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:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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:20250626T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T140000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230308T144518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T175930Z UID:6014-1750950000-1751205600@adamah.org SUMMARY:Let My People Sing! DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Summer RetreatThis retreat is now sold out – sign up for the waitlist below!\nThe Let My People Sing! Summer Retreat is a four-day gathering centered on Jewish communal singing for healing and liberation. This immersive experience is structured around Shabbat and features song-based programming led by our fabulous lead teachers\, participant-led workshops\, community sings\, multiple prayer options\, and a participatory concert on Saturday night. \n  \nletmypeoplesing.org \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLet My People Sing! is a cultural project expanding the ancient and transformative practice of Jewish communal singing. \n\n\n\nWe gather in multi-racial\, multicultural and genderful Jewish community\, uplifting songs and leaders historically and ongoingly pushed to the margins. Together\, we transmit and reclaim diasporic Jewish singing traditions\, celebrate original music emerging from our communities\, and create heart-centered gatherings where we can all be leaders and learners of song. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n Teaching Team\n \n \n Program Highlights\n \n \n Accessibility\, COVID-19 & Community Guidelines\n \n \n LMPS! Team\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nRegistration – SOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\nLet My People Sing Wait List\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have sold out – please add yourself to the waitlist and we will be in touch if space becomes available. \n\n\n \n \n \n Financial Assistance\n \n \n\n \n The financial assistance application period is now closed. \n\nHelp make this summer’s retreat more financially accessible to more people by donating to the Financial Assistance Fund! All donations will go directly towards subsidizing registration costs. \n\n \n \n\n \n \n General Registration\n \n \n\n \n General registration will be open to everyone on March 25th at 12pm EST\, available on a first come first serve basis. \nThis retreat fills quickly\, and your spot is only confirmed once you complete the registration. We recommend filling out the necessary information (marked by a red asterisk) during registration and then answering additional information after.   \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPricing\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private bathroom): $905 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,420 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $710 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,100 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $585\n\n\n\nCamping: $480\n\n\n\nCommuting: $465\n\n\n\nChild (5-12 years old): $275\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4 years old): $135\n\n\n\nInfant: (Under 2 years old): $0\n\n\n\n\nHelp make this year’s retreat more financially accessible by donating to the Financial Assistance Fund! All donations will go directly towards subsidizing registration costs for Let My People Sing! participants. \n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\n\n\n\nThere is no refund for arriving late or departing early from any retreat. The refund amount is based on how far in advance we receive the cancelation request prior to the start date. For retreats at Isabella Freedman\, the cancellation policy is: \n\n\n\n\n31 days or more – fully refundable less a $75 fee\n\n\n\n15-30 days prior – 50% refundable\n\n\n\n14 days or less – not refundable\n\n\n\n\nIf you are sick with a communicable disease such as Covid-19 and are unable to attend\, you may receive a credit (less $75) valid through the end of the of the following calendar year towards a future retreat at either Isabella Freedman or Pearlstone. You must provide medical documentation attesting to your illness in order to receive this credit. We suggest obtaining travel insurance for such situations. \n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. This includes cancellations due to inclement weather if\, in our judgment\, we are unable to operate safely. In the event of such a cancellation\, a full refund will be issued. If the retreat proceeds as scheduled\, no refund will be offered. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTeaching Team\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAly Halpert\, Lead Teacher\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAly Halpert\, (she/her) is a queer Jewish musician\, educator\, and activist living on Lenni Lenape land in Philadelphia\, PA\, USA. A singer\, pianist\, drummer\, and guitar player\, Aly writes songs for building community and visioning different worlds. Aly leads music and prayer for Jewish community\, including Let My People Sing\, Kol Tzedek Synagogue\, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action\, and Hadar’s Rising Song Institute. Her songs have been sung in national gatherings\, song circles\, and quiet moments of personal prayer\, and have moved people all over the world. Her first full-band album Loosen was released in April 2022 with Rising Song Records. Aly believes deeply in the power of music to awaken us to the loss and hope we carry\, expand our sense of possibility\, and connect us to each other and our collective strength. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIsaac Montagu\, Lead Teacher\n\n\n\n\n\nIsaac is a musician and educator\, currently researching Sephardic liturgical music at SOAS\, University of London. In their “spare time” Isaac is editor of Siddure Or\, a new series of siddurim\, and runs Kolot haKahal\, an egalitarian Sephardi minyan. In their “”real job””\, you’ll find Isaac playing cello for and teaching traditional folk dancing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMJ Gilbert\, Featured Teacher\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMJ Gilbert has been singing\, leading\, and composing Jewish music her entire life\, from the youth choir at her childhood congregation in Milwaukee WI\, to her mentorship with Debbie Friedman as a teenager\, her work as an educator and song leader for NFTY in the 80’s\, and her re-emergence into Jewish song (after a long hiatus) in the last 7 years\, leading prayer and song at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis MN. Jewish music has saved her life repeatedly\, and believes in the power of our musical traditions\, in all their depth and diversity\, help us make shelter\, and to move us to action. After a long career as a social worker and educator\, she is now in her second year in the Rabbinic program at Hebrew College in Boston. \n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Dr. Koach Baruch Frazier\, Program Faculty\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Dr. Koach Baruch (KB) Frazier\, is a transformer\, heartbeat of movements\, healer\, musician\, founder of the Black Trans Torah Club\, co-founder of the Tzedek Lab\, and co-founder of Black Folks Beit Midrash. A collaborative leader\, rooted in tradition\, curiosity and love\, Koach strives to dismantle racism\, actualize liberation and transform lives both sonically and spiritually. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnat Halevy Hochberg\, Program Faculty\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnat Halevy Hochberg is a musician\, teacher\, and ritual leader based in Boston. Her passions include leading song\, empowering others to raise their voices\, and working to reclaim the Yemeni melodies of her heritage. She has taught and led ritual at Eden Village Camp\, Let My People Sing!\, Hadar’s Rising Song Intensive\, and Linke Fligl. She co-produced Tishrei: the end is the beginning & Elul: Songs for Turning\, and her debut album How can I keep (from) singing? was released in 2020. Learn more about her work at anathalevyhochberg.com. \n\n\n\n\n\nBatya Levine\, Program Faculty\n\n\n\n\n\nBatya uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader\, musician\, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader) and cultural organizer. They believe in the liberatory power of song to untie what is bound within us\, and sustain us as we build a more just and beautiful world. Batya is one of the co-founders of Let My People Sing! Batya offers song\, ritual\, and workshops in a variety of communities\, and composes original music made of Ashkenazi yearning\, queer heart-medicine\, and emunah (faith/trust). Batya released their second album\, Yivarechecha\, this year with Rising Song Records. They are a lover of the ocean\, living room dance parties\, and puns. Learn more about their music at www.batyalevine.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nSong Sessions\n\n\n\nSessions are led by a wide array of song leaders using a variety of formats. Some include histories and stories; others are just about singing the songs themselves. No instruments are used on Shabbat unless otherwise noted. \n\n\n\nShabbat Services & Practice\n\n\n\nShabbat services are offered Friday night and Saturday morning\, with multiple prayer options including Traditional Egalitarian and Creative services. Creative services often use instruments and amplification and will be noted as such on the schedule. \n\n\n\nTo keep this space accessible to people with varying relationships to halachic observance\, we ask everyone to refrain from using electronics in public space on shabbat\, unless it is for access reasons or in case of emergency. We will not use amplification in full group space on Shabbat\, but there will be one session per slot that uses amplification\, and it will be noted as such on the schedule. We aim to not have sessions with instruments on shabbat\, but if there is one\, we will indicate it as such on the schedule. There are always multiple options to choose from. \n\n\n\nCommunity Sing\n\n\n\nLet My People Sing!’s format for sharing and learning songs in community. A space for leading\, teaching\, singing and sharing. \n\n\n\nAffinity-Based Mishpacha / Home Groups\n\n\n\nThis year we’re trying out something new! These groups will come together daily around a shared interest\, allowing participants to build connections around their passions and curiosities.  Some examples include: emerging song leaders\, intergenerational relationships\, new to singing\, and arts & crafts processing space.  \n\n\n\nParticipatory Havdallah\, Concert & Dance Party\n\n\n\nFollowing havdallah on Saturday night\, the concert features the teaching team and Let My People Sing! staff sharing songs we’ve sung throughout the weekend. We will sing and then dance into the night! \n\n\n\nJewish Outdoor\, Food & Environmental Fun!\n\n\n\nMake pickles\, explore the woods\, and take a tour of the farm alongside our Adamah fellows. \n\n\n\n\nSample Schedule from 2023\n\n\n\n\nGet a taste of Let My People Sing! with this video about our work. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAccessibility\, COVID-19\, and Community Guidelines\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nPlease see our Accessibility Document for more information. You may also go to our Guest Information page to learn more about Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocols\n\n\n\nPlease read our COVID-19 Protocols Document carefully as the COVID-19 protocols for Let My People Sing! are different than those for other retreats at Isabella Freedman. Following the protocols will be required for all participants. \n\n\n\nCommunity Guidelines\n\n\n\nWe’ve created Community Guidelines for this summer’s gathering. We ask that all participants read and agree to the guidelines before registering for this retreat. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nLMPS! Team\n\n\n\nMargot Seigle\, Co-Director & Co-Founder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargot (they/them) is a community builder\, cultural organizer and music maker who believes in the power of song to heal and transform. Margot is a co-founder of Linke Fligl and Let My People Sing! who loves Shabbos\, direct communication and slow cooking meat. They come from a lineage of Eastern European Jews who assimilated into whiteness in the Chicago suburbs. After a decade of living in the Hudson Valley on occupied Schagticoke / Mohican land they are now based in Minneapolis\, MN. They are thrilled to be ushering in this next chapter of LMPS! \n\n\n\n\n\nBatya Levine\, Co-Director & Co-Founder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBatya (they/she) uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader\, musician\, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader) and cultural organizer. They believe in the liberatory power of song to untie what is bound within us\, and sustain us as we build a more just and beautiful world. Batya is one of the co-founders of Let My People Sing! Batya offers song\, ritual\, and workshops in a variety of communities\, and composes original music made of Ashkenazi yearning\, queer heart-medicine\, and emunah (faith/trust). They are a recording artist\, teacher\, and alumni of Rising Song Institute’s programs. Batya released their second album\, Yivarechecha\, this year with Rising Song Records. They are a lover of the ocean\, living room dance parties\, and puns.  Batya is honored to be doing the cultural organizing work of their dreams with LMPS!  Learn more about their music at www.batyalevine.com \n\n\n\n\n\nSerena Adlerstein\, Development Director\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSerena (they/them) is a deep lover of Jewish communal singing and a regular attendee of local backyard song circles. Prior to Let My People Sing! Serena was a co-founder and Co-Director of Never Again Action\, a Jewish-led solidarity group fighting to end the persecution\, detention and deportation of immigrants in the United States. They live on Tiwa territory\, also called Albuquerque\, NM where they spend as much time as possible outside in the mountains\, along the river and in hot springs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More about LMPS!\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/let-my-people-sing/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/LMPS-Logo-_-watercolor-circle-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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:20250427T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20250318T154247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T132327Z UID:16585-1745758800-1745769600@adamah.org SUMMARY:Earth Day at Adamah Farm DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate spring on the farmCuddle a baby goat; meet our young chestnut trees and learn why we planted 200 of them; see what’s growing in April; maybe even harvest something tasty and get your hands dirty with a volunteer project if you’re so inclined. \nNO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n\n\nAdamah staff will lead tours and volunteer activities throughout the afternoon\, join us anytime! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email luna.manela@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nLearn More \n\n\n\n\nJewish Youth Climate Movement\n\n\n\nAdamah on Campus\n\n\n\nYouth Empowerment Blog URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-farm-earth-day-25/ LOCATION:Adamah Farm\, 196 Beebe Hill Road\, Falls Village\, Connecticut\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Adamah Farm,Adamah on Campus,College Students,Earth Day,Isabella Freedman,JYCM,Teens,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Chestnut-tour.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T140000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20241118T175942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T135401Z UID:12752-1742558400-1742738400@adamah.org SUMMARY:JYCM Climate Education and Action Retreat DESCRIPTION:Get outside and build community while connecting to Jewish traditions and rituals in new and creative waysregister here \n \n \n \n\n\n\nJYCM New York/Northeast Climate Education & Action Retreat + Shabbaton \n\n\n\nMarch 21-23\, 2025 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n Retreat Details\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nOverview\n\n\n\nAdamah’s JYCM Northeast Climate Education and Action Retreat is an opportunity for Jewish teens with a passion for environmentalism and climate action to come together\, learn\, and bond. JYCM members from the New York/northeast region will participate in a song-filled and spiritually uplifting Shabbat\, with opportunities to connect to nature and each other\, all while learning about issues of climate justice and how to take action in their local communities. \n\n\n\nTogether we will: \n\n\n\n\nget outside\, connect with nature\, and build community;\n\n\n\nparticipate in workshops\, Jewish environmental educational programming\, and plan climate-focused projects to work on in our communities;\n\n\n\nconnect to Jewish traditions and rituals in new and creative ways\, experiencing the intersection of Judaism with the natural word;\n\n\n\nleave with concrete skills and learning\, a feeling of being connected to a network of Jewish peers\, and deeper connection to their Jewish identity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nFacilities: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, located on 400 acres in Falls Village\, CT\, is a year-round farm-to-table kosher pluralistic retreat center that serves over 6\,000 guests of all ages and backgrounds each year. We produce retreats focused on Jewish holidays\, food\, music\, meditation\, yoga\, and more. We also host dozens of synagogues and professional groups each year\, as well as weddings\, b’nai mitzvot\, and other private events. \n\n\n\nStaff & Safety: All staff members will be first aid and CPR certified. In the event of a medical emergency\, your child will be brought to Sharon Hospital (15 minutes away) by ambulance only. A note about COVID: We will be following the Isabella Freedman gathering policies which will be reviewed regularly and are based on the best health science available to its staff. \n\n\n\nFood: All meals will be provided in the dining hall. All food is kosher\, certified by the Hartford Kashrut Commission. Special arrangements can be made for those with food allergies. \n\n\n\nForms: To register to attend the retreat\, please complete this JYCM Retreat Registration Form. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What can I expect at the Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n At the retreat you can expect an exciting mix of Jewish climate education\, time to hang out with old friends and make new ones\, and a meaningful Shabbat experience. Each day there are discussion groups or experiences specifically designed to strengthen your knowledge of climate change and build community among JYCM members in the northeast region\, and feel equipped to take home what you learn and create positive change in your community. \n \n \n\n \n \n When and where is the Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n The retreat is March 21-23\, 2025\, at the beautiful Isabella Freedman Retreat Center in the Berkshires. \n \n \n\n \n \n What do I need to know about travel arrangements?\n \n \n\n \n There will be a retreat-sponsored bus\, departing from New York City on Friday morning (the 21st)\, likely around 10am\, with the time to be solidified closer to the retreat date.  We will share pickup locations and exact timing with registered participants by the end of January. Participants are responsible for covering any additional travel costs\, but please contact us if this is a barrier\, as we have scholarships and travel stipends available. If you are organizing your own transportation\, all participants should plan to arrive by 1pm on Friday\, March 21st. Depending on how many people are planning to arrive by train at the Wassaic Train Station in in Wassaic\, New York (along the Metro North line\, easy access from NYC)\, we will either provide a shuttle or can help arrange taxi pickups. The bus will be departing from Isabella Freedman on Sunday\, March 23rd by 1pm\, returning to New York City. If you are being picked up or taking the Metro North\, please schedule a ride/train for after 1pm. If you are arriving by plane\, please try and either land in NYC and make it in time for the 10am bus departure there\, or book a flight landing in Hartford\, CT. If you land in Hartford by 11:30am local time\, we will arrange a shuttle to Isabella Freedman. \n \n \n\n \n \n Who can attend?\n \n \n\n \n Any teen in 8th-12th grade with an interest in climate justice\, Jewish environmental education\, community building\, and teen activism more broadly\, is welcome to attend\, though the majority of participants will be from the New York City metro area. \n \n \n\n \n \n When and how do I register?\n \n \n\n \n Registration is now open! Register soon – spots are limited and filling quickly\, so sign up soon! \n \n \n\n \n \n What is the registration cost?\n \n \n\n \n To cover room\, board\, transportation getting to and from Isabella Freedman at the beginning and end of the retreat\, and the various expenses associated with running a retreat\, the full cost of attendance is $360 (including bus transportation to and from New York City if you choose to take the group bus). Any other personal transportation to and from the retreat is not covered. To honor and center equity\, and make sure cost is not a barrier to entry for any member of JYCM\, we are asking for a sliding scale between $270-$450. We appreciate anyone who can pay in full to support those who cannot pay in full\, and help offset some of our additional expenses. Additional scholarships are available. Please let us know if cost is a barrier to participation\, and we will discuss options. \n \n \n\n \n \n Are scholarships or financial aid available?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! Please contact Adamah’s Youth Empowerment Director\, Liana Rothman (liana.rothman@adamah.org) if cost is a barrier to participation. \n \n \n\n \n \n Shabbat Observance Practices\n \n \n\n \n JYCM is a pluralistic movement and our members observe shabbat in different ways. Participants can choose who they would like to room with at the retreat based on Shabbat observance practices and preferences. In public spaces and for all retreat programming\, we will observe Shabbat traditionally\, which includes not using electronics\, not playing instruments\, not writing\, and not turning on/off lights. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. \n \n \n\n \n \n Who will I room with?\n \n \n\n \n Participants will be in rooms of various sizes\, and you can request up to three friends to room with. While we can’t guarantee that all requests are fulfilled\, we will do our best to fulfill mutual requests. \n \n \n\n \n \n What are the COVID protocols for the JYCM Northeast Education and Action Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n We are working with the staff of Isabella Freedman to ensure we are prioritizing safety in all of our procedures and plans for the retreat. Please make sure that you take a rapid test the day before the retreat (on Thursday\, March 20th). If you test positive for COVID\, we will reimburse your registration cost and ask that you not attend. If you are feeling at all unwell\, or have reason to believe you were exposed to COVID\, please let us know\, and we will work with you to consider what options might be. \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\n\nLearn More about JYCM URL:https://adamah.org/event/jycm-retreat-2025/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,JYCM,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/JYCM-group-photo-2023-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241227T140000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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:20241023T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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/ LOCATION:CT 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/New_York:20241002T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T100000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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:20240801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T120000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20240709T191518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T175135Z UID:11224-1722513600-1722513600@adamah.org SUMMARY:ISABELLA FREEDMAN COMMUNITY DAY DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DATE: TBDJoin us at Isabella Freedman for a day of fun activities including pickling\, outdoor skill building and a farm tour. All are welcome! Light Refreshments will be provided. \nRegistration Coming Soon! \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\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Explore other upcoming Adamah retreats and programs\n \n \n \n \n \n Torah Yoga\n July 25\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT 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 Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ReTreat Yourself! Farm to Table Retreat for Jewish Educators \n August 11\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT Adamah is offering an immersive retreat to a select number of Jewish communal professionals to nourish their minds\, bodies\, hearts\, and souls…. \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosh Hashanah at Isabella Freedman\n September 22\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT Rosh Hashanah is time of reflection of the year past and a look toward the future. Come welcome in 5784 in serene foothills of the Berkshires just as the trees are just starting to turn colors for autumn…. \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n See All Isabella Freedman Events URL:https://adamah.org/event/if-community-day/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Young Adults,Youth & Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/20180706_16-09-40-23_Haller_AEVNT_j1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T160000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20250331T132121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T140018Z UID:17056-1722265200-1722787200@adamah.org SUMMARY:Torah Yoga 2024 DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Torah Yoga Retreat into our Spiritual Natures\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Earth\, Water\, Fire\, Air & Space with Diane Bloomfield and Sharon EpsteinTogether with Julie Emden\, Lou Haber\, Ashira Katz and Mark Russo\, immerse into the 5 elements around us and within us through the eyes of our Jewish sages and yoga practices. Each day we will draw from Torah Yoga teachings and beautiful nature around us. \nRegister NowVenue Details \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome away with us this summer to a beautiful setting in the southern Berkshire mountains! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTorah Yoga Immersive Retreat: Monday\, July 29 – Sunday\, August 4\, 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis experience is for anybody looking to join an uplifting and relaxing Jewish-inspired spiritual retreat. No previous yoga practice or Torah study is necessary to participate\, all are welcome!\n\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 Retreat Guides\n \n \n Contact\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nPricing\n\n\n\nAll prices are inclusive of meals and program and teacher fees. \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $1\,980 per person in double occupancy | $2\,640 per person in single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $1\,710 per adult in double occupancy | $2\,220 per adult in single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $1\,500 per adult\n\n\n\nCamper (bring your own tent\, access to shared bathrooms and hot showers): $1290 \n\n\n\nCommuter (lodging not included): $1290\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nMonday & Tuesday – Adamah – Earth \n\n\n\nGrounding yoga\, Torah roots\, Farm tour. \n\n\n\nWednesday – Mayim – Water \n\n\n\nFlowing yoga practices\, Forest bathing\, Waterfall hike. \n\n\n\nThursday – Aish – Fire \n\n\n\nIlluminating Torah teachings\, Fiery yoga practices\, Campfire stories and songs.  \n\n\n\nFriday – Neshima – Breath \n\n\n\nPranayama\, Breath of life Torah teachings\, Restorative yoga. \n\n\n\nSaturday – Merchav – Space and expansive rest \n\n\n\nPrayer\, Torah study\, Yoga nidra. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRetreat Guides\n\n\n\nLev Shalem together with Torah Yoga are bringing together an inspiring group of practitioners\, teachers\, and Rabbis who artfully combine ancient Jewish wisdom with mindfulness practices to reveal and illuminate the Torah within body\, mind\, heart and soul.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharon Epstein\, Yoga Alliance\, E-RYT-500\, YACEP\, LCAT \n\n\n\nSharon Epstein fell in love with yoga at the tender age of 16 years old. She began her journey studying and performing as a dancer and actor\, later transitioning into the field of the healing arts as a movement therapist and yoga teacher. Sharon has been working as a yoga teacher for over 17 years. She loves expanding her knowledge through the lens of yoga and in particular integrating Jewish spirituality into her practice and offering. \n\n\n\nShe is the co-author of  Into a Jewish Holiday Year with Yoga\, a Workbook and Guided Journey For Body\, Mind and Soul. Sharon lives in Great Neck\, New York\, with her husband\, Ron. Together\, with great pride and joy\, they have raised two sons. \n\n\n\nFor more info see: www.LevShalemYoga.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Bloomfield\, creator of Torah Yoga and a certified Iyengar yoga instructor \n\n\n\nDiane Bloomfield is the creator of Torah Yoga and author of two books. Torah Yoga: Experiencing Jewish Wisdom through Classic Postures and Playing With Fire: Hebrew Doorways to the Jewish Soul. \n\n\n\nDiane lives in Jerusalem where she teaches Torah and Torah Yoga classes live and on the web. Diane also teaches Torah Yoga retreats and workshops in the United States at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center and at synagogues throughout the United States and Canada. \n\n\n\nShe is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. \n\n\n\nFor more\, please see http://torahyoga.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Emden\, Halprin Practitioner\, Yoga Alliance\, E-RYT-500\, YACEP \n\n\n\nJulie Emden\, E-RYT-500\, Halprin Practitioner (she/her)\, is the Founding Director of Embodied Jewish Learning (EJL) and the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network\, a global collective of leaders and seekers of movement practices infused with Jewish wisdom. A graduate of five fellowship and teaching certification programs related to her work as a Iyengar-based Yoga instructor\, dancer\, Jewish educator\, and movement/expressive artist\, Julie has over two decades of experience guiding others in somatic explorations of Jewish wisdom teachings as a resource for living in balance and wholeness. \n\n\n\nJulie has served on faculty for various organizations and EJL hosts an Advanced Teacher Training; a Global Directory and Class Calendar for leaders of embodiment in the Jewish world; podcasts\, classes\, workshops\, coaching\, mentorship and more. More info at www.embodiedjewishlearning.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNancy Wolfson-Moche\, Certified Torah Yoga teacher\, Yoga Alliance\, RYT-200 \n\n\n\nNancy Wolfson-Moche is a certified macrobiotic counselor\, cookbook author\, and culinary arts educator. Her book\, Vegetables for Breakfast from A to Z\, invites the reader to re-imagine breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner by enjoying plant-based meals with locally grown produce. Nancy presents eating as a sacred Jewish practice\, creating symbolic meals and menus infused with meaning and ritual. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBaba Lou Haber\, certified Yoga Teacher \n\n\n\nBaba Lou Haber has led yoga in many Jewish settings including the Menschwork Jewish Men’s Retreat and a number of synagogues in the NY Metro area. He teaches Torah Yoga at Merkaz Community High School for Judaic Studies in CT and Kaia Yoga in CT and NY. He presently is studying to be an Ayurvedic Health Counselor. He is a certified Yoga Teacher \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshira Sheila Katz\, PhD\, BCBA \n\n\n\nAshira Sheila Katz brings a deep love of Jewish spiritual practices that cultivate awareness of the Divine connection within us all. She has completed multiple trainings in Jewish spirituality and brings over 18 years of experience in leading meditation groups and retreats that include modalities of chant\, silent meditation\, yoga/embodied prayer and Chasidic storytelling to communities nationwide. Ashira is also a licensed psychologist specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Russo\, certified nature therapy guide \n\n\n\nMark Russo has been a practicing veterinarian for 51 years. He has completed several 2-year training programs including Torah Yoga Teacher Training\, Jewish Meditation Teacher Training and Davening Leadership Training Institute. He has served as chair of the Board of Directors of Elat Chayyim and Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, treasurer of Hazon and chair of the Isabella Freedman Advisory Council. He is a certified nature therapy guide (forest bathing)\, and though a complete musical klutz endeavors to unlock the magic of his Celtic harps. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFor questions and more information about the retreat please reach out to Sharon at\n\n\n\n levshalemyoga@gmail.com \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\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Explore other upcoming Adamah retreats and programs\n \n \n \n \n \n Torah Yoga\n July 25\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT 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 Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ReTreat Yourself! Farm to Table Retreat for Jewish Educators \n August 11\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT Adamah is offering an immersive retreat to a select number of Jewish communal professionals to nourish their minds\, bodies\, hearts\, and souls…. \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosh Hashanah at Isabella Freedman\n September 22\, 2025 \n Falls Village\, CT Rosh Hashanah is time of reflection of the year past and a look toward the future. Come welcome in 5784 in serene foothills of the Berkshires just as the trees are just starting to turn colors for autumn…. \n Attend\n \n \n \n \n See All Isabella Freedman Events URL:https://adamah.org/event/torah-yoga-2024/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Torah-Yoga-group-grass.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T110000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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:20250721T143327 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:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T140000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20231220T213112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T152931Z UID:9063-1711713600-1711893600@adamah.org SUMMARY:JYCM Climate Education and Action Retreat DESCRIPTION:Get outside and build community while connecting to Jewish traditions and rituals in new and creative waysregister here \n \n \n \n\n\n\nJYCM New York/Northeast Climate Education & Action Retreat + Shabbaton \n\n\n\nMarch 29-31\, 2024 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n Retreat Details\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nOverview\n\n\n\nAdamah’s JYCM Northeast Climate Education and Action Retreat is an opportunity for Jewish teens with a passion for environmentalism and climate action to come together\, learn\, and bond. JYCM members from the New York/northeast region will participate in a song-filled and spiritually uplifting Shabbat\, with opportunities to connect to nature and each other\, all while learning about issues of climate justice and how to take action in their local communities. \n\n\n\nTogether we will: \n\n\n\n\nget outside\, connect with nature\, and build community;\n\n\n\nparticipate in workshops\, Jewish environmental educational programming\, and plan climate-focused projects to work on in our communities;\n\n\n\nconnect to Jewish traditions and rituals in new and creative ways\, experiencing the intersection of Judaism with the natural word;\n\n\n\nleave with concrete skills and learning\, a feeling of being connected to a network of Jewish peers\, and deeper connection to their Jewish identity.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nFacilities: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, located on 400 acres in Falls Village\, CT\, is a year-round farm-to-table kosher pluralistic retreat center that serves over 6\,000 guests of all ages and backgrounds each year. We produce retreats focused on Jewish holidays\, food\, music\, meditation\, yoga\, and more. We also host dozens of synagogues and professional groups each year\, as well as weddings\, b’nai mitzvot\, and other private events. \n\n\n\nStaff & Safety: All staff members will be first aid and CPR certified. In the event of a medical emergency\, your child will be brought to Sharon Hospital (15 minutes away) by ambulance only. A note about COVID: We will be following the Isabella Freedman gathering policies which will be reviewed regularly and are based on the best health science available to its staff. \n\n\n\nFood: All meals will be provided in the dining hall. All food is kosher\, certified by the Hartford Kashrut Commission. Special arrangements can be made for those with food allergies. \n\n\n\nForms: To register to attend the retreat\, please complete this JYCM Retreat Registration Form. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What can I expect at the Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n At the retreat you can expect an exciting mix of Jewish climate education\, time to hang out with old friends and make new ones\, and a meaningful Shabbat experience. Each day there are discussion groups or experiences specifically designed to strengthen your knowledge of climate change and build community among JYCM members in the northeast region\, and feel equipped to take home what you learn and create positive change in your community. \n \n \n\n \n \n When and where is the Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n The retreat is March 29-31\, 2024\, at the beautiful Isabella Freedman Retreat Center in the Berkshires. \n \n \n\n \n \n What do I need to know about travel arrangements?\n \n \n\n \n There will be a retreat-sponsored bus\, departing from New York City on Friday morning (the 29th)\, likely around 11am\, with the time to be solidified closer to the retreat date. The bus will also be stopping in Stamford\, CT for one additional pickup. We will share pickup locations and exact timing with registered participants by the end of January. Participants are responsible for covering any additional travel costs\, but please contact us if this is a barrier\, as we have scholarships and travel stipends available.\nIf you are organizing your own transportation\, all participants should plan to arrive by 2pm on Friday\, March 29th. Depending on how many people are planning to arrive by train at the Wassaic Train Station in in Wassaic\, New York (along the Metro North line\, easy access from NYC)\, we will either provide a shuttle or can help arrange taxi pickups.\nThe bus will be departing from Isabella Freedman on Sunday\, March 31st by 2pm\, with stops in Stamford\, CT and ending in New York City. If you are being picked up or taking the train\, please schedule a ride/train for after 3pm.\nIf you are arriving by plane\, please try and either land in NYC and make it in time for the 11am bus departure there\, or book a flight landing in Hartford\, CT\, and plan to arrange an Uber/Taxi/other ride to arrive at Isabella Freedman by 2pm Eastern Time. \n \n \n\n \n \n Who can attend?\n \n \n\n \n Any teen in 8th-12th grade with an interest in climate justice\, Jewish environmental education\, community building\, and teen activism more broadly\, is welcome to attend\, though the majority of participants will be from the New York City metro area. \n \n \n\n \n \n When and how do I register?\n \n \n\n \n Registration is now open! Register by submitting this form – spots are limited and filling quickly\, so sign up soon! \n \n \n\n \n \n What is the registration cost?\n \n \n\n \n To cover room\, board\, transportation getting to and from Isabella Freedman at the beginning and end of the retreat\, and the various expenses associated with running a retreat\, the full cost of attendance is $350 (including bus transportation to and from New York City if you choose to take the group bus). Any other personal transportation to and from the retreat is not covered.\nTo honor and center equity\, and make sure cost is not a barrier to entry for any member of JYCM\, we are asking for a sliding scale between $180-$350. We appreciate anyone who can pay in full to support those who cannot pay in full\, and help offset some of our additional expenses. Additional scholarships are available. Please let us know if cost is a barrier to participation\, and we will discuss options. \n \n \n\n \n \n Are scholarships or financial aid available?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! Please contact Adamah’s Youth Empowerment Director\, Liana Rothman (liana.rothman@adamah.org) if cost is a barrier to participation. \n \n \n\n \n \n Shabbat Observance Practices\n \n \n\n \n JYCM is a pluralistic movement and our members observe shabbat in different ways. Participants can choose who they would like to room with at the retreat based on Shabbat observance practices and preferences. In public spaces and for all retreat programming\, we will observe Shabbat traditionally\, which includes not using electronics\, not playing instruments\, not writing\, and not turning on/off lights. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. \n \n \n\n \n \n Who will I room with?\n \n \n\n \n Participants will be in rooms of various sizes\, and you can request up to three friends to room with. While we can’t guarantee that all requests are fulfilled\, we will do our best to fulfill mutual requests. \n \n \n\n \n \n What are the COVID protocols for the JYCM Northeast Education and Action Retreat?\n \n \n\n \n We are working with the staff of Isabella Freedman to ensure we are prioritizing safety in all of our procedures and plans for the retreat. \nTesting requirements:\nPlease make sure that you take a rapid test the day before the retreat (on Thursday\, March 28th ). If you test positive for COVID\, we will reimburse your registration cost and ask that you not attend. If you are feeling at all unwell\, or have reason to believe you were exposed to COVID\, please let us know\, and we will work with you to consider what options might be. \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\n\nLearn More about JYCM URL:https://adamah.org/event/jycm-climate-education-and-action-retreat/ LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,JYCM,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/JYCM-group-photo-2023-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T213000 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 CREATED:20230214T151314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T142736Z UID:4953-1705953600-1705959000@adamah.org SUMMARY:Adamah at Home Winter Series DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, January 22-March 4 from 8-9:30PM EST\n\n\n\n\n\nRITUAL\, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING\, & HANDS-ON SKILLS\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2024 Adamah at Home Winter Series is a 7-week course to build food skills and cultivate Jewish ecological wisdom in community. \nSessions are on Mondays 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm from January 22 through March 4\, 2024. Join us for a single session\, the whole series\, or anywhere in between. \nRegister Now \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nWe will dig into content from the Adamah Farm Fellowship program where we have been cultivating the soil and the soul for the past twenty years. Over five hundred fellowship alumni have gone on to be earth-connected Rabbis\, Jewish-connected farmers\, food justice advocates\, composters\, healers\, and everything in between.   \n\n\n\nNot everyone has the ability to join us on the land in Falls Village for the three-month residential fellowship\, so we are offering the winter series to be accessed at home via the internet. Each session will blend the elements that we’ve found so transformative here on the farm – ritual\, collaborative learning\, and hands-on skills. Click through the menu below to learn more about program costs\, session descriptions\, the educators\, and other details about the series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this time of terrible calamity and danger\, we are praying for peace. When we plant seeds\, when we tend saplings\, when we dump food waste on compost piles for chickens to eat and for microbes to transform into life-giving fertilizer\, we do so in the hopes that our prayers for peace reverberate through the soil that connects us all across distance. \n\n\n\n עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya’aseh shalom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis has been an incredible experience and has given me a new framework to work with as I continue to learn about Judaism\, sustainability\, and agriculture \nAdamah at Home Alumni\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Costs\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n FAQs\n \n \n Educators\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\nProgram Costs\n\n\n\nThis program is offered on a sliding scale.   \n\n\n\nEach session is costly to produce\, as is sustaining the farm that provides the foundation of our work. If you are able\, please contribute as generously as your budget allows. We recommend a minimum of $126 for the series (or $18/session you plan to attend). If cost is a burden\, we’re excited to have you regardless of how much you contribute. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSession Descriptions\n\n\n \n \n \n Session 1 – January 22: Tu B’Shevat-Connecting to (y)our Jewish time and place\n \n \n\n \n How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States\, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region\, so as we start this series\, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history\, the ecological history\, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh\, Janna Siller\, and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 2 – January 29: Jewish Gratitude Practice\n \n \n\n \n What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe\, interconnectedness\, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation\, including through song.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 3 – February 5: Regenerative Gardening\n \n \n\n \n Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill\, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening\, composting\, growing perennials\, and what our plants need from us to thrive.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 4 – February 12: What’s the Impact of What’s for Dinner?\n \n \n\n \n Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat\, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at\, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat\, shop\, and take meaningful action.\nEducator: Janna Siller \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 5 – February 19: Adam & Adamah\n \n \n\n \n What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.\nEducator: Shamu Sadeh \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 6 – February 26: Pickling\n \n \n\n \n Cabbage\, carrots\, and roots\, oh my! Salt brine pickling\, also known as lactofermentation\, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar\, herbs and spices that you already have\, salt\, and either cabbage\, carrots\, or radishes.\nEducator: Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n \n Session 7 – March 4: Shabbat\, Shmita and Sharing our Stories\n \n \n\n \n In this seventh and final session of our winter series\, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing\, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food\, farming\, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.\nEducators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFAQs\n\n\n \n \n \n What if I can’t make it to all 7 sessions?\n \n \n\n \n No problem\, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection! \nIf you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship\, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session. \n \n \n\n \n \n Am I the right kind of Jewish for this?\n \n \n\n \n Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities\, affiliations\, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you! \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEducators\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\nSystems of power disproportionately impact accessibility to programs like these for people of marginalized identities. We deeply value the leadership and participation of Jews of diverse backgrounds and experiences\, related to class\, ethnicity\, race\, sexual orientation\, gender\, ability and more. We strongly encourage Jews of marginalized identities to apply.  \n\n\n\nAdamah at Home welcomes folks who are new to these endeavors\, as well as those with previous experience who wish to expand their skill set. Alumni are also welcome! \n\n\n\nInterested? Have Questions? email Managing Director of Education Shamu Sadeh: shamu.sadeh@adamah.org \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\n\nLooking for our Residential Farm Fellowship? Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore from the Adamah Farm \n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Farm\n\n\n\nFarm Fellowship\n\n\n\nAdamah at Home\n\n\n\nFarm Bill Campaign\n\n\n\nAdamah CSA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Adamah Farm\n\n\n\nFollow us on Instagram URL:https://adamah.org/event/adamah-at-home/ LOCATION:Virtual\, Zoom / Online CATEGORIES:Isabella Freedman,Young Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adamah.org/wp-content/uploads/Adamah-Farm-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230604T235959 DTSTAMP:20250721T143327 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