| DATES |
EVENT |
| SEPTEMBER 2011 |
| OCTOBER
2011 |
| Sept 28-Oct 1 |
Rosh HaShanah 5772 and Shabbat
Shuvah (poster; schedule)
|
| 7-8 |
Yom Kippur 5772 (poster;
schedule) |
| 12-20 |
"Sukkot 5772"
(poster; schedule)
Classes, tours, hikes, music, two giant sukkahs |
| 16, 18 |
Sukkot Hike |
| 17 |
Simchat Beit HaShueva Celebration
Enjoy and dance with the Ascent sukkah-rocker band |
| 19-20 |
Simchat Torah 5772 |
| 21-22 |
Shabbat of Creation - open |
| 28-29 |
Shabbat - open; theme: "Mind
Over Matter" |
| |
|
| NOVEMBER
2011 |
| 4-5 |
Shabbat Getaway:
all invited; theme: "Jewish Meditation" |
| 10-12 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"Finding Your Soulmate" (poster;
schedule) |
| 17-19 |
Hebrew Seminar: "The Way
of Happiness" (poster)
English speakers: Shabbat Weekend Getaway |
| 25-26 |
Shabbat Getaway:
all invited |
| |
|
| DECEMBER
2011 |
| 2-3 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 2-3 |
Shabbat-Reunion
in Baltimore area. with Big Mo! |
| 9-10 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Jewish Meditation" |
| 9-10 |
Shabbat-Reunion
in Philadelphia area. with Big Mo! |
| 15-17 |
Hebrew Seminar:
"'Tanya'—To Be Happy Always" (poster)
English speakers: Shabbat Weekend Getaway |
| 22-24 |
Weekend-Retreat: CHANUKAH:
"Ignite Your Soul" (poster,
schedule)
TWO Chanukah parties, In-depth
study, hike (weather permitting) or tour |
| 30-31 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Finding Your Soulmate" |
| |
|
| JANUARY 2012 |
| 6-7 |
Shabbat Getaway; theme:
"Jewish Meditation" |
| 12-14 |
Hebrew Seminar: "Maimonides
and the Middle Path " (poster)
English speakers: Shabbat Weekend Getaway |
| 19-21 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"The Healing Path" (poster,
schedule) |
| 27-28 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Finding Your Soulmate" |
| |
|
| FEBRUARY 2012 |
| 3-4 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 3-4 |
"ONE SHABBAT, ONE
WORLD":
Celebrate one Shabbat together
as one united global community
|
| 7, 7:30 pm |
"Kabbalistic Tu B'Shvat Seder: Thirty
Fruits and Four Cups of Wine" (poster-schedule)
|
| 9-11 |
Shabbat Getaway; theme:
"Jewish Meditation" |
| 16-18 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"What Makes You Happy?"
(poster, schedule) |
| 24-25 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| |
|
| MARCH 2012 |
| 2-3 |
Shabbat Getaway; theme:
"Jewish Meditation" |
| 7-9 |
"PURIM
Fun!" (poster, schedule) |
| 9-10 |
Shabbat Getaway |
| 16-17 |
Shabbat Getaway; theme:
"Finding Your Soulmate" |
| 23-24 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Jewish Meditation" |
| 30-31 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Preparing for Passover" |
| |
|
| APRIL 2012 |
| 6-7[-8] |
"(First Days of) PASSOVER" (poster,
schedule)
(including Seder, Festival & Shabbat meals) |
| 8-12 |
"Middle Days of Passover"
(poster, schedule)
(Workshops, hikes, tours, concerts, kosher-for-Pesach meals) |
| 12-13(-14) |
"Last Days of Passover"
(poster, schedule)
(Midnight sea-splitting, Moshiach's Meal with 4 more cups, Shabbat) |
| 20-21 |
Shabbat Weekend Getaway;
theme: "The Key to Happiness" |
| 25-28 |
Shabbat Weekend
Getaway; theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| |
|
| MAY 2012 |
| 3-5 |
Hebrew Seminar: "Inner Dimensions"
English speakers: Shabbat Getaway; theme: "Meet
the Mystics" |
| 10 |
Lag B'Omer Pilgrimmage to
Meron (poster, schedule)
|
| 10-12 |
Weekend-Retreat:
: "Living in Divine Space" (poster, schedule)
|
| 18-19 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Jewish Meditation" |
| 24-27 |
Holiday Retreat: "HIGH
on the Mountain":
SHAVUOT Revelations in Tsfat (poster,
schedule) |
| |
|
| JUNE 2012 |
| 1-2 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 7-9 |
Weekend-Retreat: "Finding
Your Soulmate" (poster; schedule)
Whether married or not, find out what Kabbalah has to say about love
& intimacy in the 21st century
(Includes a nature hike to the site of Yonatan
ben Uziel -- AMUKA) |
| 14-16 |
Hebrew Seminar: "Jewish Meditation"
(poster)
English speakers: Shabbat Getaway; theme: "Meet
the Mystics" |
| 22-23 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 29-30 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Finding Your Soulmate" |
| |
|
| JULY 2012 |
| SUMMER |
Summer 2011 (weekday schedule, Shabbat schedule) |
| SUMMER |
Volunteer Program:a
special arrangement so you can both serve and enjoy
|
| SUMMER |
Shlomo & Olivia Schwartz in residence! |
| 5-7 |
Hebrew Seminar:
"Maimonides and the Middle Path " (poster)
English speakers: Shabbat Weekend Getaway |
| 12-14 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"Revealing the Love Within You" (poster; schedule) |
| 20-21 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Jewish Meditation" |
| 24 |
"Ari Yahrzeit" Workshop: The "ARI's"
teachings: a one-day intensive (Hebrew) |
| 26-28 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"Meet the Kabbalists of Safed"
Discover ancient secrets to live a meaningful life in the modern world"
(poster; schedule)
(Includes the "ARI's"
teachings and solidarity with the annual Zefat celebration) |
| 29 (Sunday) |
"Tisha B'Av": outdoor Eicha,
TAlmud-Midrash class and post fast meal |
| |
|
| AUGUST 2012 |
| (n.a. until Jan. 2012) |
25th annual "ZEFAT KLEZMER FESTIVAL" (Ascent
schedule w' Festival schedule)
3 full nights of music, daytime workshops and tours |
| (n.a. until Jan. 2012) |
24th annual "Soul Trek
Hiking Adventure": (poster, schedule, previous
photos)
2 nights and 3 full days of serious hiking, music, workshops and good
food |
| 2-4 |
"Kabbalah &
Love" (Hebrew)
|
| 10-11 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "Mind Over Matter" |
| 16-18 |
Weekend-Retreat:
"Living in Divine Space" (poster, schedule)
|
| 23-25 |
Hebrew Seminar: "Jewish Meditation"
English speakers: Shabbat Getaway; theme: "Meet
the Mystics" |
| 31-Sept. 1 |
Shabbat Getaway;
theme: "I am My Beloved's and My Beloved is Mine" [The
concluding Jewish month of Elul] |
| |
|
| SEPTEMBER 2012 |
|
| 6-8 |
Weekend-Retreat: "Jewish
Meditation" (poster, schedule) |
| 13-15 |
Hebrew Seminar: "Renewal"
English speakers: Shabbat Getaway; theme: "Final
Shabbat of 5771 - Blessing Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur"
|
| |
|
| |
|
| Archives |
"Connections" (FRENCH seminar -- poster) |
| |
"Kabbalah and
Science" (poster, schedule) |
| |
Shabbat - (Sorry - all
space already reserved) |
| |
"Kabbalah and Astrology" (poster, schedule) |
| |
"Chasidic Liberation Day"
(Hebrew)
Workshops, tour, hike, music and surprises |
| |
"Day of the Rebbe" Chasidut Seminar (schedule;
poster) |
| |
"Kabbalah of the Ramak" (Rabbi Moshe Cordovero)
(poster,schedule) |
| |
"Tu B'Av - Festival of Love" (Hebrew) |
| |
"Kabbalah and the Martial
Arts" (Hebrew) |
| |
"Enter the Orchard" Kabbalah Meditations (poster; schedule) |
| |
"Lag B'Omer Kabbalah Seminar" (Sorry
- all space already reserved) |
| |
"Kabbalah & Psychology" |
| |
"First Days of Chanukah:"
(Hebrew)
"Increasing the Light within and without |
| |
"Songs of the Soul"(Hebrew) |
| |
"Food for the Body and Soul: Jewish Nutrition" Seminar (poster,
schedule) |
| |
"Women's Torah-Study Retreat" (poster, schedule) |
| |
|
Ascent
Special Events 5772 (10/2011-9/2012)