The annual Jewish Multiracial Network family retreat will occur May 24 – 26, 2019 Friday to Sunday of Memorial Day weekend · at the Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp, a kosher camp in NY.
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Bringing together the JMN community with its diverse practices, cultures, and observance levels is a unique mission our retreat coordinators cherish every year. Each year JMN’s leadership asks “How do we respect the different religious practices and needs of all of our retreat participants, while creating a cohesive Jewish community over the course of Shabbat and the retreat as a whole? Our membership is so varied in age, observance, Jewish knowledge, customs, and family make up…how can we work to make the retreat a comfortable and safe space for every retreat attendee?”
JMN members across the spectrum of observance and affiliation have brainstormed and worked to create the inclusive Shabbat experience, retreat schedule, and programming you’ll find at this year’s retreat.
Here’s a basic list of items to bring. The retreat center provides alarm clocks, linens, pillows, and blankets, soap and bath towels.
Not sure how to get to the retreat? The Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp is conveniently located near many area transportation hubs:
NEARBY AIRPORTS
116 miles: John F Kennedy Airport – Jamaica, NY (JFK)
110 miles: Laguardia International Airport – New York, NY (LGA)
125 miles: Newark International Airport (EWR)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Metro North
Wassaic Train Station
4372 New York 22, Amenia, NY 12501
(845) 373-4333
www.mta.info/mnr
(20-25 minute cab ride from the Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp. Cab rides must be arranged in advance. JMN will arrange cab car pools for cost savings – information is included on the registration page.)
Train Station
AMTRAK
Hudson NY Train Station
69 South Front Street, Hudson, NY 12534
(800) 872-7245
http://www.amtrak.com
(20-25 minute cab ride from the Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp. Cabs are readily available from this train station.)
DRIVING
FROM BOSTON
Take 90W (the MA pike) to Exit B3 (Austerlitz/New Lebanon) which is just over the New York border. Turn left onto Route 22 and travel 23.5 miles. Turn right onto Trout Brook Road and travel 0.9 miles. Take a left onto Empire Road. Berkshire Hills is .6 miles down the road on the right hand side.
FROM NEW YORK
Take Route 22 North. Ten miles past Millerton turn left onto Trout Brook Road and travel .9 miles. Take a left onto Empire Road. Berkshire Hills is .6 miles down the road on the right hand side.
CAR POOL CONNECT
Interested in Car Pooling?
We’ll help connect you to other attendees traveling from your city.
Please email retreat@jewishmultiracialnetwork.org with your name, email address, and the city you’ll be traveling from by May 13, 2019.
When is it?
May 24-26, 2019 Friday to Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
Who should attend?
Jews of Color, Jewish multiracial families, and allies
Where will it be?
The Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp is in Copake, NY
Is the retreat going to be kosher?
Yes, the retreat will be glatt kosher and chalav yisrael.
More questions and answers coming soon.
We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at retreat@jewishmultiracialnetwork.org.
EARLY REGISTRATION RATES
February 13th – March 1st, 2019
REGULAR REGISTRATION
March 1st – May 24th, 2019
PAY-AS-YOU-GO
Absolutely! If you cannot pay all at one time, you will be able to pay a minimum of 50% of the total at the time of registration, and make payments until the total is paid. The total must be paid by May 17th, 2019. If for some reason the total is not received by this time, your registration may be cancelled and the refund policy will apply. Please go to our website and use the DONATE PAGE to make your additional payments and include “2019 JMN Retreat” in the “in memory of” section of the form.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
We encourage you to apply if you need financial support and we will do what we can to help. If you would like to offset your registration fee by volunteering (temporarily serving as staff, a mentor, or offering a service) during part of the retreat, be sure to note that in your application. Spaces are limited for this opportunity and will be arranged on a first-come first-serve basis.
If you’d like to be considered for financial assistance, please complete our Financial Assistance Application Form no later than Friday, April 19th at 12pm EST. We understand that there can be discomfort in applying for financial support, therefore your application will be kept strictly confidential. We encourage everyone to be creative and resourceful in raising funds to attend the retreat. Past participants have requested financial support from their rabbi’s discretionary fund (synagogue, on-campus university Hillel), family & friends, local Jewish Federation, and work-in-exchange-for-attendance programs, etc.
