Kehilat Hadar and Shaare Zedek 2024 Shavuot Retreat
Highlights | Food | Housing & Costs | Transportation | Contact & FAQ
Tuesday evening, June 11 to Thursday evening, June 13
Camp Kinder Ring, Hopewell Junction, NY
Register here!
Retreat Highlights:
At this retreat, we come together to create a joyful, diverse, immersive Shavuot experience, including:
- Spirited egalitarian davening
- Incredible learning sessions at our overnight Tikkun and during the day
- Delicious kosher meals
- Extensive camp grounds
See the 2023 retreat schedule to get an idea of this unique experience.
Our Shavuot retreat community includes attendees from all backgrounds, ages, and locations. Camp Kinder Ring offers a variety of rustic, clean, and comfortable housing options.
Questions? You can email shavuot@kehilathadar.org or read the FAQs.
Food
Glass bottles and beverages
In accordance with Camp Kinder Ring's alcohol policy, no glass bottles should be taken outside at any time and no beverages should be left unattended. Any beverages or bottles found unattended will be disposed of immediately.
Meal schedule
There will be one dinner each night of the retreat. We will also offer a light early dinner for children (choices may include fish sticks, chicken nuggets and plain pasta, as well as vegetarian options).
All meals will have vegetarian and vegan options and we will work with the camp to accommodate dietary needs--which must be indicated during registration-=as much as possible.
Camp Kinder Ring is entirely nut-free.
A sample meal schedule (times and details subject to change):
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Day |
Breakfast |
Lunch |
Snacks |
Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tuesday, June 11 |
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4:00 - 7:00 PM |
6:00 - 7:00 PM: 8:35 - 9:35 PM: |
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Wednesday, June 12 |
7:00 - 9:00 AM |
12:30 - 1:30 PM |
4:00 - 6:00 PM |
5:30 - 6:30 PM: 7:20 - 8:20 PM: |
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Thursday, June 13 |
8:00 - 9:00 AM |
12:30 - 1:30 PM |
4:00 - 6:00 PM |
6:30 - 7:30 PM: |
Housing & Costs
The costs below include delicious kosher meals, spectacular davening, meaningful learning, and housing from Tuesday evening to Thursday evening, June 11-13.
We offer babysitting for all children in a central location during morning services. We also offer babysitting during naps and bedtime in certain housing areas. Families who register for a housing option that includes babysitting will be placed near each other to create a quiet zone at night and to simplify babysitting.
Prices below are listed per person, not per room.
One or two individuals:
|
Code |
Housing Category |
Meant For |
Description |
Cost Per Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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H1 |
Bunk |
Individual adult registrants |
Single bed in a standard camp bunk with attached bathroom. About 6-8 people share a bunk. |
Adult: $510 |
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H2 |
Private bedroom, shared bathroom |
2 adult registrants |
Private room with one double bed. Shared bathroom with up to 3 other rooms in the cabin. |
Adult: $585 |
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H3 |
Private bedroom, private bathroom |
1 or 2 adult registrants |
Private room in a cabin with 1 double or 2 single beds. Individual registrants may be assigned a roommate. Private bathroom. |
Adult: $660 |
3 or more individuals, including families and those with children:
|
Code |
Housing Category |
Meant For |
Description |
Cost Per Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
H4 |
Family bunk |
3 or more individuals, including families and those with children |
Single beds in a standard camp bunk with attached bathroom. |
Adult: $510 |
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H5 |
Private family room |
3 or more individuals, including families and those with children |
Private room with 1 double bed and space for children either in single beds, cots, or portable cribs as appropriate. Larger families may be given two adjoining rooms depending on the number of beds required. Private bathroom. |
Adult: $660 |
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We are pleased to offer a discounted rate ($80 off per person) to:
- KH and SZ Members: Kehilat Hadar voting members and Shaare Zedek members are eligible for a discount and early access to registration. Please indicate if this membership status applies on the registration form.
- First Timers: If you have never been to the Shavuot Retreat, you are eligible for a discount. Please indicate on the registration form that this is your first time attending. We are very excited to welcome you this year!
Learn more about cancellations and our refund policy here.
We also have some funds available for financial aid in hopes of making the Shavuot Retreat accessible to everyone. Learn more and apply for financial aid.
Transportation
- Camp Kinder Ring is approximately 1.5 hours from Manhattan by car.
- Transportation by bus from the Upper West Side of Manhattan will be available to Camp Kinder Ring each way. Registration for the bus is separate from the retreat registration process and will be announced to participants closer to the retreat. Pricing depends on interest. In previous years, it has been around $40-$50 per person each way. Approximate departure time from the UWS would be 3 PM from Broadway and West 110th Street on Tuesday, June 11; approximate departure time from camp would be 10 PM on Thursday, June 13. Additional information will be sent to participants closer to the retreat.
- The nearest Metro North train station is New Hamburg, on the Hudson Line, which is about 20 minutes from camp by car.
Contact and FAQ
For more information, please read the frequently asked questions.
If you have any other questions, please email us at shavuot@kehilathadar.org.
We hope to see you there!
The 2024 Shavuot Team
Yakov Wieder (Chair)
Ari Alter, Andrea Brustein, Hilana Ezekiel, Evan Feist, B Getter, Aaron Kasman, Ashira Konigsburg, Jason Lehrer, Steven Melzer, Daniel Paul, Adin Rosenberg, Meir Schecter, Adam Schlitt, John Schochet, Haley Schulman, and Tamar Zeffren.
