Days are Coming
Meta-Judaism and A Deep Exploration of the Messianic Age
August 18–21, 2008
Co-sponsored by ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
Maimonides asserted that we won’t know the real meaning of the Prophets’ parables concerning the Messianic Age until we actually experience them. But the sages are in general agreement that no one would really want to live during that period of extreme suffering and destruction that is prophesied before the reconfiguration of a New Age.
Today, leading kabbalists in Jerusalem are in agreement with sages in many Wisdom Traditions that we are very close to the end of an epoch in human history. Now that many signs suggest that we are indeed rapidly approaching those final days, we need to rely on a new/old, deeper revelation of Torah Light that can help us remain sane, despite the many grave threats to the survival of human society on Mother Earth. The kabbalah of the previous paradigm essentially revealed the practice of the nefesh, ruach, and neshamah (body, mind, and intellect). To deal with the Days that are surely Coming, we need to access a new revelation of Meta-Judaism for opening the chayyah (transpersonal source of inspiration) and realizing the yechidah (Ground of Being). This is a class on learning how to be Real, when you really need to Be.
Toward a Music for the Third Temple
It has been envisioned that the Third Temple of the Messianic Age will not be a structure in time and space, but rather a Temple of Cosmic Consciousness. To this end, Hazzan Richard Kaplan present an array of powerful music to help spark the descent of higher wisdom into the depths of our physical, emotional, mental, and transpersonal realities. We will sing songs of radical reverence, non-duality, Divine love, and holy stillness, drawn from a remarkable abundance of Jewish Sacred World Music. All songs will be presented in their original languages, in transliteration and in English translation, and in musical notation.
Teachers
Rabbi Moshe Aharon (aka Miles Krassen) is Rabbi of Gishmey Brachah: an Evolving Jewish Circle for Integrating Body, Mind, and Heart as well as a Professor of Religious Studies at Naropa. A founding member of the Va'ad (academic board) of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal's Rabbinic Program, Reb Moshe Aharon currently serves on ALEPH's Spiritual Advisory Council.
Hazzan Richard Kaplan is serving his eleventh year at Conservative Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, CA, and at the Jewish Renewal Kabbalat Shabbat Shir haShirm Minyan in Berkeley. A concert artist, teacher, composer, musicologist and pianist, his third CD is due to be released early in 2008. His website is KaplanMusic.com.
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). 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 |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
750 |
| Double Occupancy |
450 |
| Triple Occupancy |
315 |
Plus rooms
Plus rooms have private bathrooms.
| Plus Rooms |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
615 |
| Double Occupancy |
375 |
| Triple Occupancy |
255 |
Standard rooms
Standard rooms share a bathroom with one other room.
| Standard Rooms |
Three
Nights |
| Single Occupancy |
510 |
| Double Occupancy |
315 |
Economy rooms
Economy rooms have twin beds with the bathroom in the hall.
| Economy 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.
| |
Three
Nights |
| Dormitory |
210 |
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 prayer, meditation, or yoga.
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 prayer, meditation, or yoga.
| |
Three
Nights |
| 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.
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.
