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SUMMARY:Torah Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Torah Yoga Retreat: Awakening Our Ancestral Roots\n\n\n  \n    \n              \n                      \n              \n                \n                  \n                \n                              \n            \n                    \n            Join Diane Bloomfield\, Sharon Epstein and guest teachersIt’s the annual summer ingathering of Torah yoga practitioners\, leaders\, and seekers! We will connect to and strengthen our shared ancestral roots through Jewish text study\, prayer and yoga practice\, enriched by genealogy\, art\, dance\, nature and food. Come celebrate the spiritual inheritance of our ancestors in body\, mind\, heart and soul. \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: Friday\, July 25 – Thursday\, July 31\, 2025\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): $2\,110 per person in double occupancy | $2\,795 per person in single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $1\,830 per adult in double occupancy | $2\,360 per adult in single occupancy\n\n\n\nCamper (bring your own tent\, access to shared bathrooms and hot showers): $1\,395 per adult (not per tent)\n\n\n\nCommuter (lodging not included): $1\,395\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nWe will enter the retreat through the gateway of Shabbat. Our weekdays will be filled with the deep spiritual wisdom and light of Abraham\, Sarah\, Isaac\, Rebecca\, Jacob\, Leah and Rachel. We will also be inviting in our personal ancestors to guide and strengthen our lives.   \n\n\n\nThe ancestors are our ancient roots. In their lives is embedded the purpose of the Jewish people. In our encounter with them\, we can come to know what G!d wants from us- the holy and the elevated. (Jerusalem Torah scholar\, Nurit G’al Dor)  \n\n\n\nAll levels of religious observance are welcome. This experience is for all who are looking for a vibrant\, inspiring spiritual retreat.   \n\n\n\nAll meals are kosher with vegetarian and vegan options. Meals are prepared using organically grown ingredients from the onsite Adamah Farm.  \n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\nRetreat Guides\n\n\n\nTorah Yoga brings 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\nDiane Bloomfield\n\n\n\nDiane Bloomfield has been a student and teacher of Torah in Jerusalem since the early 1980’s.  She is a pioneer in the field of Torah Yoga and the author of Torah Yoga: Experiencing Jewish Wisdom through Classic Postures and Playing with Fire: Hebrew Doorways to the Jewish Soul. Diane teaches Torah and Torah Yoga classes and retreats in synagogues\, schools\, and retreat centers in Israel\, the United States and Canada\, as well as on the web.  Diane lives in Jerusalem. www.torahyoga.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNancy Wolfson-Moche\n\n\n\nNancy Wolfson is a nutrition and sacred eating educator\, coach\, chef\, and author working with people of all ages to improve their health and well-being through making informed choices. Nancy elevates the practices of cooking and eating by infusing them with meaning expressed in traditional Jewish texts. She is the founder of FoodLab\, a nutrition education program integrating food science and culinary arts. Her book\, Vegetables for Breakfast from A to Z\, invites the reader to re-imagine breakfast by enhancing it with fresh\, seasonal produce. A certified Torah yoga teacher\, Nancy has practiced yoga for over 40 years.   www.youarebecauseyoueat.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharon Epstein\n\n\n\nAs a youth\, Sharon Epstein sensed an inner Divine light of awareness while dancing in an Israeli folk dance circle in her Hebrew school courtyard. From that time forward\, she felt a yearning for God\, which she pursued through attending Jewish prayer experiences\, studying dance\, yoga and following a path into the healing arts. \n\n\n\nProfessionally\, she worked as a dance therapist and then drawn to the depth and vitality of yoga\, she became a yoga teacher. Sharon wanted to draw upon the profound wisdom of yoga and also revive\, not ignore or abandon her identity as a Jew. She collaborated with her rabbi\, Tara Feldman offering yoga classes inspired by Jewish holidays\, text\, metaphor and music. Together they authored a workbook\, Into A Jewish Holiday Year with Yoga. Alongside her colleague and teacher Diane Bloomfield\, Sharon is honored to create Torah Yoga retreats that will inspire meaningful connections and spiritual joy at the Isabella Freedman Retreat Center. www.sharonepsteinyoga.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Emden\n\n\n\nJulie Emden\, E-RYT-500\, Halprin Practitioner\, is the Founder of Embodied Jewish Learning\, which hosts an Advanced Teacher Training\, and the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network\, a global collective of leaders and seekers of movement practices infused with Jewish wisdom. 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. www.embodiedjewishlearning.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArthur Kurzweil\n\n\n\nArthur Kurzweil is the author of the bestselling (over 50\,000 copies)\, From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Family History and Genealogy and is the recipient of a lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Arthur is the author of The Torah From Dummies\, Kabbalah for Dummies and his most recent book\, The Talmud for Dummies. He is also the author of On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz\, a memoir of his relationship with Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz z”l. He and his wife\, Bobby\, share 13 grandchildren. arthurkurzweil.com \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
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LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States
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SUMMARY:ReTreat Yourself! Farm to Table Retreat for Jewish Educators 
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n              \n                      \n              \n                \n                  \n                \n                              \n            \n                    \n            A Retreat for Educators & Faculty of Jewish Day Schools and HillelsThis exciting rejuvenation opportunity is being offered at no cost to participants\, thanks to generous funding\, and will allow Jewish communal professionals to spend 3 days in community. \nApply Today!          \n        \n          \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForge meaningful relationships with colleagues in your region while engaging with hands-on Jewish environmental programming\, powerful spiritual and wellness practice\, and Jewish learning.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This retreat is geared towards those who work in any kind of educator role for a Jewish organization. Examples include a general studies teacher at a Jewish day school\, a congregational rabbi\, or a youth or adult education director at a synagogue. \n\n\n\nParticipants will emerge with a broader network of friends and allies in the field\, new Jewish wisdom sources for inspiration\, and renewed motivation\, passion\, and commitment to their work. We will talk\, sing\, pray\, move our bodies indoors and outside\, eat delicious food\, rest\, laugh\, and reflect.  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Details \n\n\n\nMonday\, August 11 – Wednesday\, August 13\, 2025Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village\, CT \n\n\n\nThis retreat experience is fully funded for eligible participants! A $180 fully refundable deposit is required to demonstrate your commitment. Travel expenses to/from the retreat are not covered. \n\n\n\nThis retreat is open to anyone who works in the field of Jewish education\, such as Jewish day school teachers and faculty (regardless of subject(s) you teach)\, Hillel educators\, or clergy and educators employed by a synagogue. \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application\n\n\n\nRetreat FAQs\n\n\n\nIsabella Freedman Guest Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please reach out to Eliezah Hoffman\, the Immersive Retreats Project Manager\, at eliezah.hoffman@adamah.org or 410.843.7548. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the ReTreat Yourself! event series. If these dates don’t work for you\, view other upcoming retreats here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScholar in Residence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. David Zvi Kalman is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and a Senior Advisor at Sinai and Synapses. As a Jewish futurist he has written widely on matters on the cutting edge of Jewish thought\, including art\, psychoactives\, and technology. His podcast\, Belief in the Future\, covers matters of religion and technology. He is the owner of Print-O-Craft Press and writes at Jello Menorah. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n    \n                \n            \n              \n                Details About Isabella FreedmanFor more information about accommodations\, dining\, transportation\, and campus amenities\, please visit our Guest Information and FAQ page. Isabella Freedman Guest Experience & FAQ              \n            \n                          \n                      \n            \n    \n      \n        \n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n860.824.5991 | freedman@adamah.org116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT 06031\n\n\n\n\nSupport Isabella Freedman
URL:https://adamah.org/event/retreat-yourself-august-2025/
LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah at Isabella Freedman
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 5786 in serene foothills of the Berkshires just as the trees are just starting to turn colors for autumn. \nRegister Now          \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 services 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            Pricing\n          \n                  \n            Davening and Ritual\n          \n                  \n            Program Highlights\n          \n                  \n            Teachers & Educators\n          \n                  \n            Learning Sessions\n          \n              \n    \n    \n\n	\n\n2025 Pricing \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $1050 per adult in double occupancy | $1695 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $855 per adult in double occupancy | $1395 single occupancy\n\n\n\nDormitory Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $525 per adult\n\n\n\nCommuter: $390 per adult\n\n\n\nCamper: $390 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12) Staying in the same room $215 (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): $105\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. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. Application coming soon. \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 5786 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\nSee a Sample Schedule of Activities \n\n\n\nKids Programming\n\n\n\nCamp Teva 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 Teva\, ages 2-4\, is scheduled each morning of the retreat and Camp Teva (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\n \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\nDaniel Paul will be leading the traditional egalitarian minyan at Rosh Hashanah. As head Gabbai at Kehilat Hadar Shaare Zedek\, he is a regular contributor both leading services and reading Torah for the community. Daniel has over 15 years’ experience teaching at 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 a History teacher and refounder of the Latin program at SAR High School; previously\, he served as the international scholar-in-residence in Classics at Fordham University.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Michael Gordan is a recent graduate of YCT.  He became a Rabbi because he relishes the opportunity to study a corpus of Jewish knowledge that has real practical value and guidance for how we live our lives. 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 Tadgh Cleary graduated YCT class of 2025. He grew up in New Zealand\, where he earned a degree from Victoria University of Wellington. He also studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel. During his time at YCT\, he participated in Rabbi Klapper’s Summer Beit Midrash and the YCT Kollel for Psak\, and he interned at the South Philadelphia Shtiebel. As a rabbi\, he hopes to teach Torah and serve either in a small community or in educational leadership. He is inspired to facilitate other people’s religious journeys and to deepen their commitment\, knowledge\, and experience of Yahadut and the Ribono Shel Olam.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Raffi Levi (he/him) graduated YCT class of 2025. He is a chazzan\, activist\, and nature enthusiast.  During the course of rabbinical school\, he has worked as a chazzan in various settings\, a mashgiach\, an activist for Neurodiversity\, Food Justice\, and Climate Justice\, a Trek Leader\, Culinary Educator\, and Wilderness First Responder (WFR). Raffi has interned on campus at Queens College Hillel as well as at synagogues in Riverdale\, NY under R’ Dina Najman\, and in Baltimore\, MD under R’ Etan Mintz. Raffi’s vision in life is to infuse all parts of our lives and all things we experience with Kedusha; seeing the spark of Hashem in everything and everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Machlis is in his fourth 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\n2024 Learning Sessions (2025 Sessions: Coming Soon)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n	\n						\n				\n					Tadgh Cleary\, Tiku b’Chodesh Shofar (Halacha and Machshava):\n					\n				\n\n				\n					What is the function of the Shofar? Coronation? Celebration? Prayer? Revelation? All the above? \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Tadgh Cleary\, Shabbat as Teshuva:\n					\n				\n\n				\n					In 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? \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Rabbi Michael Gordan\, Ki HaAdam Etz HaSadeh: Nature and metaphor in Judaism:\n					\n				\n\n				\n					The Bible poses the rhetorical question – is a tree a man?  The answer is obviously no. Yet the relationship between man and nature is not so simply one of separation and distinction.  We’ll 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. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Raffi Levy\, Practical Hitbodedut Class: “”Rachmana Liba Ba’ei” – “The merciful one desires the heart.” (Talmud Bavli)  \n					\n				\n\n				\n					In this class we will be learning and practicing different specified approaches to the practice of hitbodedut or solo spontaneous prayer. We’ll 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. We’ll then explore various approaches to this deeply personal form of prayer.  After some study and instruction\, we’ll journey into the forest to practice – connecting deeply with ourselves and with Hashem (or Divine Mystery\, Shechina\, Ribbono Shel Olam\, Oneness —whichever name resonates with you!). Finally\, we’ll come together as a group to reflect and share our experiences. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Daniel Machlis\, Reversing Entropy – Cleaning a Polluted World with Teshuva and Emunah:\n					\n				\n\n				\n					There 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. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Rabbi Gabe Greenberg\, The Unique Teshuva of Rosh Hashanah:\n					\n				\n\n				\n					Our 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? \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Rabbi Gabe Greenberg\, Opacity and Uncertainty in the Akeidat Yitzchak and in Life\n					\n				\n\n				\n					So 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… \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/
LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Holidays,Isabella Freedman,Retreats,Youth & Family
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SUMMARY:Sukkahfest at Isabella Freedman
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n  \n\n\n\n\nTo the Sukkah and Beyond: Communing with the More-than-Human World\n\n\n  \n    \n              \n                      \n              \n                \n                  \n                \n                              \n            \n                    \n            Celebrate the harvest!Perhaps the most joyous and diverse celebration of this holiday you will find! It takes the full spectrum of our Jewish community to manifest the joy of Sukkahfest. \nRegister Now          \n        \n          \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Details\n\n\n\nEnjoy Sukkot 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\nPartnership Mechitza Minyan: led by Rabbis Shuli Passow\, Ezra Weinberg\, Avram Mlotek\, and National Jewish Book Award Winning Author Michal Fox Smart\, with a trichitza (separate seating for men\, women\, and an egalitarian/mixed gender section). \n\n\n\nRenewal Minyan led by Beit Kohenet: Led by Shoshana Jedwab\, Rabbi Jill Hammer\, Elana Brody\, and more! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: our sister Sukkahfest at Pearlstone will feature a Traditional Orthodox Mechitza minyan and a Traditional Egalitarian minyan\, for a total of four prayer options across two retreats! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n	    \n		    \n		Key Information	\n      \n                  \n            Pricing\n          \n                  \n            Davening and Ritual\n          \n                  \n            Program Highlights\n          \n                  \n            Teachers & Educators\n          \n                  \n            Learning Sessions\n          \n              \n    \n    \n\n	\n\n2025 Pricing\n\n\n\n The option to stay on site during Chol HaMoed is not available.  \n\n\n\n\nStandard Room (Private Bathroom): $990 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,695 single occupancy\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $735 per adult in double occupancy | $1\,305 single occupancy\n\n\n\nFamily Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $510 per adult\n\n\n\nCommuter/Camper (bring your own tent): $410 per adult\n\n\n\nChild (5-12) Staying in the same room $215 (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): $105\n\n\n\nInfant (under 2): $0\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n	\n						\n				\n					Scholarships\n					\n				\n\n				\n					We are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. Click here for our scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n				\n			\n\n	 	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\nDavening and Ritual\n\n\n\nWe feature two prayer options: \n\n\n\nPartnership Mechitza Minyan: Partnership Minyanim have women leading Kabbalat Shabbat\, Pseukei D’Zimra\, Hallel\, the Torah Service\, and Yizkor. In many cases\, these are specifically done by women and gender non-conforming folks. Anyone can read Torah\, and other than Kohen and Levi aliyot (which must be men)\, anyone can get an aliyah. There will be a trichitza (separate seating for men\, women\, and an egalitarian/mixed gender section).  \n\n\n\nRenewal Minyan: This Beit Kohenet-led service will have an earth-based\, embodied\, feminist approach that includes chant\, meditation\, and embodied practice as well as traditional forms of prayer.  We use a mix of feminine\, gender-neutral\, and masculine G!d-language\, and invite joyful\, intentional worship. All are welcome! \n\n\n\nPluralism at Freedman: 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\nPlease note: our sister Sukkahfest retreat at Pearlstone will feature a Traditional Orthodox Mechitza minyan and a Traditional Egalitarian minyan\, for a total of four prayer options across two retreats! \n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\nProgram Highlights\n\n\n\nOn Sukkot\, we dwell outside under the sun\, moon\, and stars. We top our sukkot with plants\, and we carry plants as we pray. Sukkot invites us to commune with nature in a profound way. \n\n\n\nWe will be featuring thoughtful Chag-specific shiurim\, and joyful prayer in Partnership Mechitza and Renewal minyanim. Educators and prayer leaders alike\, such as Rabbis Shuli Passow\, Ezra Weinberg\, Avram Mlotek\, and National Jewish Book Award Winning Author Michal Fox Smart will lead our community through thoughtful learning and ritual! \n\n\n\nWe also offer a series of outdoor classes throughout the holiday\, as well as yoga\, tours of our organic farm\, and guided hikes on our trails. \n\n\n\nWhile many of our activities are family friendly\, there will also be some dedicated programs for kids. These will make use of our farm and the natural environment of the retreat center. \n\n\n\nThe Beit Kohenet track at Sukkahfest will help you connect to the more-than-human world—trees\, creatures\, stones\, water\, and earth\, and the great Mystery—through Jewish sources\, meditative practice\, nature connection\, and prayer.  \n\n\n\nSome of our session topics will include Jewish tales of sentient trees and stones\, learning about the Shekhinah/feminine divine as a being who dwells within our ecosystem\, animals in Jewish tradition\, singing to connect to all of creation\, and mystical\, meditative experiences out in nature.  We’ll pray in a joyful Jewish Renewal style that celebrates bodies and the earth\, includes instruments\, and uses multigendered God-language.  Join us and enter the sukkah of the world\, with a floor of soil\, a roof of branches and the sky above. \n\n\n\nThis track is sponsored by Beit Kohenet\, a house of mystical\, earth-based\, feminist Jewish seeking\, and will be staffed by Rabbi Jill Hammer\, PhD\, Shoshana Jedwab\, Kohenet Liviah Wessely\, Kohenet Harriette Wimms\, and Kohenet Shamirah Chandler. \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 \n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n2024 Teachers and Educators\n\n\n\n2025 coming soon! \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\nRabbi Shuli Passow is delighted to be spending Sukkot at Isabella Freedman with her family for the 8th time. Shuli oversees adult engagement and programming at B’nai Jeshurun\, a large synagogue in Manhattan\, and finds deep gratification in her work of community building. As a lay leader\, Shuli serves on the board of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She is a certified yoga instructor and has recently added circus arts to her repertoire of embodied practices. She lives in Manhattan with her husband David and their sons Idan and Azi. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichal Fox Smart has led ground-breaking work in the field of Jewish education for more than thirty years\, working at the nexus of personal\, spiritual\, and professional development. Michal helps professionals and private clients in and beyond the Jewish community to discover the riches of Jewish tradition and to show up as their fullest and most resourced selves. Years ago\, Michal pioneered Jewish outdoor and environmental education in the U.S.\, co-founding COEJL\, TEVA\, and directing the Isabella Freedman Retreat Center. Michal served as Associate Principal of Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy and then Director of Ayeka North America\, emerging as a national leader on soulful pedagogy and the spiritual development of educators. Her book Kaddish: Women’s Voices\, Winner of the National Jewish Book Award\, addresses issues of inclusion in Jewish communal life\, complex family dynamics\, as well as the powerful role that ritual and prayer can play in healing. As Chief Program Officer for IJS\, Michal deepened and expanded the reach of Jewish mindfulness and spirituality. A resident of Stamford CT\, Michal is the proud Ema of five emerging adults\, each deliciously different. She is delighted to join and co-lead the Sukkahfest community in meaningful learning and joyful prayer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvram Mlotek is a rabbi\, cantor\, actor\, writer and social worker. Grandchild of Holocaust refugees and Yiddish cultural leaders\, he is the co-founder of Base now operating in ten cities. Mlotek is the author of two books (Why Jews Do That\, Passover in a Pandemic) and works as a psychotherapist at Blanton-Peale Institute and Counseling Center in New York. He is the proud Tati to Ravi\, Hillel Yosl and Shabtai \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShoshana Jedwab is an intuitive who feels gifted by uncanny experiences that have helped her to orient in this incarnation.  Shoshana (Batshemesh) Jedwab served as founding faculty member and sacred drummer for the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute where she facilitated powerful primal prayer\, vibrant Torah service ritual translations\, and taught Jewish sacred foolery\, contemporary mystical experience\, Jewish spiritual practices\, and Jewish history. Shoshana Jedwab lives in the world as a percussionist\, singer-songwriter\, worship leader\, prize-winning Jewish educator and the Jewish Life Coordinator at the A.J. Heschel Middle School. Shoshana Jedwab’s original\, hip-shaking\, prayer music grounds body and spirit\, and brings the ancestral past into joyous contemporary practice.  The original songs of Shoshana’s 2016 debut album\, “I Remember\,” and her 2018 anthem\, “Where You Go\,” emerged from ceremonies Shoshana was leading\, and are now being sung\, and danced to\, in churches\, synagogues\, weddings and protest marches around the world. Shoshana Jedwab released her popular prayer singles\, “Openings” in 2020\, “Torah Orah” in 2022 and “Life Is Born” in 2023.  Shoshana Jedwab was included in Jewish Rock Radio’s Jewish Women Who Rock the Worship World. http://www.shoshanajedwab.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Jill Hammer\, PhD\, author\, scholar\, ritualist\, poet\, dreamworker and midrashist\, is the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion (www.ajrsem.org)\, and a co-founder of Beit Kohenet\, a house of Jewish\, mystical\, earth-based\, feminist seeking. She is the author of Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreaming\, Return to the Place: The Magic\, Meditation\, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah\, The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership (with Taya Shere)\, The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons\, The Omer Calendar of Biblical Women\, Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women\, and The Book of Earth and Other Mysteries.  She is also the author of academic articles published in Religion and Literature\, Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women’s Studies and Gender Studies\, The Journal of Applied Social Psychology\, and The Journal of Lesbian Studies\, as well as anthologies including Best Jewish Writing 2002 and the Encyclopedia of Women and World Religions. She is the translator of The Romemu Siddur and of Siddur haKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook.  Her forthcoming novel is called The Moonstone Covenant.  She has written a children’s book\, The Garden of Time. She lives in Manhattan with her family. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Shamirah Bechirah aka Sarah Chandler is a Brooklyn-based Jewish educator\, artist\, activist\, healer\, and poet. She teaches\, writes and consults on issues related to Judaism\, earth-based spiritual practice\, respectful workplaces\, mindfulness\, and farming. Previously\, Sarah served as the Director of Romemu Yeshiva\, Chief Compassion Officer of Jewish Initiative for Animals\, and Director of Earth Based Spiritual Practices at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center.  An advanced student of Kabbalistic dream work at The School of Images\, Shamirah is the founder and lead trainer for “Soft as a Rock: Public Speaking for Sensitive Souls.” softasarock.com.  Currently she is the CEO of Shamir Collective\, as a coach and consultant to high profile artists and authors to launch new music and books.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Liviah Wessely\, priestess\, guardian\, and song-weaver\, has regularly held ritual space for the Kohenet community\, as well as leading\, co-leading and acting as cybergabbai.  She writes and arranges liturgical music for chanting and choral settings.  K’Liviah has led or co-led for Yelala\, Kesher Pittsburgh\, the Nechama Minyon\, and numerous rituals\, including weddings\, funerals\, and shiva services.  She has catered events and taught cooking classes through her company MamaBakes\, teaches college theater\, English and Humanities\, and is a theater director\, producer\, designer and dramaturge.  Liviah is the mother of three adults: a painter and poet\, an opera singer\, and an engineer\, plus two cats—Cary Grant and Grace Kelly—residing in Silver Spring\, Maryland.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Dr. Harriette E. Wimms is a Maryland licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in providing compassion-infused mental health care to children\, adolescents\, adults\, and families across the age span. K’Harriette is a prayer leader in both the Kohenet community and at Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl. Dr. Wimms is also the inaugural Jews of Engagement Fellow at The Associated\, Baltimore Jewish Federation (the first position of its type within any Jewish Federation System). A current Schusterman Fellow\, Dr. Wimms is a Selah cohort 17 fellow; a contract trainer for Keshet\, and the founder and executive director of the Jews of Color Mishpacha Project as well as the organization’s signature JOCSM Shabbatonim (JOCMishpacha.org). She is a proud Black\, disabled\, Jew by choice\, and is most proud of being mother to her neurodiverse 18-year-old. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKohenet Arielle Aronoff is an outdoor educator and naturalist who brings knowledge of the intersections of Judaism and ecology. She seeks to create an environment in which our natural inclination for exploration\, curiosity\, and connection can be engaged while developing a meaningful relationship to Jewish tradition\, the land\, and each other. Arielle’s training has come from many paths. She has a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from SUNY Geneseo\, a Permaculture Design Certificate from Kibbutz Lotan Center for Creative Ecology and Wilderness First Responder certification from the American Outdoor School. In addition\, Arielle attends workshops and conferences to develop her knowledge in Earth skills such as awareness\, wildcrafting\, fire tending\, and community building. She served as Director of Teva\, a program of Adamah\, founded a Forest Hebrew School with Kol Hai\, Jewish Renewal\, and worked as an educator and field guide in many nature based programs. Arielle leads trainings in environmental education both in Jewish and secular settings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n2024 Learning Sessions\n\n\n\n2025 Learning Sessions Coming soon \n\n\n	\n						\n				\n					Rocks of Ages\, Trees of Life: Sentient Trees and Stones in Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Jill Hammer\, PhD\n					\n				\n\n				\n					Have you ever heard a tree sing? Or a stone speak?  In this session\, we’ll learn stories of sentient trees who communicate with humans and other trees\, and we’ll encounter legendary stones who can talk with humans.  We’ll reflect on the ways that these beings interact with us in our own lives\, and we’ll conclude with a meditation to listen to tree and stone voices all around us. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					House Spirits in Jewish Lore with Rabbi Jill Hammer\, PhD\n					\n				\n\n				\n					Can a house have a soul?  The answer might surprise you!  In this session\, we’ll explore talmudic passages and folk tales from around the Jewish world about angels and other entities who live in our houses.  We’ll consider the way a sukkah is full of invisible presences.  We’ll wonder together about how we experience the souls of the spaces we live in. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Wildness\, Resilience and Redemption: How Nature Saves in the Exodus Story with Shoshana Jedwab\n					\n				\n\n				\n					Sukkot is a festival of redemption that taps us into nature\, mixing wildness with civilization. What is the connection between wildness and redemption? The Exodus story gives us hints of an answer.  The midwives\, Shifra and Puah\, call birthing Hebrews wild animals. Legends of the Exodus speak of enslaved Hebrew women going out to the orchards to give birth. And the ten plagues unleash wild wisdom into the heart of oppression.  Let’s discover how these stories help us find our wildness and unleash our redemption. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					The Wisdom of the Ancestors in the Whisper of the Trees with Kohennet Dr. Harriette E. Wimms\n					\n				\n\n				\n					What can nature teach us today about being good ancestors to the future? Out beyond right and wrong\, there is a promise that we must make to future generations: to become good ancestors one present moment at a time. Through an exploration of ancient Jewish texts\, modern writings\, and embodied practice; we will explore the wisdom nature provides us about how to be good stewards the land\, its inhabitants\, and the future. \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					Leshev baSukkah with Michal Fox Smart\n					\n				\n\n				\n					The experience of sitting in a sukkah is one of fragility and Divine embrace. In this session\, we will explore the symbolism of the sukkah and sit – physically and meditatively – in that space with presence and intention.    \n				\n			\n\n	 				\n				\n					The Stone on the Mouth of the Well was Large: Rocks as Portals for Water with Kohenet Shamirah\n					\n				\n\n				\n					On Sukkot we pray for rain — and\, in order to benefit from these sky blessings\, we rely on intricate systems of absorption and filtration from the earth below. Connecting with elements of nature\, including those that we may not have paid much attention to–such as stones\, soil\, dust and even compost–can open new pathways in our spiritual lives. Join Kohenet and ecological educator Shamirah Chandler for an exploration of Jewish texts\, poetry\, and rituals – including new Jewish earth-based practices\, rooted in tradition. \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
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LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, 116 Johnson Rd\, Falls Village\, CT\, 06031\, United States
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SUMMARY:Simchafest at Isabella Freedman
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Freedman\n  \n\n\n\n  \n    \n              \n                      \n              \n                \n                  \n                \n                              \n            \n                    \n            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.\nRegistration Coming Soon. \n          \n        \n          \n  \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting two separate retreats: Sukkahfest over the start of Sukkot (October 6-9\, 2025) and Simchafest over Simchat Torah weekend (October 13-15\, 2025).\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 & 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. Click here for our scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited. \n				\n			\n\n	 	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n2024 Teachers 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
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SUMMARY:Pesach at Isabella Freedman
DESCRIPTION:Spend Pesach 2026 in the BerkshiresExperience freedom – celebrate Passover surrounded by the beautiful foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. \nEARLY BIRD PRICING UNTIL JULY 31\, 2025 \nRegister Now          \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\nLodging & Pricing\n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD PRICING UNTIL JULY 31\, 2025 \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\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard Room(Private bathroom): $3\,455 per adult in double occupancy\n\n\n\nStandard Room Single Occupancy (Private bathroom): $5\,430 per adult\n\n\n\nBasic Room (Shared full bathroom between two rooms): $2\,480 per adult in double occupancy\n\n\n\nFamily Style (shared half bathroom between two rooms) multiple occupancy: $1\,985 per adult\n\n\n\nChild sharing a room with parent(s) (5-12 years old): $995\n\n\n\nToddler (2-4 years old): $525\n\n\n\nInfant: (Under 2 years old): $100\n\n\n\n\nWe do not have options available for staying through the Shabbat after Pesach \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 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 except on arrival and departure days. \n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\nEducators and Program Leaders\n\n\n\n2026 Educators coming soon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbanit Talia Weisberg\nis 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. In 2013\, she was named as one of the Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young visionaries reshaping and broadening the Jewish community. 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 Pesach 5785! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Evan Crane\nis 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 Pesach 5785! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRabbi Sam Berkovitz\nteaches 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\n\nZissy Turner\nis 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\n\nDaniel Paul\nhas over 15 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\n\n\n\nRabbi David Kalb\nis 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. He is committed to open mindedness and likes to work and learn with the entire Jewish Community and beyond. \n\n\n\nHis articles have appeared in the Huffington Post\, Jerusalem Post\, Haaretz\, New York Jewish Week\, JTA\, the Jerusalem Report\, Manhattan Jewish Sentinel\, Long Island Jewish World and the New Jersey Jewish StandardTimes of Israel and Jewcy.com.  \n\n\n\nRabbi Kalb received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin\, Chief Rabbi of Efrat and Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivat Hamivtar. He has also studied at Hebrew University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jon Greenberg\nreceived 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\n\nDeborah Yasinsky\nis a NYC-based multi-disciplinary artist\, curator\, and educator. Her work has been exhibited nationally\, including at Galerie Lucida\, Governors Island\, Coral Gables Museum\, and Dominican University. A recipient of the City Artist Corps Grant\, her art delves into themes of childhood\, memory\, nostalgia\, identity\, and environmentalism. Deborah’s practice investigates the dynamic between childhood and parenting\, often using recycled\, non-traditional materials\, including fabrics that reflect her early training in textile design. Her works tell stories of childhood\, frequently portraying fragmented memories and experiences. The figures in her pieces are often set within natural landscapes\, surrounded by flora and fauna that evoke her childhood explorations of Inwood\, NYC\, its parks\, the Hudson River\, and local public spaces. Her work draws inspiration from medieval manuscripts\, Victorian motifs\, and symbolism. Deborah incorporates painting\, drawing\, assemblage\, ceramics\, and animation into her practice. As an educator\, Deborah has worked with the Hudson River Museum\, 92Y\, Stepping Stones Museum for Children\, and ArtsWestchester. She has curated exhibitions at Bronx Art Space\, Bronx Council on the Arts\, Lehman College Art Gallery\, and Wave Hill. Deborah is currently the Assistant Director\, Curator of Education at Lehman College Art Gallery\, and an Adjunct Lecturer at Lehman College\, CUNY. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbby Eisenberg\nis a community Jewish educator based in NYC. She is the founder and lead educator of Judaics Tutoring NYC\, where she and her team of educators work with curious learners of all ages and stages who seek to deepen their Jewish knowledge and experiences in ways that most resonate with them. Abby teaches adults at the 92NY\, My Jewish Learning\, and Melton Adult Jewish Learning\, among other organizations. She holds a BA in history from Yeshiva University and an MA in Judaic studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. You can learn more about Abby at www.explorejewish.com.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\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
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