SpringFestivalofLearningClassSchedule|May14th,2017
JoinLehrhausJudaica&UrbanAdamahforadayoflearningandcelebrationonthefarm.Intheafternoon
workshopsandclassesofferedbyleadingteachersinBayAreaonJewishtradition,mindfulness,socialjustice,andfarming/theenvironment.
KeynoteSpeaker–RabbiDavidIngberIsJudaismRelevantAnymore?
4:00-5:00pm|MainTent1:00-1:50pm
Teacher ClassTitle ClassDescription Location
RabbiDavidIngberIsMonotheism
Idolatry?OnBeingaJewishPanentheist
IsMonotheismIdolatry?FindoutinaspecialclasswithRabbiDavidIngberfromRomemu.
MainTent
ProfessorDeenaAranoff
Mother'sMilk:ChildrearingandtheProductionofJewish
Culture
Thisclasswillasktheage-oldquestion:WhataccountsforthepersistenceofJudaismthroughtheages?Asapartial
answer,wewillexplorethewaysinwhichtheearliestphasesofchildrearingfunctionasamechanismbywhichsomeofthemostrobustaspectsofJewishcultureareproduced.
Yurt
ProfessorNaomiSiedman
TranslatingBacktoEarth
AmongtheeffectsofBiblicaltranslationhasbeentoobscuretheconnectionsbetweenHebrewandadistinctive
worldview,inwhichthebody,theearth,andthephysicaluniversearemorepresent.Whatwoulditlookliketoreversethisprocess,mobilizingtheresourcesofHebrewtoconnectourselveswithadifferentperspectiveontheplanetandour
placeonit?
GrassyLawn
RabbiAdinaAllen WaterasTorah
Whatdoeswaterhavetoteachus?Inaneraofclimatechangeandwaterchallengesweoftenrespondbyimposingourintellectualideasasclimate“fixes.”Rarelydoweafford
ourselvestheopportunitytolearnfromtheelementsthemselvestoseewhattheymighthavetosay.Inthismulti-mediasessionwe'lldiveintoJewishteachingsonthepowerofwaterandwillthenexplorethemovementsandmessagesofwateritselfthroughahandsoncreativeexperience.Allare
welcome!
FutureRetreatCenter
RabbiNatanMargalit
CounteringtheCultureofControl
We'lllookattheecologyofancientCanaanandhowithelpedtheIsraelitesbuildaland-basedcultureof
relationshipandresponsibility:counteringthecultureofcontrolintheirsuperpowerneighbors:Egyptand
Mesopotamia.We'llcomparetheirsituationwithourcurrentculturetoseewhatwecanlearnaboutourownecologyand
economy.Onlythosewhoare21+canattendclassesatthewinery.
CovenantWinery
2:00-2:50pm
Teacher ClassTitle ClassDescription Location
DanielMattTheWedding
CelebrationoftheZohar'sHero
WewillexploretheZohar'sdramaticdescriptionofthedeathofRabbiShim'on,sonofYohai,whichaccordingto
Kabbalisticlegend,tookplaceonLagBa’Omer.AccordingtotheZohar,athisdeathRabbiShim'onunitedwithShekhinah,
thefemininedivinepresence.
MainTent
MelitaSilberstein&JenMyzel GaiaSongs
Jewishconnectiontotheearthrunsdeep.OnMother'sDay,joinusinsongandprayeraswerememberandcelebrateourEarthmother.Wewillincludepracticestoopenourvoicesas
wellasexercisestohelpusgetintouchwithGaiaconsciousness.Borrowingfromconceptsineco-psychologyaswellasJoannaMacy's'TheWorkthatReconnects'.Wewill
providesongsheetsforaparticipativeexperience.
Yurt
RachelBrodie JewishHairUntangled
Sexandgender,servitudeandrebellion,mourningandrebirth;hairisimbuedwithmoresymbolismthananyotherpartofthehumanbody.Jewishculturalassociationswith
hairincludebetrayal-by-hair(EsauandSamson),rulesabouthair(cuttingandcovering),andcustomssuchasgettinga
haircutonLagBa’Omer.Incelebratingthisquirkyholidaywewillstudyanddiscussthemanymeaningsofhairin
traditionalandcontemporarycontexts.
GrassyLawn
SkyBuenavista&PlantingJustice
PermacultureandRelationships
Permacultureisasystemofagriculturalandsocialdesignprinciplesusedtocreateharmonyinnaturalsystems
practicedbymillionsallovertheword.Buthowdoweuseofpermacultureprinciplestosupporthumanrelationshipsandcommunities?JoinSkyBuenavistaasheshowshowPlantingJusticeisusingpermaculturetobuildstronger,healthier
communities.
FutureRetreatCenter
JehonGrist
WisdomintheWine:Production,Use(andAbuse)intheAncientWorld
ExplorehowtheBiblicalworldmadeandenjoyedtheirwineaswelltextsthatrevealtheromance(andoccasional
hangovers)associatedwiththefruitofthevine.Onlythosewhoare21+canattendclassesatthewinery.
CovenantWinery
3:00-3:50pm
Teacher ClassTitle ClassDescription Location
RabbiTsiporahGabai
MizrahiRituals&Celebrations
ExplorethebeautyofMizrahiritualsandcelebrations!Thisinteractiveexperiencewillincludetraditionalclothing,songs,
andmore!
MainTent
ShlichatTzibburJulieBatz&Lior
Tsarfaty
ChantingtotheCore
Engaginginactivismcanbothenlivenanddepleteoursoulenergy.We’llexploretextandchantstohelpusreturntoourcenter,replenishourenergy,andstrengthenourspiritual
core.
Yurt
RabbiPeretzWolf-Prusan
BrachaDancingorTheDanceofGratitude
Brachot/Blessingsareapathwaytoachievinganattitudeofgratitude.WhoknewtheTalmudcouldbeinteractiveand
fun?
GrassyLawn
MaggidZeligGolden TheHeartofFire
TodayonLagBaOmerwekindlespecialbonfiresinhonorofShimonbarYochai,thegreatmysticsaidtohaveauthoredtheZohar,thegreat"illuminated"mysticaltext.Fromancientdaystotoday,fireisthecentralsymbolandpowerfulportalformysticalanddivinerevelation.JoinMaggidZeligonajourneyofstory,ancienttextstudy,anddiscussionaboutthemysticalpoweroffire,Jewishtraditionsaroundfire,andwecanaccessthepoweroffiretodayforrevelationandhealing.
FutureRetreatCenter
CovenantWinery TourandTastingofCovenantWinery
CovenantWineryisakosherwinerythatoperatesinbothBerkeleyandIsrael.JoinCovenantWinerystaffforatourof
theirfacilitiesandatasteoftheirawardwinningwine!Thisclassislimitedto40peopleandis21+.
CovenantWinery
