Elat Chayyim-The Jewish Spiritual Retreat Center Moves Home.ACCORD, N.Y. -- This Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. Weekend, after 14 years in Accord, NY, Elat Chayyim-The Jewish Spiritual Retreat Center is moving its home to Falls Village, CT. Joining forces with the Isabella Freedman freed·man n. A man who has been freed from slavery. freedman Noun pl -men History a man freed from slavery Noun 1. Jewish Retreat Center, Elat Chayyim will continue its unique mission exploring dynamic, new ways of creating Jewish spiritual life. Founded in 1992, Elat Chayyim offers weekend and week-long retreats for an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. array of Jewish spiritual study. Open to spiritual seekers from the entire spectrum of Jewish practice, Elat Chayyim programs encourage intellectual and spiritual exploration. The actual move from Accord, NY to Falls Village, CT will take place after a special Sabbath celebration, which begins on September 1. Beloved rabbis David Cooper David Cooper may be:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Sabbath with inspirational teachings. Then, the Torah scroll will be lovingly carried from its old home to the new. Twelve teams of walkers will share the responsibility of walking and singing this central symbol of Jewish community to its new center. In some instances, walkers will represent donors who were unable to walk the distance. All are welcome to join the walk route. Cheer on the walkers as they stride through towns along these roads: Route 209, County Rd. 60, NY 22, 44, County Road 114, US 7, and finally Johnson Road into the Isabella Freedman Camp. Finally, as the Torah is walked into the Isabella Freedman Camp, at approximately 2pm on Monday, September 4, there will be musical festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. to mark the new Elat Chayyim home. In honor of the transition to its new location, Elat Chayyim welcomes a new director, Ari Weller, of Brooklyn, NY. Creator of the Integrative Movement Conditioning concept, Mr. Weller's seven-year connection to Elat Chayyim comes from taking and teaching Elat Chayyim programs. He has a background in advertising, a passion for self-discovery--and an innate ability to teach that to others. "I look forward to enhancing the presence and awareness of Jewish spiritual life while we build new Elat Chayyim roots in our new home. Uniting the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center with Elat Chayyim programming creates strength and spirit for the entire region." For further details, please see www.elatchayyim.org or www.jewishretreatcenter.org |
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