Registration is open!

Come experience the joy of camp as an adult! Our 2nd Verve retreat brings active adults ages 55+ from four metro JCCs* together for three days of fun (and truly excellent meals!) at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp (BHEC) in Copake, NY. Offerings include fitness classes, yoga & meditation, tennis, pickleball, aqua aerobics, water sports, lectures, Jewish programming, and lots of free time to connect and enjoy nature. And that’s just during the day! Nighttime brings community-building entertainment and s’mores around the campfire. Bring a friend or come make new ones!

Costs:

• $500 per person for a shared double room (with private bathroom)
• $650 per person for a private room (with private bathroom)
• Optional Add-On: $40 for a 90-minute culinary workshop.

Your cost includes:

• Round-trip transportation from your JCC by coach bus
• Private or shared double room in lodges (all rooms have private bathroom and A/C)
• Organic kosher meals, unlimited snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages (wine and espresso drinks are available for purchase)
• All activities, including fitness classes, boating, swimming, pickleball, use of indoor spaces, and more (culinary workshop is extra)
• Nighttime entertainment and s’mores around the campfire
• All linens, pillows, and towels
• Souvenir canvas tote bag
• Unlimited use of WiFi (cell service is intermittent)

See sample schedule below.

Sample Schedule (subject to change)

Tuesday September 9

12:00 PM  Check-in, lunch available
2:00 PM–5:00 PM  Lake and pool open for watersports
3:00 PM  Choice of yoga class or en plein air art workshop
5:00 PM  Wine and cheese mingle / ice breaker activity
6:00 PM  Dinner
7:30 PM   Trivia Night
9:00 PM   S’mores & Campfire

Wednesday September 10

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 fitness classes, cooking workshop, or Torah study
11:00 AM  Aqua Aerobics
12:30 PM  Lunch
2:00 PM   Choice of art, cooking workshop, fitness classes
5:00 PM   Gentle Yoga / Sound bath
6:00 PM   Dinner
7:30 PM   Evening entertainment
9:00 PM   Campfire

Thursday September 11

7:30 AM   Morning Meditation
8:00 AM   Gentle Yoga
8:00 AM–9:30 AM   Breakfast
9:00 AM   Lake, pool, pickleball courts are open
9:30 AM   Book Club discussion
10:00 AM   Choice of cardio dance, art workshop, lecture
11:00 AM   Aqua Aerobics
12:00 PM   BBQ Lunch
2:00 PM    Checkout / board buses for home

*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.

**No refunds after August 9