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Heller-Wexler Family Retreat


2010 Heller-Wexler Family Retreat
February 12-14, 2010
“Spirited and Sacred Shabbat - Bringing Home Camp Shabbat”

The event is less than a week away!

While online registration has closed, there is still space availble!

If you would like to register, please send an email to Jonathan Lev, Associate Director (Jlev@urj.org) with the following information:
1. Parents First and Last Names
2. Number of children attending along with their names and current grades in school
3. A contact email address
4. Home phone number
5. Cell Phone number
6. Address

We will be in touch with you directly to collect additional information. Thank you for your interest in attending the Heller-Wexler Family Retreat.


Camp Shabbat isn't just for kids ... it's for the whole family! Join many families as well as our directors and counselors for an incredible Eisner and Crane Lake Camp Shabbat designed for families with children of all ages. Michelle Shapiro Abraham our scholar-in-residence will help us discover ways to bring the camp Shabbat experience home at this educational and fun family weekend filled with learning, ruach (spirit), and excitement. Experience an incredible Eisner and Crane Lake Shabbat with the whole family. The 2010 Heller-Wexler Family Retreat includes activities for families together, as well as separate programming for adults and for children. Children in Kindergarten or younger must be accompanied by parents and those in high school or above will participate in adult programming.

ABOUT OUR SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

Michelle Shapiro Abraham has worked in the field of Jewish Education for the past fifteen years as a congregational educator, author, speaker, and consultant. Her work includes the Family Education curriculum for the Reform Movement's National CHAI curriculum, as well as over 30 other curricula and children's books.

ABOUT THE WEEKEND

Cost: $400 per family (for up to 5 people and $100 for each additional participant)

Accommodation: will be provided in the Kivie Kaplan Center, Manor House, and winterized bunks. All families will have their own private room and most will have private baths. Depending on the size of your family, children will stay with parents or in an adjacent room. See pictures of our accommodations. 

  • ~ Experience Shabbat at Camp
  • ~ Learn in educational sessions with inspirational scholar in residence
  • ~ Enjoy camp activities including basketball, volleyball, ga ga and more.
  • ~ Express yourself in art
  • ~ And lots more surprises!

For more information, please contact Jonathan Lev
at 201-722-0400.

This program is made possible through the generosity of Robert and Amy Heller, who created the Heller-Wexler Family Retreat Series at Eisner Camp.

 

 

ABOUT HELLER-WEXLER FAMILY RETREAT SERIES

To address the growing challenges and changing face of the modern Jewish family, URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps, through the generosity of Robert and Amy Heller, have created the Heller-Wexler Family Retreat Series at Eisner Camp. The retreat series will help shape and frame the Shabbat experience through relevant programs and activities that explore the joys and challenges of family through a Jewish lens. Specially developed experiential learning activities will bring the best of informal education to help you and your family shape your Jewish identity and address its ever changing needs. Each retreat will be guided by talented and specialized facilitators who will lead activities and exercises that will explore unique topics on the weekend’s theme in a fun camp setting. Celebrate being Jewish in a caring community of similar families who will join together for a traditional camp Shabbat in the majestic Berkshire mountains.

Future Weekend themes include:

  • Father-Son: Male Role Modeling for Today’s Youth
  • Parenting a Jewish Teen
  • Judaism Across the Generations
  • Families with Same-Sex Parents
  • Changing Face of Judaism—Families of Adopted Children
  • A Taste of Camp—Learning family communication skills to build yourcamp at home

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