Grab a Ramah Darom map and take an audio tour of campus at ramahdarom�org/take-a-tour FRIDAY, MARCH 26 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 11:00am-5:00pm Check In and Intake Welcome Center Enjoy DIY projects or check out activity boxes, sports equipment 11:00am-5:00pm Concierge Desk and games Boating Open Agam (Lake) Check the Concierge Desk to see what time slots are available for: 12:30-5:00pm Archery* Archery Range Climbing* Alpine Tower/Climbing Wall Pool* Breicha (Pool) Outside of Omanut 2:00-4:00pm Art: Embossed Jerusalem with Judy Robkin* (Art Building) Stroll Ramah Darom (Easy) Meet at Levine 3:00-4:00pm Enjoy a tour of our campus. Center Portico Mirpesset T'fillah 4:00-4:45pm Gentle Yoga with Jenn Krueger* (Mountainside Pavilion) 5:00-5:15pm Symbolic Burning of the Chametz Medura (Lakeside Fire Pit) Family Program: A Story Concert with Maxine Handelman Families are invited to enjoy Shabbat, Pesach and getting-to-know- Beit Am 5:30-6:15pm you stories as we prepare to welcome the holiday! Recommended for (Covered Basketball Court) children up to the age of 8. Beit Am 6:15-7:15pm Welcome! Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv (Covered Basketball Court) Levine Center Portico/ 6:30-7:30pm Candle Lighting Available Center Dining Hall *See Session Descriptions on pages 40-41. Grey Denotes Preregistration Required! 12 Passover 2021 Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom FRIDAY, MARCH 26 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 7:30-9:00pm Shabbat Dinner Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) The Rabbi, The Witch and The Prevaricator: The Life of Shimon ben Shetach with Maharat Rori Picker Neiss Shimon ben Shetach is well-known for hunting witches. But who was this man? Together we will look at various texts in an attempt to understand 9:15-10:15pm what motivated him, how he transformed Judaism towards its modern Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) form and why he had to stand aside at the execution of his own son. Learn more about the witches hunted by Shimon ben Shetach in Maxine Handelman's session "The Witches of Ashkelon." The conversation continues next Shabbat! Peulat Erev (Night Time Activity): Competitive Celebrity Beit Am and Cocktails 9:30-11:00pm (Covered Basketball Court) Relax and get to know other guests through a distanced game of celebrity. Prizes will be awarded! SATURDAY, MARCH 27 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 7:50-9:00am Daily Health Screening Levine Center Portico 8:00-9:30am Breakfast Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) 8:30-9:30am Health Clinic Open Levine Center Portico 9:00-9:30am Daily Dose of Talmud with Rabbi Aaron Alexander* Ohel Aleph (Tent A) Check out activity boxes, sports equipment and games Concierge Desk 9:30am-12:00pm Beit Am Traditional Egalitarian Shabbat Service (Covered Basketball Court) 10:00-10:45am Minyan Shelanu—Musical Family Services with Ori Salzberg* Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) Storahtelling with Naomi Less Engage in an interactive Torah experience through live, interpretive theatrical translation, chanting and music. Perfect for tweens, teens and 11:00am-12:00pm Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) adults! Please note children are welcome, but the program is designed for a more mature audience. Acoustic instruments will be used during this service. 12:00-1:30pm Lunch Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) 13 פסח 5781 Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom SATURDAY, MARCH 27 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION Check out activity boxes, sports equipment and games Concierge Desk 1:30-6:00pm Check the Concierge Desk to see what time slots are available for: Pool* Breicha (Pool) See Kids Schedule for 1:30-1:45pm Camp Drop Off Locations/Program Options Health Concerns and Halakhah with Rabbi Aaron Alexander This almost needs no introduction, but some essential sources that drive decision making when ritual and health concerns are in conflict haven't Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) been employed in the public debate. We’ll explore them together, while also paying attention to how Law unfolds over time. Shabbat Song Circle with Eliana Light Mirpesset T'fillah Come together to sing and lift one another up with joyous Shabbat (Mountainside Pavilion) 1:45-3:00pm melodies. The Power of Mikvah: Waterfall Hike and Learning with Eliana Leader What is it about water that makes it such a powerful connector between Meet at Levine Center spirituality and physicality? In this session we will explore water's Portico symbolism in Judaism and reflect on its beauty through a light hike to the Ramah Darom waterfall. What Does It Mean to Love God? with Rabbi Shai Held Many of us are familiar with the mitzvah of loving God, which forms an integral part of the Shema. But how does one fulfill this daunting commandment? What does love of God actually look like? In this Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) session, we'll explore a few approaches from the Jewish tradition: 1. The 3:15-4:30pm relationship between loving God and observing mitzvot; 2. The idea that we express love for God in learning Torah; and 3. The idea that we love God by making God beloved in the world. Meet at Levine Center Art from the Natural World with Mckenzie Wren* Portico Mirpesset T'fillah 3:30-4:30pm Vinyasa Flow with Navit Robkin* (Mountainside Pavilion) See Kids Schedule 4:45-5:00pm Camp Pickup for Locations Who Knows Four?: Inclusion and Exclusion in the Passover Seder with Rabbi William Plevan Why is the number four so important in the Passover Seder? In this session, we will study the passage of the four children from the Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) Haggadah and similar Rabbinic texts. Are these texts inclusive or 4:45-6:00pm exclusive? What can we learn from these texts about the tension between maintaining standards of behavior (moral or religious) and achieving inclusive community? Meditation with Rabbi Ayal Robkin* Ohel Aleph (Tent A) 14 Passover 2021 Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom SATURDAY, MARCH 27 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION Pre-Seder Food Pickup 5:00-5:30pm Grab a light meal so you aren’t hungry during the Seder! Levine Center Portico Available for all Households. Passover Song Session with Cantor Linda Shivers Beit Am 6:15-7:00pm Come for a refresher of Pesach songs old and new to bring to your (Covered Basketball Court) Seder tonight! All ages welcome. 7:00-8:15pm Rest and Seder Prep Beit Am 7:15-8:00pm Mincha and Maariv (Covered Basketball Court) Classic Communal Seder Semi-Private Seder in Dining Areas 8:15-11:00pm Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) Seder-To-Go Kit and Shulchan Aruch in Dining Areas *Shulchan Aruch for all Seder options must be served by 10:45pm. Levine Center Portico/ 8:30-9:00pm Candle Lighting Available Center Dining Hall SUNDAY, MARCH 28 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION 7:50-9:00am Daily Health Screening Levine Center Portico 8:00-9:30am Breakfast Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) 8:30-9:30am Health Clinic Open Levine Center Portico 9:00-9:30am Daily Dose of Talmud with Rabbi Aaron Alexander* Ohel Aleph (Tent A) Check out activity boxes, sports equipment and games Concierge Desk 9:30am-12:00pm Beit Am Traditional Egalitarian Yom Tov Service (Covered Basketball Court) 10:00-10:50am Minyan Shelanu—Musical Family Services with Ori Salzberg* Treehouse Benches *See Session Descriptions on pages 40-41. Grey Denotes Preregistration Required! 15 פסח 5781 Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom SUNDAY, MARCH 28 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION Mindful Musical Morning with Eliana Light Through prayer and music, we will lift our spirits. Through movement, 11:00am-12:00pm we will ground our bodies. Through intention, we will seek new wisdom. Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) Through silence, we will listen to ourselves and each other. Acoustic instruments will be used during this service. 12:00-1:30pm Lunch Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall) Check out activity boxes, sports equipment and games Concierge Desk 1:30-6:00pm Check at the Concierge Desk to see what time slots are available for: Pool* Breicha (Pool) See Kids Schedule for 1:30-1:45pm Camp Drop Off Locations/Program Options Sarai, Hagar and the Mystery of Divine Blessing: Reading Genesis 16 with Rabbi Shai Held In this session we'll explore one of the most moving—and disturbing— chapters in the Bible: The story of Hagar's mistreatment at the hands of Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) Abram and Sarai. We'll ask how interpreters both traditional and modern have understood Sarai's sin; we'll probe Hagar's unique relationship with God; and we'll inquire after why God would send a slave back to her 1:45-3:00pm master, which seems to violate the laws God lays down in Deuteronomy. Mincha: Music, Mindfulness and Movement—an Embodied Way to Mirpesset T'fillah Pray with Naomi Less (Mountainside Pavilion) Acoustic instruments will be used during this service. Meet at Levine Center Kilby Mill Stroll (Easy) with Yoni Kaplan* Portico Jewish Ethics and Vaccine Distribution with Navit Robkin Part 1 of a series on ethics in the age of COVID-19. What does Jewish tradition tell us about prioritization of vaccine distribution in the modern Margam (Lakeside Pavilion) world? Using traditional Jewish sources, we will explore if Jewish text can inform our thinking about "who goes first”. 3:15-4:30pm Voices and Visions: If Not Now, When? with Eliana Leader Join a conversation on how Judaism influences our sense of moral Ohel Aleph (Tent A) action by exploring three pieces of art inspired by the quotes of great Jewish leaders and thinkers. Mirpesset T'fillah Low Impact Fitness with Rachel Herman* (Mountainside Pavilion) See Kids Schedule for 4:45-5:00pm Camp Pickup Locations 16 Passover 2021 Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom SUNDAY, MARCH 28 TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION Rethinking (Entirely!) the “10 Commandments” with Aaron Alexander The progression to the Second Set of 10 Commandments may not be as we’ve come to understand.