Community Retreats

We're so excited to announce that our Annual Retreat will be taking place January 3-5, 2025 at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa! Our Scholar-in-Residence will be Marc Dollinger, professor and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility at San Francisco State University.

Lecture Topics:
1. Laundering Antisemitism: Identity Politics, Ethnic Studies, and the University
2. 1619, 1654, 2024: Jews, Race, and U.S. History
3. Jews of San Francisco

All-inclusive pricing will include the following: Lodging for two nights, Six meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch), Shabbat services, Multiple Scholar learning sessions, Childcare, and plenty of games and fun for community bonding! Opt into additional group campsite activities during free time, such as Ropes Course, Archery, and Climbing Tower.

Choose from two Lodging options: either The Lodge (elegance and comfort) or Authenic Cabins (fun for families)! Registration confirmation due November 18th. We hope you'll join us!

Am Tikvah’s Annual Retreat is a tradition from the legacy synagogue B’nai Emunah that has continued for 45 years. On Saturday November 18^th and Sunday November 19^th, 2023,  we had an opportunity to take a break away from the business of our outwardly-focused lives. We were excited to announce that we had two scholars this year!

Rabbi Daniel Chorny was be our Scholar in Residence on Saturday, leading two lectures about creative rituals in both secular and religious contexts.

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny, Cantor at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, was our Scholar in Residence on Sunday to lead a workshop on design-based creative rituals for both personal and communal inspiration.