Classes And Activities

California

Classes:

1. Developing a Road Map for Life - Torah's Insights into the Creation Story.
2. Learning to learn - Talmud.
3. Jewish Insights into Practical Living.
4. Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers.
5. One on One - study the topic of your choice with a member of our staff.
6. War, Peace, or Synergy: Dialogue with Modernity -Torah and the 21st Century.
   

Activities:

1. Hiking
2. Mountain Biking
3. Sea Kayaking through ocean caves (for those who are interested)
4. Walk on local nature trails
5. Beach Day
6. Visit to Danish Village of Solvang
   

1. Basketball
2. Volleyball
3. Swimming Pool and Jacuzzi
4. Weight Room
5. Tennis Court
6. Ping Pong and Pool Table
   

Click below for a detailed Sample Schedule of each program:

Men's Program         Women's Program

Men's Program: Sample Schedule- California

Sunday
6:15PM	Welcome Dinner
8:00PM	Orientation
9:00PM	Free Time
Monday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Road Map for Life - Torah's Insights into the Creation Story
11:00AM	Learning to Learn — Talmud
1:15PM	Lunch and Free Time
3:30PM	Jewish Insights into Practical Living
5:00PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
6:15PM	Dinner
8:00PM	One on One - study the topic of your choice with a member of our staff
9:30PM	War, Peace, or Synergy: Dialogue with Modernity -Torah and the 21st Century
Tuesday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Hike
1:15PM	Lunch and Swimming at the Beach
9:30PM	Return to Ranch, followed by dinner
Wednesday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Road Map for Life - Torah's Insights into the Creation Story
11:00AM	Learning to Learn — Talmud
1:15PM	Lunch and Free Time Volleyball on the lawn
3:30PM	Learning to Yearn - The World of Prayer
5:00PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
6:15PM	BBQ and Free Time
8:00PM	One on One - study the topic of your choice with a member of our staff
9:00PM	Free Time
9:30PM	War, Peace, or Synergy: Dialogue with Modernity -Torah and the 21st Century
Thursday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Road Map for Life - Torah's Insights into the Creation Story
11:00AM	Learning to Learn — Talmud
1:15PM	Lunch
3:30PM	Jewish Insights into Practical Living
5:00PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
6:15PM	Dinner and Free Time
8:00PM	One on One - study the topic of your choice with a member of our staff
9:00PM	Free Time
9:30PM	War, Peace, or Synergy: Dialogue with Modernity -Torah and the 21st Century
Friday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Road Map for Life - Torah's Insights into the Creation Story
11:00AM	Learning to Learn — Talmud
1:15PM	Lunch, Free time for sightseeing and shopping in the Danish village of Solvang
6:15PM	Kabbalat Shabbat
8:00PM	Festive Shabbat Meal
9:30PM	Oneg Shabbat: Songs and Stories under the Sky
Saturday
1:15PM	Shabbat Lunch
5:00PM	Third Meal
8:00PM	Post Shabbat BBQ
9:30PM	Student - Staff Basketball Game
Sunday
7:30PM	Breakfast Depart for Airports

Women's Program: Sample Schedule - California

Sunday
2:00PM	Arrival and unpacking
6:15PM	Dinner
7:15PM	Orientation
8:00PM	Opening Lecture
Monday
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Roadmap for Life: Lessons of the Torah
11:00AM	Jewish Insights into Practical Living
12:30PM	Lunch
3:00PM	Torah Insights into Great Jewish Personalities
4:30PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
6:30PM	Dinner
7:45PM	One on One Study with a Buddy
9:00PM	Evening Lecture (topic to be announced)
Tuesday
8:00AM	Learning to Yearn – The World of Prayer (optional)
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Roadmap for Life: Lessons of the Torah
11:00AM	Jewish Insights into Practical Living
1:00PM	Half Day Activity – To Be Announced
7:00PM	Dinner
8:30PM	Evening Lecture (topic to be announced)
Wednesday
8:00AM	Learning to Yearn – The World of Prayer (optional)
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Roadmap for Life: Lessons of the Torah
11:00AM	Jewish Insights into Practical Living
12:30PM	Lunch
3:30PM	Learning to Yearn - The World of Prayer
5:00PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
3:00PM	Torah Insights into Great Jewish Personalities
4:30PM	Jewish Ethics: Timeless wisdom gleaned from Ethics of Our Fathers
6:30PM	Dinner
7:45PM	One on One Study with a Buddy
9:00PM	Q&A Panel Discussion with Staff
Thursday
8:00AM	Learning to Yearn – The World of Prayer (optional)
8:45AM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Developing a Roadmap for Life: Lessons of the Torah
11:00AM	Is the Rabbi Always Right? Infallibility, Daat Torah, and Rabbinic Authority
12:30PM	Lunch
1:15PM	Beach Day
6:00PM	Return
6:30PM	BBQ Dinner
7:45PM	One on One Study with a Buddy
9:15PM	Evening Lecture (topic to be announced)
Friday
8:00AM	Learning to Yearn – The World of Prayer (optional)
8:45APM	Breakfast
9:30AM	Torah Insights into Great Jewish Personalities
11:00AM	Lecture (topic to be announced)
12:30PM	Lunch
1:30PM	Lecture (topic to be announced)
2:45PM	Free time for sightseeing and shopping in the Danish village of Solvang
3:45PM	Preparation for Shabbat
6:30PM	Candle lighting (Dinning Room)
	Kabbalat Shabbat
7:00PM	Shabbat Dinner
9:30PM	Oneg Shabbat: Songs and Stories
Shabbat
8:00AM	Learning to Yearn – The World of Prayer (optional)
11:00AM	Kiddush
11:30AM	Lecture (topic to be announced)
12:30PM	Shabbat Lunch
4:45PM	Lecture (topic to be announced)
6:30PM	Third Shabbat Meal, Closing Banquet
7:45PM	Closing Remarks
10:00PM	Post Shabbat Buffet
Sunday
7:30AM	Breakfast
	Depart for Airports