From Leaven to Lev Retreat - Creation and Facilitation

After attending Retreatology, a retreat to learn how to create and lead retreats (meta, i know!), I crafted my own retreat based on my passions surrounding strong Jewish values of food justice and sustainability. I searched for a location, crafted a budget, developed a program schedule, created a website and logo, hired an on site educator, and recruited 16 community members, mostly strangers, to a magical weekend in Marin, CA. We made meals together, discussed what it means to be “kosher” in todays terms, learned a few homesteading tricks, including cheese making, expressed our vision of sustainability through crafts, and enjoyed the company of new friends.