Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg:
The Joseph Saga
Trauma and Healing
May 26-29, 2008
Co-sponsored by: 
This course will explore the intergenerational effects of traumatic experience in the narratives of Joseph and his brothers. Beginning with the relationship of Isaac and Jacob, Avivah will discuss the effects of the Akeda (the Binding of Isaac) on three generations. She will use midrashic and hasidic sources, as well as material from psychoanalysis and literature to aid in this exploration.
Teachers and students from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College will lead daily prayer and facilitate a daily Beit Midrash (partnership learning).
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Teacher
Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg is the author of Genesis: The Beginning of Desire (for which she won the National Jewish Book Award) and The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus; and of a number of articles. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Cambridge University. For the past twenty years, she has taught Torah in Jerusalem at MaTaN, Pardes and the Jerusalem College for Adults; she also holds a Visiting Lectureship at the London School of Jewish Studies. She travels widely, lecturing in Jewish and academic settings in the U.S. and the UK; she is currently working on a volume of essays on the rabbinic unconscious in biblical interpretation.
Rabbi Ebn Leader is the Director of the Bet Midrash at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. He grew up in Jerusalem, where he learned talmud and halacha with Rabbi David Hartman. He is the co-editor of God in All Moments: Mystical & Practical Wisdom from Hasidic Masters.
Rabbi Claudia Kreiman is the assistant rabbi at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline, MA. Claudia was ordained by the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and was the Rabbi of NOAM (Youth Movement of the Conservative Movement) in Israel and of Boston’s Jewish Community Day School. She was a Rikma fellow and was the Israeli Rabbinic Fellow at BJ in Manhattan.
Dr. Jonah Steinberg is Associate Dean and Director of Academic Development at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. He has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism and Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and has received the New Scholar Award from the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.
Registration Information
The program fee for this class is $300. Fees are per person, and do not include the cost of Room and Board (below).
Room and Board
Room and board includes housing, meals, Shabbat services, 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 15 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 |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
750 |
| Double Occupancy |
450 |
| Triple Occupancy |
315 |
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 |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
615 |
| Double Occupancy |
375 |
| Triple Occupancy |
255 |
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 |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
510 |
| Double Occupancy |
315 |
Economy rooms
Economy rooms have twin beds with the bathroom in the hall.
| Standard Rooms |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
390 |
| Double Occupancy |
240 |
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 |
Three
Nights |
| Dormitory |
210 |
| Camper |
195 |
| Commuter |
165 |
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 |
Three
Nights |
| Children |
120 |
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.
