Want a general overview of the retreat? Check out chochmat.org/retreat! 
 

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Join us for the first ever Chochmat HaLev Community Retreat! 

For the first time in 31 years, Chochmat HaLev is hosting an overnight retreat, and you definitely don’t want to miss it. This is your chance to step out of the everyday and into a full weekend of connection, creativity, and soul-nourishing fun. We’ll share meals, sing quietly (and LOUDLY), move our bodies, laugh a lot, rest deeply, and dive into rich, meaningful conversations that bring people closer – fast. Through music, movement, prayer, play, reflection, and powerful small-group experiences, we’ll build real chavurah: sacred spiritual friendship that lingers long after the weekend ends. You’ll head home energized, inspired, and feeling a deeper resonance with this community and your own Judaism. The kind of resonance that reminds you why you showed up in the first place.

How Registration Works: 

We expect the retreat to fill up quickly and we will sell out. 

• Member Registration: January 15th. 
• Non-Member Registration: Early to Mid-February (If tickets are still available) 

Registration is first come, first served. The sooner you register, the better chance you’ll have at getting a ticket + your preferred lodging choice. 

Members receive priority registration and reduced ticket pricing. 

If Chochmat HaLev has nourished you spiritually and you believe in our mission, now is a great time to give back and become a member today. You can join now and help sustain the community you love. We offer flexible membership tiers to reach a range of budgets. (Members who join before January 25th are invited to participate in our New Member Ritual with Rabbi Zvika Krieger on that date.)

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Accommodation Types + Rates

Camp Newman offers a range of comfortable, heated, indoor lodging options. You may choose from shared cabins (classic summer-camp style), lodge rooms that sleep 2–4 people, or a limited number of private rooms with two twin beds. (Camp Newman offers more private and semi-private accommodations than any other retreat center in the area, which is why we chose this site. Still, these options are limited and will be prioritized for participants with specific needs).

While we will do our best to honor everyone’s lodging preferences, we gently invite you to consider shared accommodations. Many retreat-goers say that some of the most joyful and meaningful moments of the weekend come from staying in shared rooms with people who began as strangers.

ADA Accommodation options:
Both cabins and lodge rooms include ADA-accessible options. If you require ADA-accessible lodging, please indicate this during registration.

Roommates:
For all lodging types, you may register as a couple or family, or as an individual and be paired with a roommate/roommates. You may request roommate preferences during registration.

Rates: 
Rates are per person and based on accommodation type. 
The cost per person covers your stay for 2 nights, 6 meals + snacks, and all programming. 
Chochmat HaLev is not making a profit from this retreat — we’re actually subsidizing it — so please pay at the highest rate you can.
 

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CABINS (Shared, up to 8 people)

Heated, spacious, and newly built in 2021. These cabins are MUCH nicer than traditional summer camps. Each cabin includes:

• 8 beds (Top + Bottom bunk beds)
• An attached indoor bathroom

You can choose from the following categories: 

• Women’s Cabin
• Men’s Cabin 
• Mixed/All-Genders Cabin
• Family Cabin
• No preference

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LODGE ROOMS (Shared, 2-4 people per room)

The Lodge was built in the last few years and has hotel style double occupancy rooms. Each room includes: 

• 2 queen beds
• A private en suite bathroom
• A mini fridge, microwave & Keurig coffee maker. 
• Bedding & towels 

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Attendees

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Planning a retreat takes a great deal of work and is 99% volunteer-run. All retreat participants will have a volunteer shift during the retreat itself. If you’d like to get involved earlier by joining a retreat planning subcommittee, we’d love to have you. These hours can count toward your required 10 annual member volunteer hours. 

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WAIVER

Please read the following text and check the box below. 

Dear Chochmat Halev Folks: 

You (and your household) are signed up to participate in the Chochmat HaLev Community Retreat 2026, from May 8-10, 2026, at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, CA. 

Your participation in this event is an acknowledgment that (1) the event involves risk such as injury to persons and/or property; (2) you assume all risks and hazards incidental to such participation and (3) do hereby release, absolve, indemnify and agree to hold harmless Chochmat HaLev organization, staff, and volunteers from any and all liability and losses (including attorneys’ fees) that may arise out of your family’s participation in this activity.  

You understand that by participating in this event, you are waiving your right to bring any claims against  Chochmat HaLev organization, staff, and volunteers  including for personal injuries, death, disease or property losses, or any other loss, including but not limited to claims of negligence and give up any claim you may have to seek damages, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen. You understand and agree that the law of the State of California will apply to this waiver.

Additionally, your participation is a  consent to receive emergency medical treatment  for you and your family  if deemed necessary by  Chochmat HaLev organization or its representatives. 

You remain fully responsible for any personal or property damage, injury or other loss arising from your personal actions. As parent and/or legal guardian, you remain fully responsible for any legal responsibility which may result from any personal actions taken by your child(ren). 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL PROVISIONS OF THIS RELEASE, AND FREELY AND KNOWINGLY ASSUME THE RISK AND WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS CONCERNING LIABILITY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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Cancellation Policy

We know that life happens and plans can change, and we want to be as fair and transparent as possible. At the same time, we need to finalize our budget, lodging, and other expenses in advance.

Refund Schedule:

• Cancel by March 31, 2026: Full refund less a $75 administrative fee
• Cancel April 1 – April 30, 2026: 50% refund 
• Cancel on or after May 1, 2026: No refund 

All cancellations must be submitted via email to: retreat@chochmat.org. Thank you so much for your understanding and support — these timelines allow us to plan responsibly and ensure a wonderful retreat experience for everyone.

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