Here - Aleph

Kol Echad 

Connecting to the Divine 

Within and Around Us 

ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal presents 

The 15th International Kallah 

July 1-7, 2013 • Franklin 1 Pierce University • Rindge, NH

Welcome to the 2013 ALEPH Kallah 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

About the Kallah Page 2 

Morning Classes Page 5 

Afternoon Classes Page 9 

Contact Information Page 15 

Important Information Page 16 

Registration form 

Inside back cover 

About This Kallah — Kol Echad: 

Connecting to the Divine Within & Around Us 

Every ALEPH Kallah aspires to illumine and explore an aspect 

of our relationship to what is holy. The theme of this Kallah 

asks us to look both within and around to experience the 

Divine Presence. So, this summer, when we marvel at the sun 

dancing on the lake or rising at the top of the mountain, as 

we open to the light in each other’s eyes, or a very personal 

moment of transformation, peace or connection — may we 

hold sacred the One — within and around. 

What is ALEPH ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal 

is the headquarters of the Jewish Renewal movement: 

organizing and nurturing communities, developing spiritual 

leadership, ordaining rabbis, cantors and rabbinic pastors, 

creating liturgical and scholarly resources, hosting retreats 

and festivals and working for social and environmental 

justice. ALEPH programs provide skillful means for living 

spiritually-rich modern Jewish lives, 

including the re-imagining of practices 

such as meditation, sacred chant, embodied 

prayer, healing services, eco-kashrut, transformative 

ritual, music, and the renewed 

study of traditional texts. 

Who Comes to the Kallah Religious 

background and current practice run from a 

to z (assimilated to zealous!); singles, couples 

and families, with and without children; 

GLBTQ and straight; healers, teachers, 

artists, authors, information technologists, 

mothers, judges, students, religious leaders, 

consultants, accountants, business owners, 

designers, fundraisers, and mediators and more. 

Everyone comes to the Kallah for a different reason: 

community; rediscovering Judaism; experiencing Jewish 

Renewal; learning with a specific teacher; spirituality; learning 

in general; davenning (prayer); meeting a lifemate/soulmate… 

the list goes on. Whatever YOUR reason, we hope that you will 

join us at the Kallah. 

Classes Morning and afternoon classes feature master 

teachers offering beginning, advanced and professional level 

courses. Select one morning course and one afternoon course 

for the week, plus two alternates for each (in case the first 

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choice is full). Courses fill on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Some fill very quickly, so the earlier you register, the more 

likely you are to receive your first choice. 

Davennen (Prayer) Diverse morning and evening davennen 

experiences are highlights of the week. Take a risk! Check out 

a creative or traditional minyan. Choose a chant, meditation, 

yoga or other offering. If you are a rabbi or lay leader 

interested in leading davennen, please contact Rabbi Mark 

Novak (kallahdavvenen2013@yahoo.com) by April 1 (see 

box, page 15). 

Kallah Dining: Lechem HaNefesh — 

Bread for the Soul, Food for Life 

We will be treated to three daily meals from the dining 

services at Franklin Pierce. They offer a delicious and 

kosher parve fish/dairy/vegetarian/vegan menu. They are 

willing to accommodate most food allergies or other special 

dietary needs. (Please be sure to mark special dietary needs in 

the space indicated on the registration form.) 

Al Regel Achat: The Rebbe Is In Every afternoon after 

lunch, we offer programming to provide information, advice 

or ideas about various aspects of ALEPH and Jewish Renewal. 

Basherte (Connecting Jewish Singles) Kallah provides a 

unique opportunity where like-minded people can meet and 

connect from a soulful place. Basherte’s Rabbi Efraim Eisen 

will provide workshops, ritual and other 

opportunities for authentic connection. 

“To meet your soulmate, you must first meet 

your soul.” 

Choirs The musical sparks will be flying 

at the 2013 ALEPH Kallah! This year we 

have wonderful opportunities for music 

and song. We are fortunate again to offer 

the opportunity to sing with Chazzanit 

Linda Hirschhorn. Back by popular 

demand, our “Jospel” (Jewish Gospel) 

Choir, led by Sharon Alexander, will 

return as a morning class offering. 

Cabaret & Evening Showcase The Cabaret and Evening 

Showcase always amaze us with the depth and breadth 

of creativity and brilliant talent at the Kallah. If you have 

talent to share, look for the application on our website at 

www.aleph.org/kallah.htm. Please send us your completed 

application in by April 15. Contact Deb Barsel at dbarsel@ 

gmail.com with any questions. 

Tikkun Olam Every year we pay attention to how to give 

back to the community through a creative project available 

to everyone at Kallah. Please note on the registration form if 

you are interested and our coordinator Laura Shakun will be

in touch with you. There will also be information about the 

Tikkun Olam project when you arrive on campus. 

Artist Shuk/Bookstore The Kallah Artist Shuk/Bookstore 

will be selling beautiful Judaic Fine Arts, Jewelry, Ceramics, 

Textile Art, as well as books, CDs, and DVDs all week. Artists, 

musicians, authors, and filmmakers should contact Gayle 

Gale at kfpeace@aol.com. More information and application 

materials can be found on our website www.aleph.org/kallah. 

htm. The deadline to apply is May 15. 

Auction ALEPH will be offering our sixth live auction, 

a silent auction for services, and numerous Renewalthemed 

raffle baskets at this Kallah! Please watch your 

participant’s information packet for items you can contribute 

— and do bring extra cash, so you can take part! 

Healing Center Treat yourself to a massage or other healing 

modality by a massage therapist, acupuncturist, spiritual 

director and more! 

Attention Healers: you can “earn and learn” by working 

at the Healing Center while attending 

Kallah. For more information contact 

Lynda Danzig at lbdanzig@hotmail. 

com before May 1 (see box, page 15). 

Special Group Advocacy We work 

hard to make sure that everybody 

feels included and visible at 

the Kallah. We have identified 

four groups that warrant special 

attention and will have special 

advocates for people in their 20s 

and early 30s (Kesher), elders, the 

GLBTQ community, and those with 

a disability. (Feel free to contact the 

advocates listed in the contact box on 

page 15). 

Kids’ Kallah Kids’ Kallah will 

again be directed by Joanie Levine 

and Yehudah Winter of P’nai Or of 

Portland. Ages 5 -10 will enjoy a rich 

program focused on learning about the 

Ugandan Abayudaya Jews through art, 

song, story and tzedakah — plus safely 

swimming in the beautiful lake on campus. The program 

will culminate in a child-centered Friday Mikveh, Shabbat 

Davvenen and a special theatrical performance. 

A Pre-B’nai Mitzvah group (ages 11-12) will provide 

age-specific programming, weaving personal challenges, peer 

group community building, and nature awareness, to provide 

an embodied exploration of Coming-of-Age. After the first 

4 days on campus —mostly outside — they’ll join the teen 

program for an overnight camping trip, returning in time for 

Shabbat preparation. This fabulous program will again enthusiastically 

led by Skye Pelicrow and Rachel Harris. 

Also returning to Kallah is our wonderful toddler and 

preschool teacher, Jessica Jobanek, an early childhood 

educator with years of professional experience. Children ages 

1-4 will again have the opportunity to experience a program 

specially geared for young children. 

Kids programming just doesn’t stop! We also offer an 

evening babysitting program for all children, staffed by 

yet another talented group of adults, from 7-10 p.m. weekdays 

and on Shabbat. 

Please be sure to contact us if you have a child with 

special needs. We will do our best to plan so that everyone is a 

part of the group. 

We still have a few staff positions available. If you are 

experienced in working with children and are interested in 

Kids Kallah, please contact Joanie Levine (503-679-5933; 

jlevinehummingbird@gmail.com). Please note: All children 

ages 1-12 MUST be pre-registered for Kids’ Kallah by June 1. 

Kallah’s Bechira Teen Program: For ages 13-16 

Kallah’s unique and transformational Bechira (choice) teen 

program is back again! Based on the philosophy of Wilderness 

Torah, teens will be guided through the wilderness to gain 

insight into their own life journeys through self-awareness 

and group building activities, Jewish 

teachings, and earth connection. The 

group will spend four days camping, 

living out of a rustic base-camp, 

learning skills of living in the wild 

and living in this world. Teens will 

enjoy wild plant identification and 

usage, basketry, hiking, and campfire 

cooking. Space will be created for 

quietude and personal connection 

to nature. The group will be received 

back from their journey by the Kallah 

community before Shabbat. Bechira 

represents the conscious choices 

that each of us must make. As they 

experience how the outer natural 

world reveals our inner natures, 

teens will return with a renewed 

perspective on Judaism, the earth, and 

themselves. 

Guided by outstanding staff, Sarai 

Shapiro (director of Wilderness 

Torah youth programs) and Baruch 

Schwadron (lead mentor for 

Wilderness Torah’s B’naiture), have 

years of experience in the wilderness and in guiding children 

and teens through outdoor adventures. 

The Bechira Teen Leadership Development Program 

Bechira also offers a Leadership Development Program 

for older teens and young adults, ages 17-25. This is an 

opportunity to develop leadership skills, and provide role 

modeling for the younger teens. We have a few slots for 

Leaders-in-Training (LITs) who are excited about being part of 

a team and are comfortable with camping and the outdoors. 

Please email Sarai Shapiro sarai@wildernesstorah.org by 

March 15 if you are interested. 

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The Kesher 

(Connection) 

Program 

Building 

Community, 

Empowering 

Young Leaders 

In your 20s or 

early 30s This is 

your experience! 

Come co-create 

and be nourished by a community of peers who are sharing 

their work and efforts at Tikkun Olam. What would serve your 

learning curve 

Kesher is a vibrant learning community where each 

person’s gifts are welcomed and celebrated. Bring your whole 

selves to this group in which peer-led experiences are part of 

the un-agenda. 

If you are between the ages of 20 and 32 and would 

like more information about Kesher, please contact Sarah 

Elianna Rohr at (360)379-0501 or sarah.e.rohr36@gmail.com. 

Kesherites in their 20s are also eligible to receive scholarship 

money — but apply soon. Applications for Kesher can be 

found on our website and are due May 1. 

Attention everyone! Our goal is to raise scholarship 

money (tuition and travel) for approximately 20 Kesherites. 

To make a donation to this program, you can include it 

directly on your registration form (see inside back page). 

Threshold Village Threshold Village is a daily multigenerational 

dialogue, ritual practice and life sharing, weaving and 

establishing lines of connection and mentorship between 

generations. 

The process opens doorways across generations to share 

our worlds, experience, backgrounds and futures. Elders pass 

on learning, blessing, and challenge to the next generation. 

Youngers share visions, aspirations and desires. Together we 

explore compelling questions and foster new intergenerational 

relationships, planting seeds for mentoring and mutual learning. 

MORE ABOUT ALEPH 

ALEPH has attracted and energized thousands of seekers 

either returning to Judaism or deeply engaged and 

looking to reinvigorate their current practice. ALEPH has 

45 affiliated communities around the world (see list on 

page 18). ALEPH’s initiatives include: 

• The ALEPH Kallah, the biennial flagship international 

retreat now in its 28th year, with 600-800 participants 

each gathering, including clergy, lay leaders, 

youth and families. 

• The ALEPH Ruach Ha’Aretz Signature Retreat, 

alternating years with Kallah, a more intimate 

weeklong summer event including clergy, lay leaders, 

youth and families. 

• The ALEPH Ordination Program, a major 

seminary that has trained hundreds of rabbis, cantors, 

and rabbinic pastors to become co-creators of a 

renewed Judaism that speaks to heart, mind, body, and 

soul. 

• The ALEPH Beit Midrash, a source of Jewish 

Renewal resources and a program of video-conference 

courses and mini-courses that engage learners in Torah 

text study, midrash, Jewish life-skills, Hebrew prayer 

and liturgy, and explorations of Jewish theology. 

• The ALEPH Lay Leadership Certification 

Program, our newest program growing educated, 

empowered, inspired lay leaders in local communities. 

• Kol Zimra, four weeks of professional-level training 

in the energy of congregational worship and the 

techniques of Jewish chant. 

• ALEPH Sage-ing ® Project, a multidisciplinary and 

multi-generational program offering a new paradigm 

for the aging process and powerful contemplative 

tools. 

• Jewish Renewal focused Israel trips for teens and 

adults, EcoJudaism, Embodying Spirit, and many 

more programs. 

For more information about other ALEPH programs 

and projects, see page 18 or visit our website at http:// 

www.aleph.org/. 

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MORNING CLASSES 

A10 – Kol B’Seder – It’s all in the Seder! 

Learning, Remembering and Dreaming   

Rabbi Sami Barth 

(Sponsored by the ALEPH Ordination Program) 

Level: intermediate/advanced 

The Passover Seder is an experiential journey through past, 

present … and future. Engage with the Seder through all Four 

Worlds! We’ll explore the “traditional” Haggadah, unpacking 

biblical and rabbinic sources, and then look at renewed 

versions that have emerged among us: Mystical, Feminist, 

Liberation, and more! We’ll look at language and metaphor, 

visual arts, poetry, and music – the “building blocks” through 

which the seder experience is built. Then we visit ecological 

and kabbalistic seders for Tu B’Shvat and embark on an 

innovative adventure to create a “Seder Yom Ha’Atzma’ut.” 

A class both “Text” and “Beyond Text,” welcoming analytic 

reflection and spiritual dreams. NOTE: This class will meet 

for an extra hour each day (3 hours/class). 

ALEPH students taking this course for credit must also 

register with the Ordination Program. Additional post-Kallah 

class sessions and fees apply for those students only. 

Rabbi Sami Barth is a teacher of liturgy and halakhah, as 

well as the intersection between these academic fields and contemporary 

Jewish community life. He serves on the ALEPH Ordination 

Program Va’ad, teaching core courses in Liturgy and Codes, and is 

Senior Lecturer in Liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary. 

www.rebsami.net 

A11 – Sovev U’memalei: 

The Divine Within Us, Between 

Us, and Beyond All Our Namings 

Rabbi Elliot K. Ginsburg 

(Sponsored by the ALEPH Ordination 

Program) 


As both George Harrison and the 

Jewish mystics knew, the Divine 

fills our most intimate worlds 

while transcending our furthest 

imagination. In this course we’ll explore key elements of the 

multi-layered encounter with the Divine. Our primary tools 

will be chant and meditation, conversation, and especially 

close readings of Jewish mystical texts (Zohar, Azikri, Luzzatto, 

Nahman, Rav Kook, Heschel, Buber, and the two Arthurs, 

Green and Waskow). Throughout we will draw on practices 

for integrating and “holding” different levels of awareness. 

Open to all who are comfortable decoding Hebrew texts (with 

translation generally provided), this course can be taken 

by ALEPH students in sequence with Rabbi Ebn Leader’s 

afternoon P12 A Tzaddik in Suburbia for one unit of credit. 

NOTE: This class will meet for an extra hour each 

day (3 hours/class). 


register with the Ordination Program. Additional fees apply 

for those students only. 

Rabbi Elliot K Ginsburg wears many hats, not all 

of which are fedoras. He is a professor of Jewish Thought and 

Mysticism at the University of Michigan, founding rabbi of the 

Pardes Hannah minyan in Ann Arbor, member of the ALEPH 

Ordination Program Va’ad and the author of studies on Jewish 

mysticism, the kabbalistic Shabbat, and spiritual practice. 

A12 – Connecting to the Divine 

through Earth, Water, Fire, and Air 

Rabbi Shefa Gold 

(Sponsored by C-DEEP, Center for Devotional, Energy and Ecstatic 

Practice, an ALEPH Project) 

Elements can be our allies in the spiritual work of awakening, 

purification and opening to the Presence of God in each 

and every moment of our lives. In this class we will draw on 

the powers of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air as Divine forces or 

manifestations that can help us, guide us and empower our 

journeys. We will dig deep into the earth of Torah, be washed 

by her currents, be sparked by her fire, and be moved by her 

holy breath. 

Rabbi Shefa Gold received her ordination both from the 

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and from Rabbi Zalman 

Schachter-Shalomi. She is the director of C-DEEP, The Center for 

Devotional, Energy and Ecstatic Practice and author of Torah 

Journeys: The Inner Path to the Promised Land and In the 

Fever of Love: An Illumination of the Song of Songs. Her 

website is www.RabbiShefaGold.com. 

A13 – Shir Ecstasy Kallah Jospel 

Choir: Integrating Ecstatic Song 

into Jewish Spiritual Life through 

the Evocative Techniques of 

Gospel Choir 

Sharon Alexander 

Do you have a deep passion to 

viscerally feel God within, to have 

the ecstatic, transcendent personal 

experience of God, to be transformed 

by that experience Americans 

associate this phenomenon with Charismatic Christians, but 

I argue that the Jewish service was actually designed to evoke 

this experience. The powerful yet simple techniques of gospel 

choir can add invigorating tools to the palette of Jewish choirs 

and congregations. In this class we will learn these tools didactically 

and experientially as a jospel choir. We will perform 

at the Sunday morning closing of Kallah. 

Recently relocated back to the US from Switzerland, Sharon 

Alexander teaches the ecstasy-evoking techniques of gospel choir 

all over the world. She’s a doctoral candidate in Ethnomusicology 

and Consciousness Studies and is ordained by Reb Zalman as 

Ba’alat Shirei Hama’alot B’chesed Elyon, Conductor of Sacred 

Chorales. www.ShirEcstasy.com 

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A14 – Infinity, Nothingness, and Being: 

Running and Returning, an Exploration in 

Quantum Physics and Kabbalah 

Karen Barad and Rabbi Fern Feldman 


Both Kabbalah and quantum physics narrate a 

story of the creation of being from nothingness. 

Rather than drawing parallels between these 

accounts, we read insights of these entangled 

traditions through one another. With texts 

from Torah, Talmud, Kabbalah, Chassidut, and 

quantum physics, we will explore the play of 

nothingness and being. In particular, we will 

work with quantum field theory and a variety of mystical 

practices, many of them based on Ezekiel’s angelic vision, 

that allow us to glimpse the nature of material being and our 

own consciousness. Led by a rabbi and a master teacher of 

quantum physics. 

Karen Barad, author of Meeting the Universe Halfway: 

Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and 

Meaning, is Professor of Feminist Studies, Philosophy, and History 

of Consciousness at University of California, Santa Cruz. Barad 

has a PhD in theoretical particle physics. 

feministstudies.ucsc.edu/faculty 

Rabbi Fern Feldman is a singer, scholar, spiritual 

counselor, service leader, and ritual facilitator. She received 

ordination from ALEPH and Spiritual Direction certification from 

Yedidya. She also works as a nurse practitioner in a community 

clinic. www.rabbifernfeldman.com 

A15 – Can We Talk The Palestinian/Israeli Dilemma 

Ruth Broyde Sharone 

The Middle East is such a “hot button” topic, a discussion of 

the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is frequently and studiously 

avoided. We Jews value our ability to examine our sacred texts 

from a variety of viewpoints, yet our community is experiencing 

a genuine internal struggle as we try to navigate the 

complexity and emotion around the current conflict. It’s time 

for a fresh approach to this dilemma using 

proven guidelines for effective dialogue and 

learning to practice the art of active listening. 

Facilitated by Rodephet Shalom Ruth Broyde 

Sharone, a 25-year veteran of interfaith 

activism and author of the highly-acclaimed 

book Minefields and Miracles: Why God and 

Allah Need to Talk. 

Honored internationally for her interfaith 

activism and peace building, Ruth Broyde 

Sharone is a prize-winning documentary 

filmmaker (“God and Allah Need to Talk”), 

journalist, and popular motivational speaker. Her 

interfaith memoir, Minefields and Miracles, 

received more than 30 endorsements from 

religious leaders including H.H. the Dalai Lama. 

www.MinefieldsAndMiracles.com 

A16 – Who is God 

Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan 

We speak of finding the Divine within. But 

who or what are we looking for — energy, 

witness, conscience, inner parent, or higher 

mind Jewish tradition does not require us to 

choose only one. Torah, Jewish philosophy, 

and Kabbalah all make multiple faces of God 

available to us. Our task is to find the faces 

that call to us. Together, we will explore 

conceptions of God through text, discussion, 

writing, drama, visualization, and reflection. 

Expect to gain clearer understanding of your 

expectations as a seeker, increase your awareness of inner 

dimensions of consciousness, and deepen your experience of 

the Divine. 

Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan is spiritual leader of 

Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, Canada. She is an awardwinning 

former philosophy professor, with a special gift for bringing 

intellectual ideas to life through experiential modalities. Visit her 

blog at www.reblaura.com. 

A17 – Embodying Torah 

Rabbi Diane Elliot 

Improvisational dance, authentic movement, and “soul 

collage” will be among our tools for mining divine wisdom 

embedded within sacred Torah text and within ourselves. 

The Torah portion of the week, Mattot-Masei, will serve as 

the ground, and PaRDeS, the mystics’ four-layered approach 

to Torah interpretation, will be our map for an illuminating, 

embodied, communal journey into Jewish textual traditions. 

Open to Torah students and expressive movers of all levels of 

experience. (Limited to 20 partcipants) 

Rabbi Diane Elliot inspires her students to become clearer 

channels for Divine Light through awareness and movement 

practices, chant, and nuanced interpretations of Jewish sacred text. 

Based in the SF Bay Area, she directs ALEPH’s Embodying Spirit, 

En-spiriting Body leadership training. www.whollypresent.org 

A18 – Rebbe Realities: Finding G!D in 

Songs and Stories about Spiritual Masters 

Rabbi Ya’acov (Jack) Gabriel 

Great teachers often live their lives and express 

their teachings in ways that stimulate songs 

and stories about them. In this class, we will 

enjoy Early Masters from the Torah and Talmud, 

celebrate Hassidic Rebbes, marvel at unexpected 

teachers from our own and other traditions, and be 

inspired by terrifically gifted contemporaries. 

Reb Ya’acov Gabriel has shared music and 

Jewish Renewal, from Capetown to Kona, Toronto to 

Berkeley. He teaches user-friendly Kabbalah and has 

written over 613 songs in post-folk, post-reggae and 

post-Yeshiva styles. He’s taught or led events at 11 previous Kallot. 

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A19 – Kol Torah: Giving Voice to the 

Sacred through Torah 

Rabbi Dan Goldblatt 

Originally an oral tradition, the genius of Torah is that it 

was written down in a way that invites and challenges us to 

reclaim and enliven it through oral teaching and transmission. 

We will explore the many settings and ways one can 

connect with the Divine by offering our own voices to the 

characters and stories of the Torah. Whether in tefilah or 

Torah study, there are many powerful ways the Torah can 

speak through us and allow the Torah of our own lives to 

dialogue with and vivify the sacred stories of our people. 

Rabbi Dan Goldblatt has led Beth Chaim Congregation 

in Danville, CA, for two decades. He is honored to serve as 

President of OHALAH: The Association of Rabbis, Cantors, and 

Rabbinic Pastors for Jewish Renewal. His lifelong love of storytelling 

and Torah has also involved directing film and theater. 

A20 – Wilderness Torah Experience – 

Awaken Your Soul in Nature 

Maggid Zelig Golden 

Join Maggid Zelig Golden, Wilderness 

Torah co-founder, to awaken your 

connections to yourself, nature, and 

Spirit. Reb Nachman teaches that 

finding inner peace requires knowing 

our Tachlis — our purpose — most 

easily discovered in nature. Entirely 

outside on trails and in the forest, 

we will journey through the mind of Torah, Kabbalah, and 

Hassidic texts; the heart of prayer and meditation; the body 

of nature; and the soul of solitude and council to guide your 

awakenings to your purpose. The final class will guide you 

through a ceremony of discovery. Leave renewed with tools 

to continue the journey at home. (Please note enrollment 

limited to 20. An additional fee of $65 to cover 4 

days of transportation must be paid at registration. 

Participants must be able to hike 5 miles, generally 

easy to moderate but occasionally steep trails.) 

Maggid Zelig fosters earth-based Jewish community as 

founding co-director of Wilderness Torah (www.wildernesstorah. 

org). He guides earth-based spirituality through the Jewish Vision 

Quest, B’naiture, and annual land-based festivals. Reb Zalman 

ordained Zelig as Maggid. He teaches at Chochmat HaLev in 

Berkeley, CA. 

A21 – Our Rebbe’s Niggunim: 

Reb Zalman’s Legacy of Songs 

and Melodies 

Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman 

Reb Zalman is a living link to 

Hasiddic treasures from before the 

destruction in Europe, as well as a 

channel for birthing those treasures 

into the new paradigm. AND his great 

gifts to us include his own music! 

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He has composed an extraordinary collection of powerful 

niggunim — songs and chants which pour ancient melodies 

into our modern soul’s yearnings. Each is a unique spiritual 

practice that awakens deep centers of awareness in the soul. 

Come on a guided journey into our beloved Reb Zalman’s 

niggunim! Together we will learn and travel deeply into these 

songs full of joy, hope, love, and longing. 

Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman has served ALEPH 

affiliate Kehilla Community Synagogue in the SF Bay Area since 

2005. Creating sacred space to teach and engage the spiritual 

practice of niggunim is her great joy and passion. 

www.KehillaSynagogue.org 

A22 – Rabbinic Id: Unmasking the 

Hidden Beauty of Talmud 

Rabbi David Ingber 

This course will explore Talmudic stories as literary constructions, 

the obvious meanings of which often hide deeper 

subversive messages. We will learn to identify literary 

patterns, motifs, symbols, language, 

and structure, the presence of which 

point to an artful process of creative 

editing. Unmasking this hidden 

beauty will reveal the Divine face of 

the Shekhina embedded within these 

narratives. 

Rabbi David Ingber, Founder/ 

Spiritual Director of Romemu (romemu. 

org), a center that offers Shabbat 

and holiday services infused with 

meditation and yoga, as well as a myriad of community groups, 

teachings, and events designed to integrate body, mind and soul. 

A23 – The Thirteen Petalled Rose: 

A View of Another Reality 

Arthur Kurzweil 

We will study this contemporary classic of Kabbalah, written 

by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, in an effort to understand the 

primary abstract theological notions at the core of Jewish 

faith. A free copy of the text will be provided to each 

participant. No background is necessary; it might very well 

be a real advantage. Rabbi Steinsaltz writes: “This little book 

is a book for the soul…And if a person permits his or her soul 

to listen, the soul will soon learn that all it needs to do is 

remember. Because in some dim and enigmatic way, it already 

knows all this.” 

Arthur Kurzweil is a writer, 

teacher, publisher, and performing 

magician. His books include On 

the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz, 

Kabbalah for Dummies, The Torah 

for Dummies, and From Generation 

to Generation: How to Trace Your 

Jewish Genealogy. 

arthurkurzweil.com

A24 – Nishmati Ahuvah – “Oh My Soul, I Love You. 

You Are the Holy Song in My Heart” 

Rev. Gabbai Eli Shirim Lester 

Create and share the holy music of your soul. Let us return to 

loving our divine essence through music. What does your soul 

long to sing To “love your neighbor as you love yourself,” you 

must identify the “self,” worthy of love. We are creatures of 

zoology created from a Divine mold. These two aspects clash 

over the questions, “who am I, how am I defined” Our second 

soul, “Nishamah,” is part of God, actually and literally (Job 

13:2). Individually, as well as together, we will discover the love 

songs of our soul and “Sing unto HaShem a new song.” 

Rev. Gabbai Eli Shirim Lester returns to Kallah. He 

is a seasoned teacher of music and creativity; a songwriter with 

a catalogue of over 130 original songs; a singer, musician and 

producer of spiritual music. Currently the Musical Director of Congregation 

Shir HaShirim. 

A25 – It’s All Live Love Light: Rav Kook’s 

5 Steps to Liberation and Enlightenment 

Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein 

“All existence whispers to me its secret, I have life to offer, 

take, please take...” 

Rabbi Avraham Itzchak HaCohen Kook z”l (1865-1935) 

is seen by many as the most enlightened Kabbalist and 

Jewish thinker of our epoch. His main student, the Nazir of 

Jerusalem, emerged with 5 foundational principles at the root 

of Rav Kook’s illumination. The 

mastery of these 5 principles, 

deeply rooted in the Torah and 

Kabbalah, offers the spiritual 

seeker a path to liberation and 

enlightenment. We will cover 

these principles and related 

teachings sequentially using 

study, discussion, meditation, 

poetry, and song to help us 

integrate these principles into our 

own spiritual path 

Rabbi Itzchak 

Marmorstein, MSW, has been 

doing pioneering work in bringing 

the universal and holistic teachings of Rav Kook to the English 

speaking world. He is currently learning and teaching Torat HaRav 

in Jerusalem while presenting Rav Kook jazz poetry worldwide with 

Greg Wall’s Later Prophets. www.myspace.com/orotharav 

A26 – Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice 

Rabbi Goldie Milgram 

For those seeking spirituality and meaning through a Jewish 

lens, Jewish Renewal can be a stunning breath of fresh air. 

This course will introduce you to the leading works and 

methods of our senior teachers using the Four Worlds — 

restoration of physicality to Jewish practice through dance, 

movement and yoga; the emotional work of Jewish healing; 

the intellectual paradigm-shifting present in our approaches 

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to sacred text, ethics and ritual; and the spiritual connection 

possible through Jewish meditation, prayer and spiritual 

direction. 

Rabbi Goldie Milgram is an internationally acclaimed 

teacher of Torah and Jewish spiritual practices and also a former 

co-director of ALEPH and faculty member of the ALEPH Ordination 

Program. Editor-in-Chief of Reclaiming Judaism Press and 

www.reclaimingjudaism.org, Reb Goldie’s newest release is 

Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning. 

A27 – Davvenen’ through the Worlds: 

A Master Class in Making Prayer Come Alive 

Rabbi Marcia Prager and Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit 

Join an adventure in Jewish prayer leadership: a taste of 

DLTI, the acclaimed two-year training program in the high 

art of Jewish prayer. Our class becomes a living laboratory for 

you to discover the deep structure of prayer and a range of 

leadership styles that tap the potential of your own personal 

presence. Learn to use voice, body and gesture with comfort, 

to let melody create mood, and to shape phrasing so that your 

teaching also becomes prayer. Come explore how the practice 

of Jewish communal prayer can activate the body, touch the 

heart, engage the mind, and nourish spiritual growth. 

Rabbi Marcia Prager is Director and Dean of the ALEPH 

Ordination Program, rabbi of P’nai Or, the Jewish Renewal Congregation 

of Philadelphia, author of The Path of Blessing, creator of 

the unique P’nai Or Siddurim for Shabbat, and co-director of the 

Davvenen’ Leadership Training Institute. www.marciaprager.com 

Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit is a congregational and organizational 

consultant, rabbi of Congregation 

T’chiyah of Detroit, MI, author, 

spiritual director, liturgist, recording 

artist, member of the ALEPH Ordination 

Program Va’ad, Associate Director of the 

ALEPH Hashpa’ah Spiritual Direction 

Program, and co-director of the Davvenen’ 

Leadership Training Institute. 

www.rabbizevit.com 

A28 – Jewish Meditation Practices 

for an Awakened Heart 

Rabbi Jeff Roth 

One of the biggest obstacles to a compassionate heart is naiveté 

about the workings of our minds. This can result in a small sense 

of self whose functioning is protective, greedy and aggressive. 

Through Jewish meditation practices, it is possible to see more 

clearly the truth of each moment, thereby recognizing the 

Divine Presence. With mindful attention to body, feelings, 

moods, and their interactions (the four worlds), it is possible to 

cultivate wisdom and awaken the heart to compassion, which 

leads to kind actions. Participants will have ample time to 

experience the various core practices of this approach. 

Rabbi Jeff Roth, past Director of P’nai Or and co-founder of 

Elat Chayyim, is director of The Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative 

Judaism, co-leader of the Jewish Mindfulness Teacher 

Training Program and author of Jewish Meditation Practices for 

Everyday Life. www.awakenedheartproject.org

A29 – Yoga Bliss in All Four Worlds 

Ida Unger 

In Hebrew, the word for worlds, Olamot, also means concealments, 

hidden aspects. The holy source is hidden, not 

obvious. The Kabbalah gives us four worlds, or aspects of 

consciousness, as tools for understanding. From the world of 

doing, Assiyah, we command our daily life. From Y’tzirah, the 

realm of feeling, we know love, connection, compassion, and 

our limits. The world of creativity, B’ri’ah, unites heart and 

mind for manifestations. Atzilut, the world of spirit, is where 

the individual soul has a merging with the Divine Source. 

Each day we will practice a yoga sequence and look at a 

prayer text for one of the worlds. From wholeness we move to 

holiness, ultimately unifying self with All That Is 

Ida Unger has a love of Torah and spiritual pursuits. She is 

a full-time yoga teacher who connects her Jewish roots to her yogic 

wings, resulting in a deepening of both. She has taught her course, 

“Yoga and Judaism,” to hundreds of students nationwide since 1992. 

A30 – Prayer As If the Earth Really Matters 

Rabbi Arthur Waskow 

This class will experiment in reorientation of prayer 

experience to explicitly treat the Earth and the interweaving 

of all life processes as sacred. We will explore the impact 

of reframing a whole service with “YHWH” (experienced as 

Yahh/The Interbreathing of All Life) as well as specific prayers 

(eg. Barchu, Nishmat, the Sh’ma, and Avodah for Yom Kippur). 

Finally, we will delve into “praying with our legs” (á la 

Heschel) — infusing “political” action with prayerful kavvanah 

and practice. 

Rabbi Arthur Waskow is founder and director, The 

Shalom Center, co-founder of ALEPH, and author of Seasons of 

Our Joy; Godwrestling – Round 2; Down-to-Earth Judaism; 

and with Rabbi Phyllis Ocean Berman, Freedom Journeys and A 

Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven. theshalomcenter.org 

A31 – Roots and Branches: 

The Jewish Roots of Christianity 

Rabbi David Zaslow 

Judaism and Christianity share many of the same Biblical 

texts, yet the members of each faith know little of each 

other’s beliefs and spiritual practices. This course focuses on 

the essential theological ideas that both differentiate and 

join these two sister faiths together. Participants will gain 

insight into the first-century world of Judaism and the Jewish 

roots of Rabbi Jesus’ teachings. We will thoroughly explore 

theological ideas such as salvation, messiah, and the afterlife 

from a Jewish perspective. The roots of anti-Semitism will 

be explored in depth, as well as ways that these two great 

religions can find common ground today. 

Rabbi David Zaslow is the spiritual leader of Havurah 

Shir Hadash in Ashland, OR, and the interim rabbi of Nevei 

Kodesh in Boulder, CO. Along with his wife, Devorah, he is the 

co-director of the Maggidic Training Program and author of the 

Jewish Renewal siddur, Ivdu et Hashem B’simcha. 

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AFTERNOON CLASSES 

P10 – Eco-Judaism: The Torah Mandala and 

the Mystical System of Sustainability 

Rabbi Elisheva Brenner 



Grab your seat 

belts! Embark 

on an entirely 

new way of 

encountering 

Torah through 

the lens of Eco- 

Judaism. Based 

on religious, 

historical, 

agricultural, and climatic data from the ancient Near East, 

the works of Mary Douglas and Moshe Klein, and ancient 

manuscripts from India, we will discover how the Torah 

becomes a three-dimensional mandala made of narratives from 

Shemot to BaMidbar, the “eye” of which is the Holiness Code 

of Leviticus. Explore the encoded literary devices that offer 

us a radical new way of interpreting Torah as a sustainability 

message for the whole Earth. Eco-Judaism is not just for Jews 

anymore! NOTE: This class will meet for an extra hour 

each day (3 hours/class). 


register with the Ordination Program. Additional post-Kallah 

class sessions and fees apply for those students only. 

Rabbi Elisheva Brenner, JD, LPC, NCC, is Executive 

Director of the Center for Eco-Judaism in Pueblo, CO, a 415-acre 

farm, ranch, nature conservancy, and worship, research and 

teaching facility, and co-founder of Eco-Glatt, Inc. 

www.centerforecojudaism.com 

P11 – The Art of the Hazzan: Jewish Spiritual Singing 

Hazzan Jack Kessler 


Level: intermediate 

A hazzan (cantor) is much more than a performer of music. 

We are artists, healers, and teachers. Our tools are the liturgy, 

the musical tradition, our voices, our imaginations, and our 

souls. Come explore the high art of the hazzan. Employing 

traditional nusach, the musical language of prayer, we’ll allow 

our voices to open to the Divine in new ways. This “masterclass” 

style course blends group singing with individualized 

coaching. Whether you are an advanced singer or someone 

hoping to lead song and prayer with greater vocal clarity, this 

course offers the coaching and skill-building you seek. 

Hazzan Jack Kessler was ordained as a Cantor at the 

Jewish Theological Seminary and had a 20-year congregational 

career. He earned a Master’s degree in voice from Boston Conservatory 

and studied composition at Brandeis University. He directs 

the ALEPH Cantorial Program, as well as two touring ensembles, 

Atzilut – Concerts for Peace and Klingon Klezmer.

P12 – A Tzaddik in Suburbia 

Rabbi Ebn Leader 



Of all the early Hassidic rebbes, No’am Elimelech (Rabbi 

Elimelech of Lizhensk/Lezansk) is most strongly associated 

with developing a mode of leadership and with training new 

Tzaddikim (Hassidic leaders). Of the various spiritual models 

that Jewish Renewal might take from classic Hassidism, the 

Tzaddik or Rebbe as a spiritual leader raises many challenges 

and questions: Is the Tzaddik a 

miracle worker, an intermediate 

between the Hassid and God 

Do we need to resurrect such a 

model of leadership Does it have 

anything useful to contribute to 

an egalitarian society of seekers 

In this course we will study the 

No’am Elimelech’s instructions on 

the practice of spiritual leadership 

and see what we might be able 

to take into our own lives and 

communities. This course can 

be taken by ALEPH students in sequence with Rabbi Elliot 

Ginsburg’s A11 Sovev U’memalei for one unit of credit. NOTE: 

This class will meet for an extra hour each day (3 

hours/class). 


register with the Ordination Program. Additional fees apply 

for those students only. 

Rabbi Ebn Leader grew up in Israel and was privileged to 

be a disciple of Rabbi David Hartman and Amos Hetz. For close to 

15 years he has also been the disciple of Rabbi Arthur Green, with 

whom he teaches at Hebrew College Rabbinical School and who 

has given him the gift of smicha. He has also had the 

privilege of learning regularly from Reb Zalman. 

P13 – Becoming Sages as We Connect 

with the Divine Within and Around Us 

Rabbi Richard Simon and Annie Klein 

(Sponsored by the ALEPH Sage-ing ® Mentorship 

Program) 

This inspiring program for spiritual growth as 

Sages helps us discover the special kedusha/ 

holiness of becoming elders and transform our 

daily lives into joyful, sacred journeys. This class 

offers powerful contemplative tools for gathering 

and giving expression to the wisdom of our 

ripening lives, such as harvesting the wisdom 

of our life experience to enrich the present 

moment, facing our mortality and learning to evolve from 

it, maturing in our relationships and in our communities, 

developing a regenerative spirit, and taking active leadership 

roles in society. 

An intergenerational workshop, this program offers 

presentations intertwined with journal writing exercises, 

text study, interactive and individual meditations, and group 

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sharing. (This course may serve as Part One of the ALEPH 

Sage-ing ® Mentorship Training Program.) 

Rabbi Richard Simon, ordained by Reb Zalman in 1985, 

has been serving a Conservative/Jewish Renewal congregation in 

New Jersey ever since. He chairs the OHALAH Ethics Committee, 

works as a spiritual director and hospital chaplain, and is a 

certified Sage-ing ® Mentor. 

Annie Klein, recognized as an Eyshet Hazon, is a Spiritual 

Director, Reiki Master and Soul Memory Discovery Practitioner. She 

currently has a private practice and facilitates Sage-ing ® classes and 

circles in a variety of settings. Annie is a certified Sage-ing ® Mentor. 

P14 – Re-Storying Our 

Heritage (like it’s always 

been done) 

Maggid David Arfa 

It is time to reclaim the 

mythic grandeur and spiritual 

audacity of Judaism’s creative 

storytelling imagination. In 

this class we will explore our 

heritage of stories and make 

visible the ways storytellers 

have always bundled old images and bold new themes 

together. In addition, this class will put the oral back into the 

oral tradition. Using playful prompts and creating safe story 

circles, our work will be structured as a story-arts workshop. 

Our goal will be imagining the role that stories and storytellers 

have played in the past, present and future. 

Maggid David Arfa’s performances, workshops, and 

teacher trainings allow participants to explore story images, the 

natural world, traditional texts, and contemporary life. He’s 

produced two CDs and performs a full-length memorial for the 

Warsaw Ghetto Rebbe. www.maggiddavid.net 

P15 – Writing the Psalms of Our Hearts 

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat 

The psalms are a deep repository of praise, 

thanksgiving, grief, and exaltation, one of 

our communal tools for connecting with 

God. In this class, each of us will become 

a psalmist. We’ll awaken our spirits and 

hearts by praying select psalms together, 

warm up our intellectual muscles with 

writing exercises, and enter into a safe 

space for creativity as we each write our 

own psalms. After sharing our psalms aloud 

and sharing our responses to each other’s 

work, we’ll close by davenning together once 

more. At week’s end, we’ll each take home a 

compilation of our collected psalms. 

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, “the Velveteen Rabbi,” received 

smicha from ALEPH in 2011 and holds an MFA from Bennington 

College. She is author of 70 faces, a collection of Torah poems. She 

serves Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, MA. 

velveteenrabbi.com

P16 – Not Your Bubbe and Zeyde’s Pirke Avot 

Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman 

Connect to the Divine like the ancient sages. Using hevruta 

study, discussion, and creative exercises, explore a very 

different version of Pirke Avot based on my forthcoming 

critical edition, with translations and interpretations that 

often strikingly depart from all others. Avot’s teachings are 

not simply a disconnected collection of pious platitudes, 

but a coherent, organized series of witty, often paradoxical 

epigrams, forming an ethical-philosophical treatise on the 

spiritually transformative power of observance combined with 

Torah study in which a scholar becomes the embodiment of 

divine Torah. Topics: Sex & Death, Desire & Ambition, Truth 

& Paradox, God & Torah. 

Rabbi of Congregation Brith Achim in Petersburg, VA, Rabbi 

Dennis Beck-Berman has taught eco-Kosher workshops at 

ALEPH Kallah and classes at Virginia Commonwealth University, 

U.S. Military Academy, and University of Pennsylvania. He has 

lectured at colleges and led religious retreats and tours in Israel and 

Europe. 

P17 – The Still Small Voice of Shofar 

Michael Chusid 

Shofar echoes throughout time — from 

the breath of Creation to trumpeting 

the final redemption. Holy texts 

describe our ancestors using shofarot 

to communicate with God, warriors 

and laborers, to hold oil for anointing 

and wine for drinking, and to mark 

fasts and seasons of joy. Calling in 

both masculine and feminine voices, 

shofar unifies the Four Worlds. We 

will reclaim shofar as a technology 

for prayer, meditation, tikkun olam, 

music, and ritual. In time for Elul and 

High Holy Days, you will craft shofarot 

and learn to sound them, deepen 

your hearing, and prepare to serve the community as master 

blasters. 

Michael Chusid has taught shofar at American Jewish 

University, Hebrew Union College, Limmud, Cactus Kallah, and 

many synagogues and havurot. Reb Zalman calls Michael Chusid 

“the mouthpiece of the shofar.” He is author of Hearing Shofar: 

The Still Small Voice of the Ram’s Horn. www.HearingShofar.com 

P18 – Sippur Nafshi: The Story of My Soul 

Judith Dack 

This art-making class will use Hebrew chant, meditation and 

journaling to connect with The Divine within each of us as 

we unfold our own unique Soul Story Books, an art piece that 

tells our inner story. Join us in creating an enlivened intimate 

community of artists creating expressions of our souls’ 

wisdom and longings. (This class will entail an additional 

$20 fee, paid at registration, for books, artist materials and 

embellishments.) You may also bring color copies of your own 

personal photos, favorite texts and any other materials you 

may want to incorporate into your Soul Story Book. All levels 

welcome, artists and unidentified artists alike. 

Judith Dack is a graduate student at Naropa University in 

Boulder, CO, studying Art Therapy and Transpersonal Counseling 

Psychology. She is on the faculty of Kol Zimra, Rabbi Shefa Gold’s 

Chant Leadership Training. Judith also serves on the ALEPH 

Board. 

P19 – Voluntary Simplicity with a Jewish Twist 

Chava Gal-Or 

Life often feels like a pressure cooker that needs navigation. 

Our fast-paced realities inspire us to seek ways to both 

simplify and live more meaningful lives. Both Judaism and 

the Voluntary Simplicity movement encourage us to seek 

conscious living tools as a path to spiritually and physically 

healthy lives. Together we will explore principles of Voluntary 

Simplicity and how they can be intertwined with core Jewish 

teachings/values. Simultaneously, we will develop tools that 

will enable us to walk more gently as we actively engage in a 

life of tikkun olam,repairing the world. 

Chava Gal-Or is a mother, a writer, a Youth Education 

Director, an ALEPH volunteer for our news releases, graduate of 

Kol Zimra and the Davvenen’ 

Leadership Training Institute. 

Recently she moved to the beautiful 

desert of Tucson, AZ. 

lightwavejourney.wordpress.com 

P20 – Jewish Brainpower 

Institute: The Neuroscience of 

Spiritual Practice 

Rabbi Ilan Glazer 

How can we use our minds to come 

closer to God Are we hardwired 

for belief in God What effect 

does spiritual practice have on 

our brains What are the implications of neuroscience in the 

areas of learning, health, aging, and wisdom What do Jewish 

teachings have to offer The Jewish Brainpower Institute 

will blend insights from Torah, neuroscience and the human 

potential movement to discuss these and other fascinating 

questions, and how their answers may fundamentally change 

our understanding of God, ourselves and our roles in the 

world (in the Jewish world and beyond). 

Rabbi Ilan Glazer was ordained by ALEPH in January 

2012. Ilan is a freelance Jewish educator blending Torah and 

Jewish life with insights from the personal growth and public 

speaking disciplines. Ilan lives with his soon-to-be-ordained wife 

Leslie Hilgeman in Philadelphia, PA. 

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P21 – Hebrew Kirtan as I-Thou Encounter: Connecting 

With God Through Music, Meditation And Study 

Rabbi Andrew Hahn 

Hebrew Kirtan — inspired by a form of devotional prayer 

developed in India — is 

call-and-response, participatory 

chant where short, 

sacred phrases from the 

Jewish tradition are treated as 

powerful, universal meditations. 

Join the “Kirtan Rabbi,” 

Rabbi Andrew Hahn, for a 

deep, I-Thou immersion in this 

cutting-edge practice. Through 

chant, chi gung meditation, 

vocal toning (nada yoga) 

and study, we will learn easy 

techniques to connect: inwardly 

(to the heart and body), horizontally (to community), and 

vertically (to God). You do not need to know any Hebrew or 

be a singer to enjoy this workshop, which culminates in a 

community-wide evening concert. 

Rabbi Andrew Hahn, the Kirtan Rabbi, is an artist-rabbi 

whose music unites celebration of Torah and song to inspire a 

renewed spiritual energy. A martial arts instructor with a Ph.D. in 

Jewish Thought, he weaves meditation and learning into his chant 

playshops. KirtanRabbi.com 

P22 – The Barefoot Sofer: The Sacred Craft 

of Emergency Torah Repair 

Rabbi Kevin Hale 


While Torah resonates in all worlds of creation, this class 

on the physical Torah scroll is primarily concerned with the 

world of Assiyah, the 

world of making and 

doing. Torah “from 

the mouth of HaShem 

through the hand of 

Moshe” is the product 

of a human/divine 

partnership. Today, 

outside of Israel and 

a few large cities, the 

Jewish world is largely 

bereft of traditionally 

trained soferim. Our 

communities need members who are trained in the essentials 

of our sacred scribal tradition and can be entrusted to care for 

our most precious possession. This hands-on class will provide 

this training. 

Rabbi Kevin Hale trained as a Sofer STaM under master 

scribe Rabbi Eric Ray z”l. He evaluates, repairs and writes Torah 

in Northampton, MA, and works with congregations across the 

spectrum in order to teach about our sacred tribal tradition. 

www.assiyah.com 

P23 – How the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions Can 

Clarify Our Understanding of Jewish Practice: 

Revisiting Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed 

Jared Kass 

Jewish resilience includes the assimilation 

of scientific insights and 

spiritual understanding from “cultural 

collisions” with other philosophical 

and religious traditions. We will 

explore a classic text on spiritual 

maturation, Maimonides’ Guide of 

the Perplexed, utilizing Hindu and 

Buddhist perspectives to explicate this 

dense material and focusing on four 

themes: Spiritual Maturation (Transformation 

of Awareness and Behavior); 

Knowing God: (The Architecture of the 

Human Mind); Building Healthy, Just 

Community (On the Nature of Evil); and Transformational 

Leadership (Moral and Contemplative Dimensions). Sessions 

will include Jewish meditative chanting informed by Hindu 

and Buddhist practices. 

Jared Kass, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Division of 

Counseling and Psychology at Lesley University in Cambridge, 

MA, specializing in the Psychology of Religion. He has conducted 

research for over 30 years on spiritual maturation, well-being and 

social justice. 

P24 – Uri, Ori, Nur ala nur: 

Awaken My Light! Light Upon Light! 

Rabbi Debra Kolodny and Ibrahim Farajajé 

Join us in a journey that pierces the heart and drinks from the 

radiant well of mystical Islam and Judaism. Read Qur’an and 

Torah texts on Avraham avinu/Ibrahim khalilullah (intimate 

Friend of HaShem) and explore Sufi, Zoharic 

and Hassidic commentaries. Soar on the 

wings of dhikr and Hebrew chant to embody 

our shared story/reality. Lift your soul, 

ascending to dvekut/merging/sufiyyat with the 

Divine Beloved through merkava and mi’raj 

meditations. Sample medieval teachings 

reflecting profound spiritual exploration 

across our traditions. Leave inspired to 

activate the Or Chadash/Nur ala nur we’ve 

tasted for inner and global peace, reconciliation 

and celebration. 

Rabbi Debra Kolodny is the spiritual 

leader of P’nai Or of Portland. A passionate social justice activist 

and leader in ALEPH for ten years, she dwells in the well of deep 

ecumenism. Daily prayer, meditation and taiji make life glorious. 

Ibrahim Farajajé is a professor at the Graduate Theological 

Union in Berkeley, CA. He is also a Pir (shaykh) in the Chishti 

Sufi Order (Ajmer, India). Dreams: yoga, wilderness Torah/Qur’an, 

dancing with Reb Yisrael Odesser, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, kirtan! 

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P25 – “V’ah-Soo Lee Meek-Dash V’sha-Chantee 

B’to-Chom: Let Them Make for Me a Sanctuary and I 

Will Dwell Within Them.” 

Experiencing The Sacred Within and Among Us 

Through Authentic Movement 

Julie Leavitt 

Each day we will create safe space — sanctuary — within our 

selves and among the group. Authentic Movement will be our 

core practice of movement meditation. We will experience 

dance and movement that comes naturally through the encouragement 

of inner listening and responding. We will move 

with eyes closed in the presence of a compassionate witness to 

the whole self. Our goal will be to create a sense of increased 

safety and sacredness within our body, allowing playfulness in 

community, the experience of dance and movement as prayer, 

and devekut, an intimate connection with the Beloved that 

you can access at any time. 

Julie Leavitt has been exploring dance as prayer for 30 

years since studying Dance Therapy and finding Jewish Renewal. 

Julie is a Spiritual Director through Lev Shomea, where she teaches 

Authentic Movement and offers body-centered practices. 

www.bodyheartandsoul.net 

P26 – Living a Life 

of Bliss: 20 Jewish 

Practices Which 

Create Joy 

Hana Matt 

We will directly 

experience the joy 

which comes from doing 

certain Jewish spiritual 

practices. Judaism and 

modern scientific studies 

have both come up 

with the same set of 20 fundamental practices, which lead 

naturally to experiencing bliss. This will be all new material 

from the course I taught at the last Kallah. You’ll receive an 

extensive packet with these texts of practices from Judaism 

and their corresponding proof from modern scientific studies. 

We will do each practice after we have learned the text. These 

practices are from the Jewish mystical tradition, Kabbalah, 

Zohar, Nachman of Bratslav, Baal Shem Tov, Rabbinic sources, 

Maimonides. 

Hana Matt is a teacher of Jewish Spirituality, World 

Religions and Spiritual 

Direction at the Graduate 

Theological Union and 

the Interfaith Chaplaincy 

Institute. She is a Jewish 

Spiritual Director and the 

Co-Director of the Spiritual 

Direction Training Program. 

She teaches Kabbalah and 

Zohar courses with her 

husband, Daniel Matt. 

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P27 – Ancestors and Ghosts, Spirit Guides and 

Reincarnating Souls: The Ancient Mystery and 

Contemporary Meaning of Afterlife in Jewish Tradition 

Rabbinic Pastor Simcha Raphael 

This class is an exploration of Jewish afterlife texts spanning 

three millennia of history. As travelers through time, we 

shall enter the worlds of Torah, Talmud, Midrash, Zohar and 

Hasidic tales investigating diverse ways Jews have understood 

the enigmatic mystery of death and the world beyond. 

Searching for spiritual renewal of traditional teachings, 

we shall use these texts for reflection and discussion 

discovering practical guidelines for responding to the human 

encounter with death — personally, and in our families and 

communities. Our exploration of a plethora of Jewish death 

and afterlife traditions shall deepen our appreciation of God’s 

unfolding presence in our lives. 

Reb Simcha Raphael, Ph.D., is a Rabbinic Pastor, 

psychotherapist and Spiritual Director. Founder of DA’AT Institute 

– Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training, he teaches in the 

Religion Department of Temple University. He is author of Jewish 

Views of the Afterlife. www.simcharaphael.com 

P28 – Harvesting From the Pardes of Dreams 

Yael Linda Schiller 

This class offers a way to listen to the voice of your 

dreams from a uniquely Jewish perspective, as a 

way to connect the Divine within and without. We 

will explore the history of Jewish dream study and 

interpretation from Torah to Talmud to Kabbalah, 

uncover the layers of meaning in a dream through 

the Pardes (Orchard) system of reading Torah, 

and participate in several interactive methods of 

dreamwork together. Learning to incubate (channel) 

dreams as part of a healing spiritual practice will 

also be covered. Please bring a dream journal or 

paper to class. 

Yael Linda Schiller is a integrative body/mind/spiritual 

psychotherapist, consultant, teacher, and author in Watertown, 

MA. She teaches dreamwork locally and nationally, including 

through The International Association for the Study of Dreams. 

She is known for her spirited, engaging and informative style, as 

well as for blending experiential work seamlessly into her classes. 

lindayaelschiller.com 

P29 – To the Mountain and Back: Reb Zalman’s Davening 

Joel Segel 

Jewish prayer is so much more than just words 

on a page. It invites bodies to move, hearts 

to feel, minds to expand, spirits to delight. It 

brings our whole selves into the presence of 

God. The more we seek in prayer, the more we 

find! Join the co-author of Reb Zalman’s new 

book, Davening — available at www.aleph.org 

— for four experiential sessions on deepening 

the prayer connection. We’ll journey through 

prayer’s diverse landscapes. We’ll imbue the

words with meaning, music and movement. And we’ll 

embrace the challenge and invitation of praying together, 

heading for the place where our souls are home. 

Joel Segel is co-author, with Reb Zalman, of Jewish with 

Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice and the new 

Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer. He prays and 

leads his own compositions at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, MA. 

P30 – We are all Tzaddikim: 

Dancing with Rebbe Elimelech 

Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser 

This course will look at the teachings of 

Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk/Lezansk, the 

beloved third generation Hassidic master. 

Rebbe Elimelech saw the path of the Tzaddik 

(Rebbe) as open to anyone. His book No’am 

Elimelech is a Tzaddik “how-to” manual. 

He was also a practitioner of practical 

Hassidism, seeing the Rebbe as one involved 

with the physical as well as spiritual 

well-being of his Hassidim. We will learn his stories and 

examine passages on the Tzaddik from his writings. We will 

practice two of his meditations, learn melodies connected to 

him and even dance the Elimelech Dance. 

Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser, M.A., D.Min., was a teacher 

at the first Kallah and has taught at three National Havurah 

Institutes. She teaches adults, specializing in topics 

related to Hasiddism and Jewish mysticism, when 

she is not playing ukulele. 

P31 – SpeakChorus Torah: Building a 

Community of Holy Midrash Tellers 

Rabbi Melissa Starr Wenig, Hazzan Michal Rubin 

and Hazzan Abbe Lyons 

What do you get when you mix poetry, 

flash mob, bible and midrash with a little 

singing thrown in for good measure Using 

Torah circles, Contemplative Torah, writing, 

niggunim, discussion and movement, we 

unpack, explore and connect to the text in all 

four worlds, crafting a holy sound-sculpture of 

story, poetry, melody, of voices weaving in and 

out separately and together. Our SpeakChorus 

midrash will surprise and move both speakers and listeners 

during the Shabbat morning Torah service. You don’t have to 

be a writer, scholar, singer, or public speaker to be part of this 

community of holy Midrash Tellers. 

The SpeakChorus Torah Project team of Rabbi Melissa 

Starr Wenig (www.joyfulservice.com), Hazzan Michal 

Rubin and Hazaan Abbe Lyons (www.abbelyons.com) 

are writers, teachers, 

musicians, somatic 

educators, and lovers 

of Torah. We have 

crafted and performed 

SpeakChorus midrashim 

with groups at OHALAH 

and Ruach Ha’Aretz 

retreats and in congregational 

settings. 

P32 – Holy Drumming 

Akiva The Believer 

Drumming in Holy Space: How do you play your drum How 

do you play your drum during services Learn from Akiva 

The Believer, a popular, joyful Master Drummer. He will first 

show you the basics of getting sounds from whatever drum 

you bring. (Or you can borrow one of Akiva’s.) What rhythms 

work with which prayers Deepening your own kavannah. 

When NOT to play. Listening. Chanting 

and drumming together. Soloing. Middle 

Eastern rhythms. Reggae. Drumming as 

a spiritual practice. Other instruments: 

shakers, tambourine, electronic drums for 

ecstatic dancing, hip hop, etc. Drumming 

with other drummers. Finding your own 

authentic beat. 

Akiva The Believer Wharton is a 

Master Drummer helping to bring drumming 

back into Jewish prayer. Akiva accompanies 

a who’s-who of Jewish singers and prayer 

leaders. Akiva received smicha as Drummer 

from Reb Zalman. His first CD and book are 

in production. www.AkivaTheBeliever.com 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION 

As we get closer to the Kallah, the volume of inquiries received by the planners is often very high. For the quickest response, 

use e-mail. If you do not have/use e-mail, then feel free to use the phone numbers listed below. When leaving messages, 

please leave enough information, so we we know to whom to direct your inquiry. Thank you in advance for your patience. 

Kallah Office 

47 Charles St. 

Newton MA 02466 

Sally Plone, Kallah Coordinator 

Kallahajr@rcn.com 

Sheri Levson, Assistant Coordinator 

kallahadmin@rcn.com 

267-567-2486 phone 

866-826-3011 fax 

Davvenen Coordinator 

Mark Novak 

kallahdavvenen2013@yahoo.com 

202-362-3270 

Dining Room Coordinator 

Howie (Chaim) Schneider 

chaim@mac.com 

Elders & Disability Advocate 

Sheryl Adler-Eldridge 

sheryladler@hotmail.com 

530-210-3208 

Giftshop/Manager 

Eliezer Froehlich 

defro@proaxis.com 

541-757-2316 

Giftshop/Artist Liaison 

Gayle Gale 

kfpeace@aol.com 

323-874-3887 

GLBT Advocate 

Jonathan Baron 

jonathan@jonathanbaron.com 

917-842-8852 

Healing Center Coordinator 

Lynda Danzig 

lbdanzig@hotmail.com 

781-771-4068 

Kesher Coordinator 

Sarah Rohr 

sarah.e.rohr36@gmail.com 

360-379-0501 

Kids Kallah Director 

Joanie Levine 

jlevinehummingbird@gmail.com 

503-679-5933 

Productions (Cabaret, etc) 

Coordinator 

Deb Barsel 

dbarsel@gmail.com 

978-263-7834 

Teacher Liaison 

Renee Brachfeld 

ReneeKallah@gmail.com 

202-362-3270 

Teen Program Coordinator 

Sarai Shapiro 

sarai510@gmail.com 

267-847-4399 

Toddler Program Coordinator 

Jessica Jobanek 

jessicajobanek@gmail.com 

Workstudy Coordinator 

Annie Klein 

annie.klein7@gmail.com 

250-384-7817 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Start and End Times Registration will be open 

Sunday, June 30, from 2 pm to 7 pm, and again on 

Monday, July 1, from 10 am to 1:30 pm. The Kallah 

officially begins shortly after 2 pm on Monday. Please 

do your best to arrive on campus no later than 1 pm on 

Monday, July 1. If you are traveling from Manchester, 

it is approximately a one hour trip to Rindge. The Kallah 

program will end by 11 am on Sunday, July 8. 

Pre-Registration Once you are PAID IN FULL, you will 

receive a pre-registration packet at the end of June. The packet 

will include your classes, recommended readings, driving 

instructions, and other important information. 

Fees and Deposits Starting at $998, all-inclusive, we 

make every effort to keep our prices affordable. A deposit of 

$100 per person (including children) must accompany each 

registration if postmarked before May 15 — All balances 

must be paid by May 15. A $50 per person late fee will be 

charged if registration or final payment is postmarked/paid 

electronically after May 15. 

Discounts We have four discounts designed to make your 

Kallah week more affordable — please read carefully: 

Early Bird— $35 discount applied 

per person for each registration paid 

in full and postmarked by April 15; 

First-timer— 5% off room & board 

fees (only) for each person who has 

never been to Kallah; OR Minyan— 

5% off for each person when 10+ 

people register together in the same 

envelope (must be mailed in). (You 

may use only one of these two 

discounts.) 

National Havurah Committee— 

$200 per person for those also 

attending the 2013 National Havurah 

Institue in August. (See http://www. 

havurah.org/institute2013.) This can 

not be combined with other discounts. 

Cancellations If you must cancel your reservation, please 

call the Kallah office immediately. Cancellations are subject to 

the following fees: $100 if received before May 15; one-half of 

the total fee if received from May 15 to June 15; no refund if 

cancellation is after June 15. All refunds will be processed at 

the end of August and will be paid by check. 

Work-Study Work-study is a serious commitment. Positions 

are available, ranging from a few hours to half days. Applications 

for assistance must be postmarked by May 1 (see page 

4) and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Applicants will be informed of their grants not later than June 

15. All requests are confidential. We have never filled all of 

our work-study positions, so if you are interested in further 

reducing your Kallah costs, ask about working more than one. 

Early Arrival Lodging is available on campus Sunday night 

and will cost an additional $80 per person (including room, 

dinner, breakfast and lunch). 

The Site We are excited to be at Franklin Pierce University 

(FPU) — a gorgeous campus in a breathtaking setting. The 

University has a beautiful lake for swimming and boating, 

miles of hiking trails, and is located at the foot of New 

Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock. FPU offers a range of lodging 

options from camping to economical dormitory rooms to 

spacious, modern air-conditioned lakefront apartments 

complete with kitchens. 

Getting to and from Campus FPU is located in Rindge, 

NH, just north of the Massachusetts border. Approximate 

driving time is 4.5 hours from New York City and 1½ hours 

from Boston. The closest airports are in Manchester, NH 

(1 hour), and Boston (1½ - 2 hours). There is no charge for 

parking on campus. Participants will be driving from all over 

New England and the East Coast. You can check our website 

for ridesharing information! 

We have hired a bus service that will make two trips 

between Franklin Pierce and 

Manchester Airport each day of 

registration and departure (each 

trip takes approx. 1 hour): 

Sunday 6/30: Leave Manchester 

Airport at 2 pm & 5 pm; 

Monday 7/1: Leave Manchester 

Airport at 11:30 am & 2 pm; 

Sunday 7/7: Leave Franklin Pierce 

on at 11:15 am & 2 pm. 

Tickets will be $30/per person 

each way and you may purchase 

them when you register. Please 

plan your travel accordingly. Bus 

tickets are non-refundable 

after June 15. There will be only 

110 seats available per day (55/bus), so, first-come, first-served. 

IMPORTANT: you must designate which bus on the registration 

form — do not buy tickets until you know. (If you don’t know 

your travel plans at the time you register, you may call the 

office to buy tickets, or add them to your online registration 

later.) 

If you are with a party of 3 or 4, you may want to hire a 

private town car for $95. Call Royal Airport Service at 1-800- 

494-0508. 

If renting a car, you can get special rates with Avis using 

our AWD#U303447. Tell them you are with the ALEPH Kallah. 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Housing 

At Franklin Pierce, you will have a wide variety of 

options. Air-conditioning is available, but at a higher 

cost. We are told that due to the location of FPU, which 

is at a high altitude near the mountains, a nice breeze 

significantly lessens the need for air-conditioning (particularly 

at night). 

Here are the options: 

Economical single & double dorm rooms (with hall 

bath; not air-conditioned) 

Suites (choice of single or double rooms) with common 

living area and semi-private bathrooms. (A/C and no A/C 

options) 

Air-Conditioned Lakeview Apartments (choice 

of single or double rooms) are the newest addition to 

campus housing. with a scenic view of beautiful Pearly 

Pond. Each apartment has 2 levels and includes 3 

bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, and a kitchen (bring your 

own utensils, etc.). These are slightly further away from 

the main campus than the other options. We also offer a 

2-person private efficiency apartment option. 

PLUS…..for the first time we have Tent Camping on the 

premises for the same price offered to Commuters! (Please 

note, this is just a field near the dorms, not private 

wooded sites. No fires allowed. Showers will be available 

in dorms.) Space is very limited….reserve early! 

Learn more about housing on our website: 

www.aleph.org/kallah.html 

Commuters Meals are included in the commuter fees. 

Commuters can arrange to stay on campus for Shabbat, 

provided there is room. 

If you prefer a cozy country inn atmosphere, the 

Woodbound Inn (www.woodbound.com) is a 10-minute drive 

from campus and will offer special rates beginning at $79 per 

room for Kallah participants. Call 603-532-8341, or email 

erin@woodbound.com. 

Meals The FPU Dining Service use ingredients that are 

locally-grown and organic whenever possible. Every day 

you can expect healthy, creative vegetarian/fish/dairy/parve 

meals. A non-dairy, non-wheat and vegan choice will always 

be available. If you have special needs, please indicate on the 

registration form or contact our Dining Room Liaison Chaim 

Schneider (chaim@mac.com). 

Special Needs The campus is compact, but somewhat hilly. 

We will have golf carts and vans to help with transportation 

on campus. Please notify us early if you have special needs of 

any kind. Most facilities on campus are wheelchair accessible. 

Shabbat Guests If the Kallah does not fill to capacity, there 

will be the possibility of attending for Shabbat only. Include 

payment and mark “Shabbat Only” on the registration form. 

Payments will be held (not processed) until availability is 

determined. The office will maintain a waiting list and let you 

know whether there is space by June 8. 

Post-Kallah Intensive Study Week The ALEPH 

Ordination Program (Rabbinic, Cantorial, Rabbinic Pastor, 

and Hashpa’ah: Spiritual Direction) will sponsor a week 

of advanced studies following the Kallah. The Study Week 

program, hosted at Franklin Pierce by ALEPH’s Ruach Ha’Aretz 

mobile retreat center, is open to students enrolled in the 

Ordination Program. Ordination Program applicants may also 

attend with permission from the Dean, Rabbi Marcia Prager. 

For information and registration, contact Rabbis Nadya and 

Victor Gross, Project Directors, at info@ruachhaaretz.com. 

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ALEPH Affiliated Communities 

ALEPH Dues and Membership Information 

UNITED STATES 

ARIZONA 

Ruach Hamidbar-Spirit of the 

Desert (Scottsdale/Paradise 

Valley/Phoenix) 

CALIFORNIA 

B’nai Horin/Children of Freedom 

(Los Angeles) 

Chadesh Yameinu (Santa Cruz) 

Chochmat HaLev (Berekeley) 

Kehilla Community Synagogue 

(Piedmont) 

Makom Ohr Shalom (West Hills) 

Shir Hashirim Minyan (Berkeley) 

Shir HaYam (San Diego) 

The Elijah Minyan (San Diego) 

COLORADO 

Nevei Kodesh (Boulder) 

Pardes Levavot (Boulder) 

CONNECTICUT 

Congregation P’nai Or of Central 

Connecticut (West Hartford) 

FLORIDA 

Or Ahavah (Lutz) 

Temple Adath Or (Davie) 

ILLINOIS 

Makom Shalom (Chicago) 

MARYLAND 

Am Kolel (Beallsville) 

East Bank Havurah (Baltimore/ 

Central Maryland) 

MASSACHUSETTS 

B’nai Or Boston (Boston) 

MICHIGAN 

Congr. Shir Tikvah (Metro 

Detroit) 

Pardes Hannah (Ann Arbor) 

MISSOURI 

Congregation Neve Shalom 

(St. Louis) 

MONTANA 

Congregation Beth Shalom 

(Bozeman) 

NEW JERSEY 

Havurah Or Ha Lev 

(Long Valley) 

NEW MEXICO 

Congr. Nahalat Shalom 

(Albuquerque) 

NEW YORK 

Romemu (New York City) 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Temple Or Olam (Concord) 

Yavneh: A Jewish Renewal 

Community (Raleigh) 

OREGON 

Havurah Shir Hadash (Ashland) 

P’nai Or of Portland (Portland) 

PENNSYLVANIA 

P’nai Or Philadelphia 

(Philadelphia) 

VIRGINIA 

P’nai Yisrael (Charlottesville) 

WASHINGTON 

Congregation Eitz Or (Seattle) 

WISCONSIN 

Shaarei Shamayim (Madison) 

INTERNATIONAL 

AUSTRALIA 

Emmanuel Synagogue (Sydney) 

BRAZIL 

Jewish Congr. of Brazil— 

Chavurah Al Sfat ha-Yam 

(Rio de Janeiro) 

CANADA 

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Regina) 

Or Shalom (Vancouver) 

GERMANY 

Beth Avraham (Munich) 

Ohel Hachidusch (Berlin) 

ISRAEL 

Nava Tehila (Jerusalem) 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Ruach Havurah (London) 

PERU 

Jewish Community of Huanuco 

Beith Etz Chaim 

All adult Kallah attendees must be current members 

of ALEPH. Please select the category below that applies to 

your household. 

q Member of ALEPH through listed ALEPH Affiliated 

Community. (Note community on form.) 

q Individual (household) member of ALEPH, through contribution 

made since since July 8, 2012. (If our records show 

that you are not current, we’ll invoice you.) 

q Not a current ALEPH member. (Add $54 per individual or 

$72 per household to the registration form.) 

If you are not sure your ALEPH membership is current, please 

contact ALEPH Member Services at 215-247-9700, ext. 21. 

2013 Kallah Planning Committee (at time of press) 

Sally Plone, Coordinator; Sheri Levson, Assistant Coordinator, 

Susan Raskin Abrams, Jonathan Baron, Deb Barsel, R. Dennis 

Beck-Berman, Renee Brachfeld, Marcia Brooks, Lynda Danzig, 

Sheryl Adler-Eldridge, Sheila Katz Feiwell, Eliezer Froehlich, 

Gayle Gale, Rachel Harris, Jessica Jobanek, Annie Klein, Latifa 

& Peter Kropf, Joanie Levine, Rudie & Shira Lion, Harry 

Morrow, R. Mark Novak, Skye Pelicrow, Sara Rohr, Howie 

(Chaim) Schneider, Baruch Schwadron, R. David Seidenberg, 

Jody Seltzer, Laura Shakun, Sarai Shapiro, Yehuda Winter, Judi 

Wisch, Linda Zweig 

Brochure design: Hal Aqua, www.aquastudio.net 

Cover photo: Judith Hagen, judith-hagen.fineartamerica.com 

Thanks to Ann Silver and all the photographers from past Kallot 

who contributed their work to this brochure. 

Register early! 

Space is limited. Full payment is due May 15, and 

will be accepted in postmark order. Your registration 

implies you have read and agree to the 

financial terms stated on page 16. All payments 

should be made in US dollars. You can register 

online (www.aleph.org/kallah.htm); mail the 

forms on the next two pages with your payment 

to ALEPH Kallah, 47 Charles St., Newton, MA 

02466; or fax to: 866-826-3011 (US only). 

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BASIC FEES 

RESIDENTIAL x # of people AMOUNT 

Adult, per person, double hall bath $998 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, single hall bath $1098 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, double in suite $1098 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, single in suite $1198 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, double in suite (Air Conditioned) $1258 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, single in suite (A/C) $1358 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, double in (A/C) apartment $1398 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, single in (A/C) apartment $1458 x________= $____________ 

Adult, per person, two sharing private (A/C) apartment $1598 x________= $____________ 

Teens (ages 13-18) Teen Program $998 x________= $____________ 

Teens (ages 13-18) Room & Board only $750 x________= $____________ 

Child (ages 4-12) $698 x________= $____________ 

2nd (or more) child $650 x________= $____________ 

Toddler (ages 1-3) $650 x________= $____________ 

SUBTOTAL RESIDENTIAL 

$___________ 

COMMUTERS & CAMPING 

Adult Commuter (includes meals) $850 x________= $____________ 

Adult Camper (includes meals & facilities) $850 x________= $____________ 

Teens (ages 13-18) $850 x________= $____________ 

Children (ages 1-12) $545 x________= $____________ 

SUBTOTAL COMMUTER 

$___________ 

SHABBAT/WEEKEND (Friday afternoon through Sunday) 

Weekend only (limited availability, see page 17) $425 x________= $____________ 

Weekend only COMMUTER (limited availability, see p. 17) $325 x________= $____________ 

Weekend only CAMPING (limited availability, see p. 17) $325 x________= $____________ 

SUBTOTAL SHABBAT 

$___________ 

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS 

CHOOSE ONLY ONE: 5% First Timer (deduct 5% for each first-time Kallah participant) 

OR 5% Register w/ a Minyan (deduct 5% only if 10 registrations are mailed together in the same envelope) 

x________= $____________ 

Early Bird Discount (paid in full, postmarked by April 15) subtract $35/person 

x________= $____________ 

National Havurah 2013 Institute Attendee 

Deduct $200 per adult (cannot be combined w/ other discounts) x________= $____________ 

Total DISCOUNTS 

-$___________ 

ADDITIONAL FEES 

NH tax & processing fee: per person residential $40 x________= $____________ 

NH tax & processing fee: per person commuter/camper $20 x________= $____________ 

Supplementary fees for classes (arts, hiking, etc) as noted x________= $____________ 

Sunday arrival $80 x________= $____________ 

Airport shuttle: $30/person each way. Choose your times below: 

6/30: 2pm 5pm 7/1: 11:30am 2pm 7/7: 11:15am 2pm x________= $____________ 

ALEPH tax deductible membership: $54 Single, $72 household x________= $____________ 

If you are member of an ALEPH community, please note which: _________________________ 

Late fee (if not paid in full by May 15): add $50/person x________= $____________ 

Please consider an additional tax deductible donation (circle one): 

Kesher program (scholarships) Kids’ Kallah ALEPH General Fund $____________ 

Total ADDITIONAL FEES/DONATIONS 

GRAND TOTAL (your subtotal plus fees minus discounts) 

Amount enclosed (minimum $100 deposit per person before 5/15) 

Balance due by May 15, 2013 (After May 15 must be paid in full) 

Visa or MC #_________________________________________________Expiration ___________ Security Code_________ 

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY 

$___________ 

$___________ 

$___________ 

$___________ 

Please charge my balance on q April 15 (early discount) q May 15 (regular registration) 

If paying by credit card, please make sure the address matches your billing address. 

Registration form continues on reverse. 

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7000 Lincoln Dr. B-2 

Philadelphia, PA 19119-3046 

NON PROFIT ORG. 

U.S. POSTAGE 

PAID 

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PERMIT # 593 

Receiving duplicates Please pass on to a friend. 

ADULT #1 

Full Name__________________________________________________ Name tag (if different)_______________________________________ 

Birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy)________________________________________ Gender: F M 

Address_____________________________________________________ City, State, Zip _____________________________________________ 

Day phone___________________________ Eve phone____________________________ Cell______________________OK to text_______ 

Occupation________________________________________ Email_______________________________________ OK to email____________ 

COURSE PREFERENCES – list using course numbers. Courses are filled in order of postmark. If more space is needed, 

please copy sheet. Also, please indicate whether you selected this course primarily for the topic or the teacher. 

AM 1st choice ______ topic / teacher AM 2nd choice ______ topic / teacher AM 3rd choice ______ topic / teacher 

PM 1st choice ______ topic / teacher PM 2nd choice ______ topic / teacher PM 3rd choice ______ topic / teacher 

Are you interested in: (check all that apply) q Linda Hirschhorn’s Choir q Tikkun Olam Project 

ADULT #2 

Full Name__________________________________________________ Name tag (if different)_______________________________________ 

Birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy)________________________________________ Gender: F M 

Address_____________________________________________________ City, State, Zip _____________________________________________ 

Day phone___________________________ Eve phone____________________________ Cell______________________OK to text_______ 

Occupation________________________________________ Email_______________________________________ OK to email____________ 

COURSE PREFERENCES – list using course numbers. Courses are filled in order of postmark. If more space is needed, 

please copy sheet. Also, please indicate whether you selected this course primarily for the topic or the teacher. 

AM 1st choice ______ topic / teacher AM 2nd choice ______ topic / teacher AM 3rd choice ______ topic / teacher 

PM 1st choice ______ topic / teacher PM 2nd choice ______ topic / teacher PM 3rd choice ______ topic / teacher 

Are you interested in: (check all that apply) q Linda Hirschhorn’s Choir q Tikkun Olam Project 

CHILD/TEEN #1 Name_______________________________Birthdate_____________ Sex: F M Email________________________ 

CHILD/TEEN #2 Name_______________________________Birthdate_____________ Sex: F M Email________________________ 

Room share request: ______________________________________ (Every effort will be made to honor your request.) 

OTHER INFORMATION 

Noise levels: Please indicate your noise tolerance: silence…………….……….not an issue…………………lively! 

Electricity on Shabbat: q No q Yes q Yes, but willing to accommodate roommate(s) 

Dietary Needs (check all that apply): q Lactose intolerant q Nut allergy q Wheat/gluten allergy q Vegan q Other __________ 

Do any health issues require special consideration for housing (Please explain in detail) 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

How many previous Kallot have you attended___________ What year was the last one you attended______________ 

How did you hear about the Kallah q website q brochure q ad q social media q specific person:______________________ 

Please rank your top 3 reasons for attending Kallah (place a 1, 2 & 3 in front of reason): 

___Community ___Re-entry into Judaism ___Davening ___Experience Jewish Renewal ____My family 

___Hoping to meet my Basherte (soul mate) ___Learning (specify if particular teacher) ________________________ 

Are you affiliated q Renewal q Recon q Conservative q Reform 20 q Havurah q Orthodox q other____________________

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