Bar Mitzvah Retreat Weekend Schedule

Friday Afternoon

3:00pm: Arrival

Arrive anytime after 3pm. The Bar Mitzvah retreat begins with a musical Kabbalat Shabbat, which starts at 5:45pm. Before Shabbat, you are welcome to enjoy the space and the surroundings — take a walk, hike, sit outside, or go boating on the lake!

Friday Night

Please join the Mildron Family Band as we welcome Shabbat together with a musical Kabbalat Shabbat!

5:45pm: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat by the lake
6:50pm: Candle Lighting
7:00pm: Ma’ariv 7:30pm-9:00pm: Dinner

Shabbat Morning & Lunch

8:00am-9:30am: Breakfast
9:30am: The Big Event: Join us for davening where Ezra will lead us in Tefillah, Torah Reading and Haftarah.
12:30pm-2:00pm: Lunch in the Dining Hall

Shabbat Afternoon & Dinner

2:00pm-5:30pm: Enjoy upstate Connecticut in the early fall! Walk along the lake, go for a hike, go boating, swim in the pool (weather permitting), explore the Adamah farm, hang with a goat (that’s what Ray will be doing), read, or nap.
5:30pm-7:00pm: Dinner

Shabbat Night

We will transition from Shabbat to partying with a musical Havdalah by the lake.

Party attire: please wear whatever makes you feel hype!

7:50pm: Musical Havdalah by the lake
8:30pm–10:30pm: Hype Party in the Great Hall
10:30pm-11:30pm: Bonfire & Smores followed by a Musical Selichot featuring the Mildron family band to usher in the reflective holiday season and think about how we can move forward this year with positivity and hope.

11:30pm-12:30am: Kids after party in the yurt. YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday Morning

8:00–9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am: Checkout

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