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