Wednesday
September 8

6:30pm

High Holidays with Romemu 2010

Join Romemu for a contemplative, intellectually stimulating, heart-centered experience of the High Holidays. Rabbi David Ingber will lead the services that includes prayer, chanting, a participatory Torah service, teachings and meditation. There are 60 minute yoga sessions prior to each service and communal lunches following kiddush. We especially welcome young families to Romemu with Sha'baby-a special service for 0-2 year olds filled with instruments, singing and fun for babies and their caretakers. Older children are invited to participate in kids services- led by animator Anna Sobel- consisting of enlivened prayer, movement, song, snacks and a puppet show. Childcare will be available through the entire duration of all high holiday services.

Romemu (Roh-me-moo: to elevate, raise up) is a holistic center in Manhattan’s Upper West Side that seeks to integrate body, mind, heart and soul in Jewish spiritual practice across a wide, explorative spectrum. Our mission is to create an openhearted, spiritually connected and intellectually stimulating community that
inspires passionate and compassionate daily living. Romemu is a progressive, fully egalitarian, post-denominational community committed to tikkun olam (perfecting the world) and to service that flows from an identification with sacredness of all life.

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Saturday
September 11

2:00pm

San Francisco

Ride the Wiggle with Birthright Israel NEXT and Hazon

Where: Meet at the corner of 16th Street and Dolores in San Francisco's Mission District

When: Please arrive at 2 pm for a prompt 2:15 departure

Who: Young adults who are Taglit-Birthright Israel Alumni and their peers

Grab your bike or rent one for the day and cruise with Birthright Israel NEXT as we celebrate the 1st Shabbat of the Jewish New Year by riding the Wiggle (SF's famously secret bike path) to the beach.  After the ride we will enjoy a relaxing Shabbat picnic in Golden Gate Park and do some Jewish learning about (what else?) food.

Sunday
September 12

8:00am

Oakland

Jewish Wilderness Walk

Jewish Wilderness Walk:
A Ceremony of Connection in the Mirror of Nature

Next Walk:
Days of Awe – Release and Balance in Preparation for Yom Kippur

Sunday September 12, 8am to 6pm
Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA

• Do you love Tashlich, the pre-Yom Kippur release ritual?
• Do you want time for personal reflection in nature?
• Are you looking for answers to big questions or in a life transition?
• Would you like to connect with an intimate group through a guided experience on the land?
• Are you curious about what a Jewish Vision Quest is?

Then join us for a Wilderness Walk, a daylong outdoor journey offering you solo time in nature as well as guided group integration to help you deepen your connection to nature and yourself.

What’s a Wilderness Walk?

The Wilderness Walk, offered in the spirit of the Jewish Vision Quest, is a day’s journey upon the face of the earth, a ceremony of preparation, a pilgrimage through the mirror of nature. It presents a unique opportunity to delve into the realms of nature connection, healing and revelation. Framed by the teachings of the Four Winds Medicine Wheel and Jewish tales and teachings about bringing in vision and marking change, the Wilderness Walk is offered in the tradition of the vision quest, calling on the power of intention, listening, witnessing and solo time, all held in an intimate group. Show up fully; listen deeply; let nature speak and transform your life.

How it Works:

We’ll gather at 7:45 am in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. Away from it all in a sacred redwood grove, we’ll gather to explore Jewish tales and teachings about connecting to Creation and take time in a group to individually understand and clarify our intentions and questions for the day. With song and subtle ceremony, you will be sent off to spend 3-4 hours alone on the land to explore and connect with Creation. Upon your return, we will feast together followed by a time to share and integrate your experience with witnessing and reflections from your guide and the circle. We will depart Redwood Park no later than 6:00 pm.

Facilitated by Zelig Golden, Co-Founder/Co-Director of Wilderness Torah, Maggid, and Vision Quest Guide

You can register here. Cost is $72/person. Group size is limited to eight people.

You can email Zelig with any questions about our Rites of Passage programs.

Tuesday
September 21

11:00am

Eden Village Camp

International Day of Peace

International Day of Peace

Start Date: Sep 21, 2010 - Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Date: Sep 21, 2010 - End Time: 2:00 PM

Description:
We welcome over 150 students from various schools to explore, practice and celebrate peace. The day includes a carnival, speakers, a peace rally and guided hikes, each exploring themes of peace and justice from a unique angle. Please email events@edenvillagecamp.org for more information, and to coordinate your school's participation. In the email, include your name, school, number of students, contact information and best time to reach you.

Cost $18.00

Thursday
September 23

5:00pm

Pescadero

Sukkot on the Farm Festival

Join Us for the Fourth Annual Sukkot on the Farm Festival!

Thursday, September 23rd at 5pm to Sunday September 26th noon

For those observing chag, please join us on Wednesday before sunset!

Celebrate the Harvest • Honor the Waters • Sleep Under the Stars

Wilderness Torah invites you to gather in multi-generational community for the fourth annual Sukkot on the Farm Festival – a three-night campout and celebration of the fall harvest at Green Oaks Creek Farm in Pescadero, CA.

Come co-create our village and enjoy a long weekend of farm-fresh organic food, Shabbat and Sukkot celebration, bonfires, music, learning, kids activities, meditation, movement, and more! Reawaken the Water Festival, Simchat Beit Hashoeva, where we honor and call in the waters for the coming year.

New this year, we’ll have live music celebration on Saturday night! Stay tuned for more information.

Find out more info about the event and REGISTER HERE.

Propose an Offering: Wilderness Torah events are community created experiences. We invite you to propose a Sukkot Offering! If you’d like to offer a teaching, from pickling or drumming to text study or qi gong, please fill out the form here.

Everyone is welcome at Wilderness Torah events. We create pluralistic, multi-generational community celebrations to reconnect us to the earth-based traditions of Judaism. Participants should be comfortable in the outdoors and committed to a shared group experience. Please join us to learn about and celebrate the holiday of Sukkot!

Sunday
September 26

11:00am

Eden Village Camp

Sukkot Harvest Festival at Eden Village Camp

Sukkot Harvest Festival

Start Date: Sep 26, 2010 - Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Date: Sep 26, 2010 - End Time: 4:00 PM

Description:
A day of harvest and celebration for Eden Village Camp’s current, future, and potential friends, campers and families. Come visit with friends new and old, play games and music, participate in the harvest, and enjoy a delicious meal from the farm!

Cost $18.00

Spaces Available: Unlimited

Sunday
September 26

3:00pm

Perkasie

Sukkot Harvest Supper: A Celebration of Nature’s Bounty Rooted in Judaism (PA)

Monday
September 27

10:00am

Eden Village Camp

Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture

Start Date: Sep 27, 2010 - Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Date: Sep 29, 2010 - End Time: 04:00 PM

Description:
Join the Jewish Farm School for a three-day introduction to the timely, paradigm-shifting principles and applications of permaculture. Teachers include certified permaculture designers and farmers including Debra Rich, Pesach Stadlin, Nati Passow and Simcha Schwartz. Scholarships are available. Please contact simcha@jewishfarmschool.org.

Cost $300.00

Spaces Available: 47

Tuesday
September 28

6:30pm

San Francisco

Chewing on Food Justice: Mind Your Agri-Business

WHEN: Tuesday, September 28, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
WHERE: Seller's Market - 595 Market St (entrance on 2^nd St), SF
COST: $10, appetizers included

Everyone’s talking about “food justice” these days, but what is it really? What are all the pieces at play? How do they all connect? Want to take action but don’t know where to begin?

Join us to examine the food system from environmental and sustainability perspectives, featuring policy analysts, advocates, and business owners’ points of view. We’ll consider the impact of “Big Ag” (the corporate agriculture industry), explore greener options, and learn how we can make change beyond voting with our forks.


Presented by Pursue in partnership with Hazon and Progressive Jewish Alliance

Monday
October 11

2:00pm

Eden Village Camp

Social Justice Training for Jewish Educators with Joanna Kent Katz

Social Justice Training for Jewish Educators with Joanna Kent Katz

Start Date: Oct 11, 2010 - Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Date: Oct 14, 2010 - End Time: 1:00 PM

Description:
Social Justice Training for Jewish Educators with Joanna Kent Katz This program is co-sponsored by Adva Network www.advanetwork.org Monday, October 11 – Thursday, October 14. Jewish educators deepen their understanding of the various forms of social oppression and gain tools to support themselves, their students and their communities in envisioning and enacting liberation. Participants ground this work in positivity and inspiration through Theater of the Oppressed techniques, dialogue and other creative-action methods. Scholarships are available. Please contact simcha@jewishfarmschool.org

Cost $350.00

Spaces Available: 27