High Holy Days 5771

Zikaron: Remembering Who We Are

Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services led by Rabbi Shawn Zevit with Rabbi Phyllis Berman, Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Simcha Zevit

Shabbat Shuvah Services led collectively

The Biblical name for Rosh Hashanah is Yom Hazikaron—the Day of Remembrance. Our teacher Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi says that remembering is to member again—to bring back the important pieces of our Selves and arrange those pieces so that we are in right relationship with our Selves.

Join us on a journey designed to help us re-member who we are.

Children are welcome. Yoga classes will be offered daily.

Registration Information

Program Fees are per person, and do not include the cost of Room and Board (below). We strive to make our programs affordable to everyone. Please see Financial Assistance information below.

Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuvah

and Yom Kippur

September 8 – 12, 2010

September 17 – 19, 2010

Program Fee: Adults $350, Children $175

See chart below for six-night Room & Board rates

Rosh Hashanah only

September 8 – 10, 2010

Program Fee: Adults $175, Children $85

See chart below for two-night Room & Board rates

Rosh Hashanah & Shabbat Shuvah

September 8 – 12, 2010

Program Fee: Adults $275, Children $135

See chart below for four-night Room & Board rates

Shabbat Shuvah only

September 10 – 12, 2010

Program Fee: Adults $125, Children $60

See chart below for two-night Room & Board rates

Yom Kippur only

September 17 – 19, 2010

Program Fee: Adults $115, Children $50

See chart below for two-night Room & Board rates

Teachers

Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit, has over 25 years experience in spiritual and congregational leadership, organizational consulting and training, educational arts, writing, recording, teaching and performing. A singer, liturgist and recording artists with five original CD's, he is also a founding member of Shabbat Unplugged, Co-Director with Rabbi Marcia Prager of the Davennen Leader’s Training Institute, and a spiritual director and trainer for the Aleph Hashpa'ah program. Reb Shawn, who has led High Holy Day services at EC/Isabella Freedman since 2008, is author of Offerings of the Heart: Money and Values in Faith Communities, and co-editor with Harry Brod of a new book on Jewish men's issues Brother Keepers: New Essays in Jewish Masculinities (Men's Studies Press, 2010). He is currently the Director of Outreach and Tikkun Olam for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. Visit www.rabbizevit.com for music links, articles and more information.

Simcha Zevit is the founder and director of HaMakom, a transdenominational organization that offers groups and programs that support and enrich the spiritual lives of Jews in the Cleveland Jewish community. A Jewish educator who works with children, teens and adults, Simcha is also trained in holistic approaches to individual and group work through the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, and in spiritual direction through Lev Shomea. She is a rabbinical student with Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal and will be ordained in January 2011.

Room and Board

Room and board includes housing, meals, evening activities, yoga, meditation and full use of our facility. All rooms are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. Adults fees apply to ages 18 and higher. Children's rates apply to ages 4 - 17. Rates are per person, and include all meals. For double or triple occupancy, you may either request a roommate, or be matched with one by our staff.

Economy Rooms: Daisy, Elm and Kaufman

Economy rooms have twin-sized beds and a shared bathroom in the hall.

Economy Rooms	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Triple Occupancy	160	287	447
Double Occupancy	205	340	545
Single Occupancy	323	576	899

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Standard Rooms: May, Scheuer, Pine, Cedar, Maple, Blue Heron

Our standard rooms have either a private bathroom or a shared bathroom with one other room. Most standard rooms have twin-sized beds; queen-sized beds may be available on a limited basis.

Standard Rooms	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Triple Occupancy with Private Bath	255	440	695
Double Occupancy with Shared Bath	255	440	695
Double Occupancy with Private Bath	305	540	845
Single Occupancy with Shared Bath	420	720	1140
Single Occupancy with Private Bath	495	880	1375

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Standard Plus Rooms: Weinberg

Our standard plus rooms have private bathrooms and queen-sized beds.

Standard Plus Rooms	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Double Occupancy	350	600	950
Single Occupancy	575	1028	1603

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Camping

Campers supply their own tents and equipment and have access to bathrooms and showers. Camping fee includes all meals and snacks, use of the facility and its amenities, and participation in any open programming provided, such as meditation, yoga or non-holiday prayer.

Camping Rates	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Each Camper	145	260	405

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Commuter

The commuter fee includes all meals and snacks, use of the facility and its amenities, and participation in any open programming provided, such as such as meditation, yoga or non-holiday prayer.

Commuter Rates	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Each Commuter	125	180	305

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Children's Rates

There is no charge for infants and children ages 3 and under. Children ages 4 – 17 must share a room with at least one parent or guardian. Young adults ages 18 and above must pay the regular rates.

Children's Rates	Two Nights	Four Nights	Six Nights
Each Child	125	180	305

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Financial Assistance

We strive to make our programs affordable to everyone. We provide limited financial aid of up to 50% off Room and Board fees. This financial support is only available for dormitory rooms with hall baths and economy rooms for couples and families. If you would like to request financial support, please complete the Application for Financial Aid. In your request, please consider that we have a limited pool of resources. We are committed to helping you in any we can, and we ask you to help us help others by limiting your request to your genuine need.

All requests must be received at least three weeks prior to the retreat.

Please note that we are not able to make any refunds in order to grant an aid request. If you choose to register prior to being awarded aid, and your remaining balance is less than the aid award, you will forfeit any award in excess of your outstanding balance.

Cancellation Policy

Payments made will be refunded in full (less a $50 processing fee) if you cancel more than 14 days prior to your arrival. If you cancel between 13 days and 72 hours prior to a retreat for which you have registered, a non-refundable credit (less a $50 processing fee) will be held for one year from the date of issue. This credit is non-transferable. No credit or refund is available if you cancel within 72 hours of a retreat or on the retreat arrival day, if you do not show up, or if you leave a retreat early for any reason.

Isabella Freedman reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. In the event of such cancellation, you will be given a complete refund.

Inclement Weather: Isabella Freedman reserves the right to cancel a retreat due to inclement weather if, in its judgment, it will be unable to operate safely. In the event of such a cancellation, a full refund will be made to all registrants. In the event that the retreat proceeds as scheduled, no refund or credit will be available.

Shuttle and Transportation Fees: A full transportation refund is available if you cancel a transportation reservation at least 3 days (72 hours) in advance. No refund is available if less than 3 days notice is given.

Training Institutes: If you are participating in a two-year training institute and you miss or cancel one of the weeklong retreat sessions, your room and board fee will be refunded according to the policy above, but the program fee for a missed or cancelled retreat session is still due. Withdrawal is permitted only after the first retreat session. If you withdraw from a training institute after the first retreat session, or if you are asked by faculty to leave the institute, you will receive a full refund on your program fee for any remaining pre-paid retreats.

Travel Insurance: We recommend you contact your travel agent to purchase travel insurance in the event that you need to cancel or change your travel plans.

Exceptions: Exceptions to these policies may be available in the event of severe weather emergencies or the death of a close family member. To request a non-transferable credit for one of these reasons, please submit a written request to registrar@isabellafreedman.org no more than three days after the start of the event.