n\n \n \n What are the ground rules for Kashrut practice and Shabbat ritual during the trip?\n \n \n\n \n All meals provided by Adamah will be kosher. We will observe Shabbat in a halakhic capacity during our programming. During free time participants can do what they choose. \n \n \n\n \n \n Are there security concerns?\n \n \n\n \n We are operating in full cooperation with the security room that manages trips to Israel with the defense establishment. We will only visit places deemed safe to volunteer by the army. \n \n \n\n \n \n Why is Adamah running a volunteer trip right now?\n \n \n\n \n Since October 7th\, over 300\,000 reserve soldiers have been called up to duty while thousands of foreign workers\, who are the backbone of the agricultural industry in Israel\, have left. Farms across Israel are in dire need of support to harvest and process tons of food. \nIsraelis from all walks of life have been volunteering on farms and now is an opportunity for global Jews to join as well. While we help address this food security crisis\, we will also learn from and support Israeli & Palestinian peacebuilders. \n \n \n\n \n \n I am interested! What’s next?\n \n \n\n \n Here is the application to participate in the trip. We will review applications as promptly as possible. Please hold off on purchasing any plane tickets until you are formally accepted. \nIf/when you are accepted\, before moving forward with any air travel purchase\, please provide the details of your plane travel to Gabe Axler. \nPlease note that we are turning around the trip within a matter of weeks to meet this emergent moment in Israel. Thank you for your cooperation during this fast-paced process. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease be in touch with Gabe Axler\, he will be happy to speak with you to address any questions or concerns. Gabe can be reached at gabe.axler@adamah.org.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplication\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we move forward in planning\, we uplift and highlight the work of these organizations as role models in the work of peacebuilding through environmental cooperation:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Arava Institute for Environmental Studies prepares leaders from Israel\, Palestine\, Jordan\, and around the world to cooperatively solve the regional & global problems of our time. \n\n\n\n\n\nStanding Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace\, equality\, and social & climate justice. URL:https://adamah.org/event/volunteer-trip-to-israel-324/ LOCATION:Israel\, Israel CATEGORIES:Atlanta,Detroit,Featured,New York,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Beet-Harvest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230823T150430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T212901Z UID:7870-1696530600-1696541400@adamah.org SUMMARY:Sukkot on the Canals: Connecting Earth\, Local Food\, & Live Music DESCRIPTION:DETROIT\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Sukkot celebration highlighting the best of harvest season in Michigan!\nregister here \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEngage in meaningful Jewish ritual and learning\, share a vegetarian farm-to-table meal\, and enjoy a spirited Sukkot Sounds concert\, all against the backdrop of Detroit’s picturesque canals.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdamah Detroit & The Well are so excited to feature The Corn Potato String Band and Marbrisa\, two of Detroit’s most talented artists\, who will perform an eclectic blend of joyful\, spirited indie-folk-funk on strings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated on the canals in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood\, Coriander Kitchen & Farm makes their “casual\, thoughtful local food” with their own farm-grown seasonal produce and herbs while also supporting other Detroit and Michigan farmers. Their waterfront location is the perfect setting to celebrate Sukkot!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicket includes Jewish learning and ritual activities\, a farm-to-table vegetarian meal\, one drink ticket\, and an evening of music. This event is intended for young adults in their 20s and 30s. Subsidized tickets are available at three pay-what-you-can tiers: $25\, $36\, and $50. Cost should not be a barrier for attendance. For financial assistance\, please reach out to marisa@meetyouatthewell.org. \n\n\n\n\nSukkot on the Canals registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the artists\n\n\n\n\n\nCorn Potato Sting Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarbrisa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Sponsored By\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sigi Koko Clay Plaster Workshop\n July 22\, 2025 \n Join Sigi Koko\, Master Builder in Sustainable and Natural Design Learn practical plastering techniques\, connect with community\, and be part of a sustainable building project. No experience necessary! Workshop Details Dates: Tuesday July 22 & Wednesday July 23 (note: participation is mandatory for both days)Time: 9 am to 5:30 pm both daysLocation: PearlstoneCost: $195 includes… \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amphitheater Plastering: Days of Service\n July 24\, 2025 \n Whether you’re a corporate group\, nonprofit team\, or professional network\, this is a great chance to give back while learning sustainable building skills in a collaborative\, outdoor setting…. \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Family Farm Camp\n July 24\, 2025 \n “Each year we look forward to your family farm camp. To see our children grow from year to year is truly a blessing. We also get to see their ability to integrate environmental knowledge and Jewish knowledge into harmony in one complete package. Some of our very closest friendships have been solidified through family camp.”… \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Torah Yoga\n Falls Village\, CT | July 25\, 2025 \n Step away from the rhythm of everyday life\, as we intentionally create\, “an island in time.” \n\nTogether\, through the study of ancient Jewish wisdom and the practices of yoga and other guided activities\, we will reveal and illuminate the Torah within our body\, mind\, heart and soul. … \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Plastering Day\n July 27\, 2025 \n | All Ages Welcome | Registration Required | Rain or Shine! | Come get your hands muddy and your heart full. Whether you’re 5 or 85\, join us for a joyful\, family-friendly day of plastering\, laughter\, and connection. Help bring the amphitheater to life—no tools or experience needed!… \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Way of the Wilderness | Tending the Wild\, Caretaking the Land\, Rewilding\n July 27\, 2025 \n In this class you will start to learn why eco-systems collapse when indigenous peoples are removed from their land and how native people gathered from the land in such a way that animals\, food and biodiversity were greatly increased in their ecosystems. Class will include some caretaking the land projects. This class is my personal favorite\, and this knowledge is much needed in the world today…. \n \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n See All Impact Hub Events URL:https://adamah.org/event/sukkot-on-the-canals-23/ LOCATION:Coriander Kitchen & Farm\, 14601 Riverside Blvd\, Detroit\, MI\, 48215\, United States CATEGORIES:Detroit,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Sukkot-on-the-Canal-detroit-event.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T124500 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230627T035952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T202957Z UID:7460-1689249600-1689252300@adamah.org SUMMARY:Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition Virtual Info Session DESCRIPTION:Take action on climate changeThe potential power of our community’s collective action is immense. By working together\, the impacts of individual organizations will be amplified\, rippling throughout networks\, neighborhoods\, and beyond. \nREGISTER FOR INFO SESSION \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition is mobilizing Jewish organizations across North America to take action on climate change and work together to build the sustainable world we want to see.\n\n\n\nWhat to expect: Info sessions run approximately 45 minutes and cover reflections on why climate action is critical within the Jewish community\, what Adamah really means by “climate action\,” and more details on the support and benefits available to members of the Coalition. \n\n\n\nContact us at coalition@adamah.org with any questions.\n\n\n\n\nAnd who knows\, you may have been chosen for just such a time as this. \nEsther 4:14\n\n\n\n\nMore about the Coalition URL:https://adamah.org/event/jclc-info-session/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Coalition,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Climate-march-2019JPG-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T220000 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230718T155118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T212913Z UID:7543-1689685200-1692223200@adamah.org SUMMARY:Climate Action in the Month of Av DESCRIPTION:Take Climate Action with AdamahRecent weeks have brought record-breaking temperatures and intense flooding. In this period of mourning on the Jewish calendar\, these climate disasters make our despair all too real. On Tisha B’Av\, while we commemorate the destruction of the Second Temple\, we can turn our despair into hope and action. \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdamah is honored to partner with a variety of organizations to to take climate action. Explore the events below and join us!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Climate and Energy Resources for Faith CommunitiesJoin us for a briefing from the U.S. Department of Energy about the climate and energy resources available to faith communities. Hear from Adamah’s Chief National Programs Officer\, Risa Alyson Cooper along with other speakers. Tues July 18 @ 3 pm ET | Register Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Briefing & Virtual Lobby Days PreparationJoin the Jewish Earth Alliance for Lobby Prep for New and Experienced Activists in advance of the Tisha B’Av Virtual Lobby Day for Climate Solutions. Tues Jul 18 @ 8 pm ET | Register Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Coping With Climate GriefOur climate is changing\, and for many of us the stress and uncertainty is very real. Madeline Canfield of Jewish Youth Climate Movement joins Recustom for this virtual event to dive deeper into our own human resilience and explore ways to cope with climate grief. Wed July 19 @ 6 pm ET | Register Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tisha B’Av Renewed for Temple EarthTo start with what is new yet ancient: The Shalom Center welcomes you to the sad obligation to mourn for the continuing destruction of our universal Temple Earth\, just days before Tisha B’Av\, and to bring active hope to protect and heal the universal Temple of all life on Earth. As part of the program\, Jewish Youth Climate Movement’s Madeline Canfield will share reflections on the unique role Jews have in showing up for climate justice. Sun July 23 @ 7:30 pm ET | Register Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tisha B’Av Virtual Lobby DaysSpeak up for climate solutions you believe in by signing up to lobby your legislators. Join a group from your community organized by Jewish Earth Alliance for a virtual meeting. Everything you need to be an effective advocate will be provided. Tues July 25 & Wed July 26 @ 8 pm ET | Register Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Torah of the Vine In honor of Tu B’Av (the 15th day of Av)\, Jewish Farmer Network invites you to learn about viticulture in Jewish history\, Torah and Talmud. Join teacher\, farmer\, author\, and artist Rabbi Psachyah Lichtenstein\, Director of Jewish Learning at Adamah\, to dig into what our sages and ancestors had to say about cultivating grapes. Tues Aug 1 @ 7:30 pm ET | Register Here URL:https://adamah.org/event/climate-action-in-the-month-of-av/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Coalition,Featured,JYCM,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/climate_march_square-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T124500 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230627T035952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T202957Z UID:7460-1689249600-1689252300@adamah.org SUMMARY:Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition Virtual Info Session DESCRIPTION:Take action on climate changeThe potential power of our community’s collective action is immense. By working together\, the impacts of individual organizations will be amplified\, rippling throughout networks\, neighborhoods\, and beyond. \nREGISTER FOR INFO SESSION \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition is mobilizing Jewish organizations across North America to take action on climate change and work together to build the sustainable world we want to see.\n\n\n\nWhat to expect: Info sessions run approximately 45 minutes and cover reflections on why climate action is critical within the Jewish community\, what Adamah really means by “climate action\,” and more details on the support and benefits available to members of the Coalition. \n\n\n\nContact us at coalition@adamah.org with any questions.\n\n\n\n\nAnd who knows\, you may have been chosen for just such a time as this. \nEsther 4:14\n\n\n\n\nMore about the Coalition URL:https://adamah.org/event/jclc-info-session/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Coalition,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Climate-march-2019JPG-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230604T235959 DTSTAMP:20250721T121103 CREATED:20230223T201451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T145051Z UID:5637-1685577600-1685923199@adamah.org SUMMARY:Wellness Retreat DESCRIPTION:Rest and reconnect to self\, people\, and planetStep away from the hustle and bustle of the city and into the serenity and playfulness of a weekend in the woods! \nFeaturing programs such has hands-on food demonstrations\, forest ecology walks\, and more. \nLeave your kids at home and enjoy the peace and quiet of sunshine and rolling green hills. \nRegister Here \n \n \n \n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for a choose-your-own adventure wellness weekend that will leave you feeling both rested and energized. Daily mindful movement will accompany classes that highlight our incredible staff and educators here at Isabella Freedman including Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Carly Sugar. Make your own herbal medicine\, listen for owl calls\, and enjoy alternative prayer services during this adult-only get-away.  \n\n\n\nFrom foraging and forest walks to composting and contemplative prayer\, there will be many opportunities to learn new skills\, get some fresh air\, and reconnect with yourself and others.  \n\n\n\nThis retreat is a good fit for you if could you use a break from your busy day-to-day schedule\, if you are curious about where your food comes from\, or if you crave fresh air and bright stars. \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Teachers & Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nPricing\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $770 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,110 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $530 per adult in double occupancy | $760 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $440 per adult\n\n\n\nCommuter: $250\n\n\n\n\nTransportation between New York City and Isabella Freedman is included. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\n\nVinyasa Flow Yoga with Rebecca: This yoga class focuses on alignment of the body\, fluidity of movement\, and moving with the breath. The class will begin with a series of sun salutations\, followed by a sequence of poses. No yoga experience required; if you can breathe\, you can do yoga!\n\n\n\n\n\nForest Exploration with Carly: Wander through our hiking trails and around the retreat center campus with Carly Sugar to check out what’s growing\, learn how to identify plants and fungi\, and understand how you might use it for food or herbal medicine. Explore other uses of plants\, like pigments and fibers\, to make your own land-based art. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpring Farming with Janna: Sink your hands into the dirt and take a plant’s eye view of early summer- unrestrained growth and abundance burst forward everywhere on the farm under the long days. Harvest produce and savor it fresh out of the fields; learn about our regenerative approach to soil and plant health; and sync up with the rhythm of the growing season. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTeachers and Educators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Bloomfield\n\n\n\nAn alumna and former director of the Adamah Fellowship\, part of Rebecca’s heart resides at Isabella Freedman.  She lives in Falls Village\, and also feels at home amongst creatives\, in fresh water lakes\, in Italy\, with her family\, and on her yoga mat. She’s a photographer\, an immigrant-women-led cooking school manager\, and a teacher of yoga and nonviolent communication.  She looks forward to welcoming you to a weekend of rest and rejuvenation.  \n\n\n\nAdamah Farm Education Staff\n\n\n\n \n \n Shamu Sadeh\n Managing Director of EducationShamu is the co-founder of the Adamah Farm and Fellowship and has been taking people into the woods (Yeah Teva!) and on to the farm for 30 years. He loves leading morning prayers around the fire and schlepping goat fencing\, mulch\, or compost! shamu.sadeh@adamah.org 860.816.8973 Isabella Freedman \n\n\n \n Janna Siller\n Farm Director and Advocacy CoordinatorJanna leads the Adamah Farm crew in growing organic vegetables; teaches skills and food system context; and generates Jewish grassroots food advocacy opportunities. Physical work in the soil inspires her approach as a farmer\, educator\, and advocate. janna.siller@adamah.org 860.816.8975 Isabella Freedman \n\n\n \n Luna Manela\n Adamah Farm Fellowship DirectorAfter working with the Adamah Farm Fellowship as a farm apprentice for two years\, Luna is honored to be back! Chances are you’ll find her singing around a campfire\, creating shtick\, or marveling at the natural world’s many wonders. luna.manela@adamah.org 860.318.7412 Isabella Freedman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman URL:https://adamah.org/event/wellness-retreat/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Isabella Freedman,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lush-forest.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR