$625 for shared double room; $725 for private room **$25 discount if you register by July 1!
(includes r/t transportation, housing, delicious kosher meals, snacks, activities, souvenir, and more!)

Come celebrate the High Holiday season in a unique and meaningful way! Our 3rd annual Verve retreat brings active adults ages 55+ from JCCs* together for three days of fun (and truly excellent meals!) at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp in Copake, NY. Offerings include fitness and yoga classes, meditation, pickleball, art workshops, boating, dance, and more; we’ll also have programming relevant to the High Holidays and its themes of reflection and renewal, including lectures, book club, guided discussions, and holiday-themed food. As always, you’ll have free time to connect with others and enjoy nature. And that’s just during the day! Nighttime brings community-building activities, entertainment and s’mores around the campfire.

Sample Schedule (subject to change)

Tuesday, September 15

9:00 AM  Buses depart
12:00 PM  Check-in, lunch available in dining hall
2:00–5:00 PM  Lake and pool open for watersports
3:00 PM  Choice of Yoga class or art activity
5:00 PM  Honey tasting and cocktail hour mingle
6:00 PM   Dinner
7:30 PM   Evening entertainment
9:00 PM  S’mores & Campfire

Wednesday, September 16

7:30 AM  Morning Meditation
8:00 AM Vinyasa Yoga
8:00 AM–9:30 AM  Breakfast
9:00 AM  Pool, lake, pickleball courts open for the day
10:00 AM  Choice of Beginner Strength class, challah making workshop (90 mins), or guided discussion
11:00 AM   Choice of Aqua Aerobics or Music workshop
12:30–1:30 PM  Lunch
2:00 PM Choice of art, advanced fitness class, lecture
2:30 PM  Dance or Movement workshop
3:00 PM  Discussion group
5:00  PM Gentle Yoga
6:00 PM  Dinner
7:30 PM   Evening entertainment
9:00 PM  Campfire

Thursday September 17

7:30 AM  Morning Meditation
8:00 AM  Gentle Yoga
8:00–9:30 AM  Breakfast
9:00 AM   Lake, pool, pickleball courts are open
9:30 AM   Book Club discussion
10:00 AM   Choice of Stretch and Flex class or Torah study with Rabbi Moshe
11:00 AM  Aqua Aerobics
12:00 PM  BBQ Lunch
2:00 PM Checkout / Board buses for home

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*This retreat is co-hosted by Shames JCC, JCC Mid-Westchester, Suffolk Y JCC, and Sid Jacobson JCC, and is made possible by a generous grant from Verve/UJA-Fed NY. All participants will be required to sign a waiver.

**Cancellation policy: 

• Until August 15: Refunds/cancellations will be honored for any reason.
• Aug. 16- Sept. 1: If you need to cancel during this time period and we find someone to take your place, you will be refunded the full amount. If not, you will receive a partial refund (50%).
• After Sept. 1: No refunds will be given unless someone else takes your spot.