
Peer-Led Retreat Calendar
The Art of Jewish Retreat Making
Peer-Led Retreats are weekend-long gatherings created and hosted by Retreatologists (the graduates of Retreatology!). After learning how to design meaningful Jewish experiences, they bring their ideas to life through retreats rooted in their own interests, identities, and communities. Unlike our Mem Global Retreats, which are curated and led by Mem Global staff, PLRs are dreamed up and run entirely by young adults! And while Retreatology teaches the how—vision-setting, planning, experience design—PLRs are the what happens next.
Every PLR is a little different: some explore big questions through text and tradition, others dive into mindfulness, hiking, art, or something totally unique. The retreats below are accepting applications from all community members, so take a look and choose your next adventure!
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Recharge & Return: An ADHD Shabbat for Busy Minds
USARecharge & Return: An ADHD Shabbat for Busy Minds
USADMVCalling all Jewish young professionals with or without ADHD across the DMV! Join us for a weekend to slow down, reconnect, and experience Shabbat. Come for the waterfront villa, community, rest, and a chance to step away from the constant mental tabs in life. Enjoy meaningful Jewish learning about Shabbat alongside honest conversations about ADHD in everyday life, practical tools for task initiation and coping, and plenty of time to rest and recharge. Outside of programming, enjoy a slow morning, creative activities, board games, s’mores, time by the water, and plenty of space to simply be. We’ll also come together for a Tikkun Olam service project, creating sensory-friendly Shabbat kits for neurodivergent children, and leave with new connections, meaningful memories, and practical tools to bring back into everyday life. WATERFRONT VILLA On the Chesapeake Bay in Dameron, Maryland View the Villa ~2 HOURS FROM THE DMV Transportation support provided This retreat is co-led by Aliza Reinstein and Ally Chelst, with Jewish educator Michael Chelst. -
Shabbat Miboso 2026
USAShabbat Miboso 2026
USATwentynine Palms, CAShabbat Miboso is a peer-led retreat for Jewish women who are intellectually curious, spiritually inclined, and open to exploring death through an embodied Jewish experience.. Through both text-based and experiential learning, this weekend will provide participants with the opportunity to engage with Jewish practices and rituals surrounding death, grief, and mourning, and discover how these traditions can deepen our connection to life and bring greater meaning to the way we live.



