Direct Service East Coast: Tikkun HaYam

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Join Mem Global for our second annual direct service retreat in the Florida Keys! We will build community, volunteer, and explore how service is a meaningful way to engage in Jewish life. In partnership with Repair the Sea, we’ll jump into ocean clean-ups in Key West, study Water Torah to explore environmental justice through a Jewish lens, participate in Shabbat water meditation, and much more. As we kayak for water clean-ups, we’ll embody our Jewish commitment to environmental stewardship. Our activities will be rooted in Jewish values, wisdom, and history. This experience is powered by Repair The World.

Please note: To ensure your safety and full participation in the retreat you must be able to swim, lift 15 pounds, and stand/walk for up to two hours at a time. We will be engaging in direct service/volunteering to celebrate Shabbat and therefore the retreat will not be Shomer Shabbat.

Base Bay

Base is the home of a Rabbinic family which serves as a home-base for community, learning, and mentorship. Join your Base community for a weekend retreat where we will celebrate Shabbat together through spirited song, discussion, and prayer (traditional and experimental) and of course food and play! For this retreat, we are only accepting applications from individuals who actively participate in the Base Bay community.

Threads of Hatikvah: Navigating Israel with 4HQ

Can we talk about the pil (elephant) in the room? Conversations around Israel are rarely easy or comfortable; yet, as Mem Global community members, they come with the territory. Join us for our Jewish Learning Retreat, Threads of Hatikvah: Navigating Israel with 4HQ , where we will deep-dive into how to create and facilitate questions about Israel. The Four Hatikva Questions (4HQ), is a modality used by Mem Global for years as an approach to Israel dialogue that teaches Moishe House residents, hosts, and alumni how to create programs about Israel that spur conversation, thought, and introspection. Participants will leave 4HQ with facilitation skills, not talking points.

This retreat is in partnership with Masa Israel Journey and being made possible in part through the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.