BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5443@columbiajewish.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T160000 DTSTAMP:20240521T165557Z URL:https://www.columbiajewish.org/events/cjc-retreat/ SUMMARY:CJC Retreat DESCRIPTION:at Pearlstone Retreat Center\n5425 Mt Gilead Rd\, Reisterstown\ , MD 21136\n\nMembers of all ages\, join us for a day spent playing\, lear ning\, dreaming and making new friends...all while immersed in nature!\n\n 9:00am\, Wake Up on the Farm [optional]\n\n Come early to explore the gro unds of the Pearlstone Farm and Forest. Greet the animals with a big boker tov!\n Spacious Shacharit [Morning] Prayer with Rabbi Michael Hess Webbe r\n\n10:00am\, Welcome \;\nSESSION 1 \;  \;  \;10:30 - 11: 45\nADULTS\nGames for Building Meaningful Connection\, \;facilitated b y Pearlstone staff\n\nTEENS (age 12 and older)\nShema Nature Weaving\, wit h Rabbi Michael Hess Webber\nShema is a prayer that reminds us of the Onen ess of Creation - and helps us to acknowledge the ways our being is interw oven with all of existence. So\, out into Creation we will go to forage fo r flowers\, grass\, sticks and leaves! We will weave it all together in ou r very own handmade\, natural loom.\n\nCHILDREN (ages 5-10)\n10:30 - 11:30 \nEdible Plant Foraging Walk and Bike-Blender Smoothies\, facilitated by P earlstone staff \;with Kara Seidel\n11:30 - 12:00\nMusic with Cantor S teve \;\n\nKosher - Style LUNCH \;  \;12:00pm - 1:00pm\nSESSIO N 2 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; 1:15 – 2:15&n bsp\;  \;  \; \;\nADULTS\nOPTION 1\nDreaming and Scheming Toge ther - into 5785 and Beyond! \; Facilitated by Stuart Berlin and Rabbi Michael Hess Webber\nWe are at an exciting time moment of growth and tran sition as a congregation! No better time to reflect\, as a holy community\ , about where we are coming from and where we want \; to go next. This is an opportunity to share thoughts and connect. \;\n\nOPTION 2\nThe Songs We Sang at Summer Camp: A Musical Session\, with Cantor Steve Hummel \n\nTEENS and CHILDREN \;\n1:15 - 2:00\nTie-Dye your very own CJC T-sh irt\, with Kara Seidel\nSESSION 3 \;  \;  \;  \;  \; & nbsp\; 2:30 - 3:30 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;& nbsp\;\nADULTS\nOPTION 1:\nI’m Not Religious\, I’m Spiritual: Taking S teps Toward a Vibrant Jewish Life\, with Rabbi Michael Hess Webber\nWhen l iving in a world that is increasingly more secular\, what is the role of r eligion and spirituality? What does it actually mean to be spiritual versu s religious\, and what do we mean when we define our identities in this wa y? How might we integrate Jewish life/Judaism as a meaningful part of our lifestyle and identity without compartmentalizing it? \;\n\nOPTION 2:\ nWhat is the Omer? Counting our Days and Making them Count\, with Judy You ng\, Master of Arts in Jewish Education\nWe are in the midst of the Jewish season known as Sefirot ha-Omer\, the Counting of the Omer - a 49-day jou rney to personal/spiritual refinement. This ancient practice frames the se ven weeks from Pesach\, which celebrates the pursuit of freedom\, to Shavu ot\, which celebrates our people’s loving embrace of the laws of Torah.& nbsp\;Come learn about the traditional Kabbalistic way of counting the Ome r\, in which each day and each week of the Omer period corresponds to a se fira (divine emanation). Thus\, each of the 49 days invites us to examine our lives through the prism of Divine traits. \; For those who may hav e participated in the study of Mussar\, Counting the Omer is considered a powerful Mussar practice. The Omer is one of the most fruitful times to wo rk on character and connect to our potential for inner growth. Find out ho w counting the Omer can be a daily and weekly spiritual discipline to achi eve positive personal transformation.\n\nTEENS \;\n2:10 - 3:30\nPearls tone Ropes Course (and optional watercolor painting and beading for those who'd prefer)\, with Pearlstone Staff\n\nCHILDREN \;\nHuman Parachute and Camp Games\, with Kara Seidel\n\n3:30 - 4:00 \; Closing our Day in Song with Rabbi Michael and Cantor Steve\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiajewish.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/04/retreatimagenew800x533.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR