Facing The Living God

Developing an Authentic Relationship to Spirit

June 4-10, 2007
Co-sponsored by Hazon and Kehilat Romemu

Empowered by Abraham and Sarah's legacy of iconoclasm, this class invites participants to break with antiquated ideologies about God and move freely toward a living experience of God. Drawing from Zohar, Chassidic Masters, and the work of Carl Jung, we will study the evolving God image as expressed by the ancient Jewish tradition, as well as within our own evolving psyches.

Beginning with our earliest experiences and memories, the course will map the development of our personal God images to the present, to understand how the divine "Urge to Wholeness" is calling us forward in our lives. Text study, active imagination and sacred theater combine to help us hear the voice of God now, in the events of our lives, and in the life of our struggling planet, so that our actions might be permeated with clarity, purpose and meaning.

This is an Afternoon Class

Summer Week 1: June 4-10, 2007: Pathways to an Authentic Relationship with God
Children's Programming is available.

Teachers

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone is a Jungian therapist, author, and spiritual leader of Congregation Nevei Kodesh in Boulder, Colorado. She received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi in 1992. Her books include With Roots In Heaven and The Receiving: Reclaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom.

K'vod Wieder, M.A., received his masters degree from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto. K'vod has been teaching classes, leading retreats, and counseling students in meditation, prayer, and creative forms of Jewish spirituality in the United States for over twelve years. Currently, K'vod is a student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism.

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Registration Information

Adult Fees

The program fee for this class is $300; take a second class this week for 50% off! Fees are per person, and do not include the cost of Room and Board (see table on the right).

Room and board includes housing, meals, Shabbat services, evening activities, hot tub, yoga, meditation, and full use of our facility. All rooms are air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. Adults fees apply to ages 15 and higher.

Limited financial aid is available.

Arrival and Departure

Please arrive between 2pm and 5pm on the day your retreat begins. Retreats end with brunch at 11:30am on the last day of the retreat.

Cancellation Policy

• Receive a full refund minus a $75 processing fee for cancellations more than 30 days prior to retreat.
• If you cancel between 30 days and one day in advance, a non-refundable credit (less a $75 processing fee) will be held for one year from the date of issue. This credit is non-transferable.
• No credit or refund is available if you cancel less than 24 hours in advance or on the workshop’s arrival day, if you do not attend a retreat, or if you leave a retreat early for any reason.

The Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. In this event, you will be given a complete refund.

For transportation: A full refund of transportation fees is available if you cancel at least three days (72 hours) in advance. No refund is available if less than three days notice is given. For more information on getting here, please visit our Travel & Transportation page.

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