September 12–16, 2007
Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat Shuvah September 21–23, 2007
Yom Kippur
Sponsored by Romemu Rabbi David Ingber and the Isabella Freedman Community Welcome the New Year with inspiring services, deep Torah discussions and a variety of alternative programming including yoga and meditation, guided nature walks, farm tours, canoeing, late night song sessions and much more. Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur services and Torah study will be led by Rabbi David Ingber and will reflect his multidenominational training. Services will follow the traditional structure of the liturgy, yet will include meditation, chanting and musical instruments. Children are welcome and there will be children’s programing available during specific times. At all other times, parents must supervise their children.
Rosh Hashanah with Shabbat Shuvah program fee: $135 Yom Kippur program fee: $110 Room and board options: page 25
September 26–30, 2007
Sukkahfest 2007: for adults ages 21-39 Sponsored by Basherte, Iyyun, Hazon, ALEPH, B'nai Jeshurun, and Romemu
Rabbi Shefa Gold, Rabbi DovBer Pinson, Jodi Falk, Rabbi David Ingber, and Raziel and Efraim Eisen (Basherte) Spend the glorious festival of Sukkot on a four-night retreat among a community of peers. Learn with leading Jewish scholars. Dine in our sukkah by the lake. Practice yoga and meditation. Soak in the hot tub. Work on our organic farm. Canoe on the Housatonic River. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Both traditional/orthodox and renewal/contemplative services will be offered.
Program fee: $125 Weekend program fee: $100 Room and board options: page 25
October 19–21, 2007
16th Annual Jewish Men's Retreat This annual retreat will celebrate masculinity through ecstatic Shabbat prayer, contemplative practice, Jewish learning, music, and the arts. The weekend will honor the tapestry of past experiences and re-weave a way of being for the future. This retreat is made up of an intergenerational group of men, and welcomes everyone regardless of observance level or Jewish background.
Neshamah Summer Internship Program This three-month program (5/27–8/28, 2007) incorporates indepth spiritual practice, service to the retreat center, and a loving and inclusive community in which participants can experience a deeper depth of spiritual connection to Jewish tradition. In exchange for working for the center, participants take courses during the Elat Chayyim and Senior Adult Camp summer program, learn to build community, and study with leading Jewish spiritual teachers.
register by phone 800.398.2630
Interns generally range in age from 20s to 60s. They come from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds with different levels of Jewish education and practice. It is important that interested applicants are familiar and comfortable with Elat Chayyim's practices;, willingness and ability to work hard and to see work itself as a spiritual practice; a desire to create a respectful and caring community among interns and other staff. To apply or for more information, please visit IsabellaFreedman.org/internship
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