Shavuot Retreat on Revelation and Communication

Explorations of Covenantal Language, Divine and Human

June 8-11, 2008

Join Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, Blu Greenberg and a team of Jewish academics and educators for a Shavuot experience filled with prayer, study and an exploration of covenantal ethics in speech, sexuality and relationship.

Prayer services will be progressive/traditional in the style of Jerusalem’s Kehillat Shir Hadasha (men and women sit separately, both lead parts of the service and read from the Torah, and everyone sings).

In addition, a separate meditative and chanting prayer service with instruments will be offered each morning. There will be activities for children of all ages during services and study sessions.

This retreat has a two-night or three-night option.

Program fees:

• Program Fee for two nights: $25
• Program Fee for three nights: $35
• There is no program fee for children.

Registration Information is below.

Teachers

Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg is a leading Jewish thinker who has written on theology after the Holocaust, the ethics of Jewish power and the theory and practice of pluralism and Jewish-Christian relations. He was Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, President of the Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation, Founding President of CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a professor of history at Yeshiva University and a Rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center. His books include The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays and For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter of Judaism and Christianity.

Blu Greenberg is a leading activist in the movement to bridge feminism and Orthodox Judaism. She writes and teaches about feminism, Orthodoxy and the Jewish family. She founded JOFA – the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, and One Voice: Jewish Women for Israel. Blu has taught at the College of Mount St. Vincent and the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. She is the author of On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition, How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, Black Bread and Poems After the Holocaust.

Registration Information

Two Night Room & Board Costs

Registration Information

The program fee for this class is $25. Fees are per person, and do not include the cost of Room and Board (below). We strive to make our programs affordable to everyone. For information about Financial Assistance, please see below.

Room and Board

Room and board includes housing, meals, evening activities, hot tub, 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. 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.

Deluxe rooms

Deluxe rooms have private bathrooms. Single and double occupancy are provided with queen-sized beds, triple occupancy has twin beds. Handicap accessibility available, please call (800) 398-2630 x307.

Deluxe Rooms	Two Nights
Single Occupancy	560
Double Occupancy	340
Triple Occupancy	230

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Plus rooms

Plus rooms have private bathrooms. A limited number of queen-sized beds are available for a $15/night surcharge, please call for availability.

Plus Rooms	Two Nights
Single Occupancy	480
Double Occupancy	290
Triple Occupancy	190

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Standard rooms

Standard rooms share a bathroom with one other room. A limited number of queen-sized beds are available for a $15/night surcharge, please call for availability.

Standard Rooms	Two Nights
Single Occupancy	400
Double Occupancy	240

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Economy rooms

Economy rooms have twin beds with the bathroom in the hall.

Standard Rooms	Two Nights
Single Occupancy	310
Double Occupancy	190

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Dormitory rooms

Dormitory rooms are either triple or quadruple occupancy with bunk beds and bathrooms on the hall. Campers supply their own tents and equipment. The commuter fee includes all meals and snacks, use of the facility and its amenities, and participation in any open programming provided, such as prayer, meditation, or yoga.

Dormitory Rooms	Two Nights
Dormitory	160
Camper	140
Commuter	120

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Children's Rates

Infants and toddlers under three are complimentary. Children aged 3-17 are welcome to share the room with at least one parent or guardian per room.

Children's Rates	Two Nights
Children	90

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Financial Assistance

Financial Aid for Room and Board

We provide limited scholarship funding to reduce room and board fees for those in extreme financial need. Financial aid is only available for dormitory rooms with hall baths for single adults and economy rooms for couples and families. If you would like to request financial aid, please complete the financial aid form. Please note financial aid requests must be received at least three weeks prior to the retreat.

Student Aid Provided by The Lasko Foundations

Up to 50% scholarship is available for graduate students in rabbinical school, cantorial school or in Master’s degree programs in Jewish Studies. To apply for this scholarship, please complete the Lasko Scholarship form. Lasko awards may not be combined with any other financial aid provided through Isabella Freedman.

Financial Aid for the Jewish Arts Institute

A grant from the Mazer Family Fund of UJA-New York covers up to 50% of the program fee for the Jewish Arts Institute. To apply for this grant, please complete the financial aid form.

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation's
Jewish Experience Fund for Adults

Thanks to a generous grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, adults 21 years of age or older who are residents of Western Massachusetts and want to participate in a program at Isabella Freedman are eligible to apply for up to a 50% subsidy of the total cost of the program to a maximum of $500 per program. This funding can be applied to Program Fees and Room and Board Fees. To apply for this grant, please contact The Harold Grinspoon Foundation directly.

 

Cancellation Policy

Payments made will be refunded in full (less a $75 processing fee) if you cancel more than 10 days prior to a retreat for which you are registered. If you cancel within 10 days or less, a non-refundable credit (less a $75 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 less than 24 hours prior to or on the workshop’s 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. A full transportation refund is available if you cancel at least 3 days (72 hours) in advance. No transportation refund is available with less than 3 days notice.

If you are participating in a Training Institute and you miss or cancel one retreat session, 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 Program Fee refund for any remaining pre-paid retreats.