Kayam Farm Beit Midrash 2012
Extra Day Bonus:
SHMITTAH SUMMIT!!
What should the next Shmittah year look like? Join grassroots activists and leaders for two days of compelling Jewish learning, community organizing, action and advocacy.
Where
Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center5425 Mt. Gilead Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Driving Directions
Cost for Beit Midrash
Includes all meals, programming costs and the following options for lodging (per individual):
Lodge Room (2 queens) sgl occ: $500.00
Lodge Room (2 queens) dbl occ: $300.00
Cabin (sleeps 4-8): $300.00
Dorm Room (sleeps 6): $250.00
Commuter: $40.00 for 1 Day
Child 1-12 (w/Parent): $50.00
Child under 1 (w/parent): $0.00
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Contact:
Lisa Bodziner
Special Programs Director
lisa@kayamfarm.org
Shmittah and Society
An inspirational Shabbaton filled with learning, celebration, and groundbreaking Jewish thought.
Join an intergenerational, pluralistic community of Jewish farmers, rabbis, educators, scholars and consumers from across the country.
• Focus on Shmittah (The Sabbatical Year)
• Experiential Learning on Seder Zera’im (Jewish Agricultural Laws)
• Chakirot Investigations – Tell us what you want to teach!
• Vibrant Jewish communal prayer, celebration, and rituals
• NEW Kids Programming! Interactive activities for learners of all ages
Friday March 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM EST
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Sunday March 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM EDT
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Goals
- Feel like both a teacher and a student
- Gain a greater understanding of Jewish agricultural texts and traditions, and greater confidence in our ability to personally and communally engage and explore our tradition
- Cultivate visions for how to apply our Jewish agricultural heritage in America today—as farmers, educators, and consumers.
- Celebrate a vibrant Shabbat in a diverse community with Jews of all kinds
- Build a movement of interconnected individuals and groups through shared values
Planning Committee
Ruthie Feldman, The Green Bubbie: Co-Chair
Jacob Udell, Middlebury College: Co-Chair
Rabbi Jacob Fine, Jewish Farm School: Iyun Shmittah Committee
Yoshi Silverstein, University of Maryland: B’kiut Experiential Committee
Yoni Vick, University of Maryland: B’kiut Experiential Committee
Rabbi Joel Mosbacher: Chakirot Investigations Committee
Rachel Shapiro, student midwife: Kids Program Committee
Aryeh Canter, McGill University: Jewish Life Committee
Steffi Sass, Indiana University: Shmittah Summit Committee
Staff
Jessy Gross, Hebrew Union College—LA
Lisa Bodziner, Kayam Special Programs Director
Jakir Manela, Kayam Director
Teri Jedeikin, Kayam Multicultural & Womens Educator
Morris Panitz, Kayam Community Educator
Kids Programming
Wondering if Kayam's Beit Midrash is family friendly? YES! Join our FANTASTIC kids programming to experience and exciting new layer of this wonderful annual event! We will provide babysitting for children up to 3 years old, and age-appropriate programming for 4-12 year olds.
Kids programming may include:
- Edible farm scavenger hunt
- Meet the animals
- Make your own instruments and music sessions (not on Shabbat)
- Shmittah, mishnah, and parasha learning geared for little ones!
- Plant your own seeds!
Our kids programs will be fun and interactive, led by experienced volunteer-educators.
Schedule
Friday March 9th
3:00 pm Arrival & Welcome
3:30 pm Farm Tour
4:00 pm Journeying Through Primary Jewish Texts—An Introduction
4:45 pm Shabbat Preparation & Gender-Separate Mikvah Options
5:45 pm Welcome & Candle Lighting Room 100
6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv
Egalitarian, Mechitza, & Instrumental Options
7:15 pm Dinner
8:30 pm Opening Keynote
10:00 pm Tisch
Saturday, March 10th
7:00 am Yoga and Meditation Option
8:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am Shabbat Morning Services
Egalitarian, Mechitza, & Instrumental Options
11:30 am Shabbat Oneg
12:00 noon Session 1A—Bekiut L’Maaseh
Session 1B—Shmittah B’Iyun
Session 1C—Chakirot Investigations
1:15 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Session 2A—Bekiut L’Maaseh
Session 2B—Shmittah B’Iyun
Session 2C—Chakirot Investigations
3:15 pm Mincha or Qi Gong
4:45 pm Session 3A—Bekiut L’Maaseh
Session 3B—Shmittah B’Iyun
Session 3C—Chakirot Investigations
6:00 pm Seudah Shlishit—Dinner
7 pm Saturday Night Keynote
8:30 pm Havdalah
9:30 pm Barn Party
Sunday March 11th
7:00 am Shacharit
8:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am Session 4A—Bekiut L’Maaseh
Session 4B—Shmittah B’Iyun
Session 4C—Chakirot Investigations
9:45 am Session 5A—Bekiut L’Maaseh
Session 5B—Shmittah B’Iyun
Session 5C—Chakirot Investigations
11:15 am Closing Keynote
1:00 pm Lunch & Departure
