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We are thrilled to announce that the Adventure Rabbi Community will celebrate Rosh Hashanah 2013 in Ward, Colorado at Glacier View Ranch, just 20 minutes from North Boulder. Because of the proximity to Boulder, guests are invited to come just for the evening or stay overnight. Camping and breakfast is included and a catered diner and lodge rooms are available for a minimal extra fee.

These are not your parents' High Holiday services!

• Are the mountains your true spiritual home?
• Do you feel most "connected" when you are outside?
• Don't you wish Judaism could be like that?

Imagine celebrating Rosh Hashanah in the mountains, hiking, meeting new people, with joyful services led by the "Adventure Rabbi."

Leave your fancy clothing at home and join us.

Warning: Some people have made their best friends on our retreats, met their spouse, become engaged, or decided to move to Colorado. This could happen to you. (Although no guarantees.)

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>Includes Catered Dinner w/
Matzah Ball Soup
>Free Camping

• Outdoor-oriented
• All ages. We've had participants ages 2 months to 93 years (but we also tend to get lots of 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s)
• All fitness levels, from triathletes, to mountaineers to occasional walkers
• Progressive and open-minded about their Judaism
• Looking for "authentic" and meaningful Jewish experiences
• Representative of a range of Jewish knowledge and practice
• From all across the United States, L.A. to Florida, to NYC (and of course from Denver and Boulder, Colorado)
• Newcomers who do not know anyone when the arrive
• Regulars, who have been coming to AR events for year
• Families with children
• Singles and Couples
  
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High Holiday Rosh Hashanah Service:
Rabbi Korngold's High Holiday services are best described as warm, engaging, and inclusive. They can not be described as long, boring, droning or preachy.

Comments from past participants include: "Wow, I never even had to resort to counting the ceiling tiles!" and, "This is the first service I have been to in years where I didn't count pages."

Weather permitting, the morning service will be held outdoors using a special service written by Rabbi Korngold.. For the evening service in the chapel, and the morning if it is indoors, we use a PowerPoint prayerbook that we made, which is filled with nature writings and photos from our trips to bring the outdoors in.

Full Group Contemplative Hike to Service Site:
The Jewish worship service begins with songs and Psalms, intended to help us "warm-up" before we pray. On this Adventure Rabbi retreat, we move the opening part of the service out of the synagogue. We will walk together as a community, stopping often to slow ourselves down and be inspired by the majesty surrounding us. weather permitting, our service will be held in the outdoor amphitheater.

Based on the averages recorded at this time of the year, we expect temperatures between 39 and 70 degrees. Please bring appropriate gear to be outside in sun, rain or snow! We'll send a recommended gear list before the retreat.

Camping is included and the holidays are early enough this year that camping should be lovely. There are locker rooms with bathrooms with running water, toilets, showers and hot tubs. (Yes, you read that correctly. Hot tubs.)

Lodge rooms will be available form Glacier View Ranch. Details to follow.

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Our catered dinner will once again be prepared by Steve Grindley, of The Bridal Shower Chef and More. His food is delicious and the service is friendly and upbeat. The meal is healthy and festive and includes homemade matzah ball soup.

Although pork and shellfish will not be served, meals are not kosher. Menu subject to availability of items.

We encourage you to buy our $36 cancellation insurance so that if for any reason you are able to attend, you can receive a refund for your Adventure Rabbi program fee.

Please note, if you have not purchased cancellation insurance, we will not be able to offer you refund, not matter what the reason is. We pay our vendors based on incoming registrations and they do not offer us a refund.

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"Both of your sermons were very appropriate, timely, and special. The hiking teaching was also great. I love that what you talk about is so applicable to our everyday lives and keeps the whole experience very down to earth, reachable, and therefore enjoyable."
                              Jeanette

"I wanted to write you to tell you that I had such a great time at the retreat. It was everything you have been telling me it would be, and more. Not only did I meet some great people but I had some major Jewish realizations as well. In fact, I'm still high off the Jewish buzz."
                              Emily

"The retreat was wonderful! It was so nice to have the service outside. I especially liked the time you gave us to reflect and write about what we wanted to accomplish/change for the coming year. That was very meaningfulness was the hike to the site, your reflections along the way, and the time we stopped by the lake to do telaesthetic meditation with Joyride was great as well and very insightful."
                               Johanna

"Thanks for creating such a fantastic alternative to traditional services. Our family connects with doing it the Adventure Rabbi way!"
                              Lynette

"My parents loved the retreat! I know that it meant so much for them to be there with us. My mom was wondering if she could get a copy of your sermon from the morning services. She really liked it and wanted to reread it."
                              Bob bee

"There was such a sense of togetherness even though I really only know a handful of people---- everyone seemed very light spirited, welcoming and interested in each other. I noticed this with many of the new people I met during orientation and over the retreat. For me there is a nice balance of being able to be social, while also being able to experience some time with your own thoughts--- walking on the trail on the way up to morning services, stopping at the lake to let go, walking up to the "sanctuary"--- what a meaningful journey! What a wonderful way to start the New Year."
                              Melissa

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