Songs of the Soul 5768/2008

July, 17-20 ~ 14-17 Tammuz

Thursday

4-9 pm     Registration                                                Rena / Front Desk

6:00        Ask the Rabbi Session                               Rabbi Schwartz / Lounge

7:30        Dinner and Orientation                               Rabbi Mo and Staff

8:30        Lecture:  "A niggun is the quill of the soul"  R. Efraim Ehrenberg /Lecture Hall

10:30       Meditation with the Songs of the Soul    R. Amram Moyal/Lounge

Friday

8:30 am   Breakfast                                                   Nechama & Rivka

9:30        Class: "My Soul Thirsts for You"             Rabbi Shlomo /Upper Porch

11:00       Mystical Tour of Tsfat                               Rabbi Mo

3:30 pm   Workshop: "Challah Baking"                       Mrs Olivia Schwartz

3:30        Men: Mikveh Expedition                              R. Leibush Kaplan / Lobby

               Women:  Walk to the Ari's Kever                 Rivka / Lobby

5:00     Music to Welcome the Shabbat by       Reb Nissim / Lounge

6:00     Feature talk on: Shabbat, Tsfat and the Kabbalists Rabbi Shaul Leiter / Synagogue

7:15         Candle Lighting                                           Mrs Olivia Schwartz

7:30        Meal Placements and Orientation                 Rabbi Mo

7:45        Mystical Kabbalat Shabbat Experience          & Staff On the Roof

               Followed by meals with families                  Meet in the Lobby

11:00       Chassidic Mystical Gathering: Stories, Songs and the Jewish Soul   Rabbi Leibush Kaplan / Dining Area

Shabbat Day

8:00 am         Snacks and hot drinks                                       Staff / Dining Area

                     *CHECK MAP FOR SHUL OPTIONS                    

8:30              Workshop: Prayer Meditation                         Mrs Olivia Schwartz

10:30             Workshop: Prayer Insights                             Rabbi Shlomo / Lounge

12:00 pm        Kiddush & Talk on the Song of Two Souls: Insights into Dating & Marriage  Mrs. Olivia Schwartz / Lecture Hall

1:00               Shabbat Meal with ASCENT Staff                    The Schwartzies /Dining Room

3:00              Library Open – Study Options Available            All Staff

5:00              Class: "Self Sacrifice for the Jewish People" R. Efraim Ehrenberg / Porch

6:15               Mincha                                                             Rabbi Mo / Ascent Shul

6:45              Third Meal of the Tsfat Kabbalists with the 10 Melodies to Unlock your Soul              Rabbi Mo & Staff / Porch

8:40              Evening Service                                                Rabbi Mo / Ascent Shul

9:00              Havdalah under the Stars                                 Rabbi Mo

9:30-10:30    Personal Torah Codes (Optional)                       Reb Simcha / Library

10:30             Melave Malka – Stories, Singing and Good Food             Rabbi Y. Tilles & Staff/ Dining Area

Sunday

9:15 am          Class: "17^th of Tammuz & Selfless Love" Rabbi Mo / Library

10:30             Trip to Meron – Connecting to a Tsaddik           Reb Baruch Erdstein

* Sunday night FREE to all Seminar Participants *