LEVEL UP! Emunah Retreat

Become your best self, aligned with your inner power, manifest abundance and Level Up your life!

Tuesday, Feb. 21st- program starts 

If I am not for Myself, then Who am I?

9:00 Meet at David Citadel hotel

Leave bags in storage

Leave to Dead Sea Isrotel Nevo on bus

11:00 Introducing the theme and goals of the Trip        Dini Coopersmith  

11:30 Getting to Know You   

12:00 Welcome snack and Gift-packets

12:30 You are more Powerful than you Think!    Yardena Slater  

1:30 Getting in touch with our souls, strengths and talents    Dini Coopersmith

2:30 What is Qigong and How can it Improve Your Life?                 Cindy Weissman

3:00 check in to lodging - and settle in.

4:00-6:00 Break for pool/ treatments/ rest- time             

5:00  Your Soul: Tapping into infinite potential with ‘take-home’ practicality           Seri Deyo, Yashar 

6:00 Opening dinner at hotel 

7:30  Affirmations-  your words create reality     Yardena Slater    

8:30   Restorative stretch     Shira Tjong- Avares  

9:30     Secrets of a good Marriage     Aleeza ben Shalom 

Good Night!

Overnight Nevo Isrotel

Wednesday, Feb. 22nd

Wholeness with Self

7:00 -9:00  Buffet Breakfast

7:00 Optional: Early morning walk/ Yoga at the Dead Sea  with Susan Zehavi 

8:00 Body resistance with Shira Tjong- Avares  

Breakfast    

9:00 Meditation and affirmations 

9:30  Adar: the time of Joy!                      Devorah Kur, author of "man's search for healing"

10:30 What is Mindfulness? A discussion and Practice                   Karen Kuflik  

11:30 Our Mission and Tikkun: the circle of middot             Dini Coopersmith

12:30  Leave Nevo Isrotel

 Bus to Sderot

Paint with Elyasaf "the bomb shelter artist" and learn about this rocket-targeted area of Israel

3:00 Leave to Ashkelon

4:00 Late lunch / Early dinner and fun at a beautiful home in Ashkelon

Hear from Leora about chessed and inspiration

6:00 Head Back to Jerusalem

7:30 Check in to David Citadel hotel

Free evening

9:00 Optional: walk to the Kotel - Western Wall  Prayer Circle 

Overnight David Citadel hotel

Thursday, Feb 23rd

Connecting with a Higher Power

7:30 Breakfast

8:30 Emunah: how our Beliefs and Thoughts affect us   R. Dov Ber Cohen

9:20  How to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Meaning in your Life     Ilana Cowland

10:30  Emunah and Creativity- Emunah v'Omanut        Chaya Lester 

11:30  Leave to Gush Etzion  with Ayala ben Yosef

Daily Dose of Emunah and Meditation     Dini Coopersmith on the bus

Tour of Gush Etzion

1:00 Meet Cheryl Mandel and Dance for Life! at Pinah Chama- soldier rest-spot in Tzomet haGush

2:00 Wine tasting and tour at Gush Etzion Winery

3:00 Visit the Kodish home in Neve Daniel and enjoy Lunch and conversation about Life in Israel

5:30 Head back to Jerusalem

6:30 Challa Bake, Dance and light dinner with Ronit Neemad in her beautiful home in Ramot

8:30 Laughter Games Workshop    with Debbie Hirsch

9:15 pm Back to hotel

Overnight David Citadel

Friday, Feb. 24th

Wholeness with God

9:15 Daily Dose of Emunah: the magic of "Shiviti"    Dini Coopersmith

9:30 Qigong and Meditation Cindy Weissman and Karen Kuflik

10:00 Women, The Power of Words and Manifesting Blessing in our Lives Yehudis Golshevsky

11:00 Chesed visit to the Ukranian Refugee Free Store

12:30 Visit Machane Yehuda shuk: Free for Lunch, Shop for hosts and BYOB  

2:30 hotel/ prep for Shabbat

4:15 Walk/ take taxi to Old City

4:57 Candle-lighting 

5:00 The concept of Holiness: in Olam/Space Shana/Time and Nefesh/Person      Dini Coopersmith

5:30 Prayer at the Kotel

Dinner at the beautiful Aish World Center overlooking the Kotel

Dvar Torah with Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith   

9:00 Oneg Shabbat in hotel lobby with Elissa Felder

Overnight David Citadel hotel 

Shabbat in Jerusalem

Wholeness with God

Shabbat, Feb. 25th

An Island in Time

Shabbat services 

9:00-10:00 Breakfast/ Kiddush

10:30 meet in lobby prepared to go for lunch

3 steps to building "bitachon"  Dini Coopersmith in hotel outdoor lobby

11:15 Meet to walk to Shabbat group lunch at Meira Reiss' beautiful apartment in Baka

Meet an inspiring woman and hear an incredible story of resilience and Emunah.

12:00 Shabbat Lunch

3:00 Shabbat rest

5:00  Level Up your Prayer!      with Yardena Slater

6:09 pm havdala 

7:30 Walk to David's Village and enjoy a creative melave malka at a beautiful home near the Old City

9:30 Free evening

Sunday, Feb. 26th

Wholeness with Others

Resilience and Emunah in the Face of Challenges

8:00 am breakfast

8:30  From Inspiration to Transformation  R. Dov Ber Cohen

9:30  You can Heal your Life        Meira Reiss

10:40  Leave on Bus to Petach Tikva

11:45  Meet with Nitza Levy 

Volunteer at "Natalie's Kitchen": prepare and distribute food to needy families

2:00 Set out to Modiin, meet Orley Tessler,  eat lunch and do an activity with soldiers affected by PTSD, hear about the organization Heart 2 Heart,

visit the house for Lone Soldiers 

4:30 Back to Jerusalem

Free evening

Overnight David Citadel

Monday, Feb. 27th

Wholeness with Others

Taking it all home

8:00 Breakfast

Put bags in storage

9:15 Daily Dose of Emunah, Meditation and Affirmations     

9:30  When the Judge is You: our thoughts of others are a reflection of ourselves              Dini Coopersmith

11:00 Check out of hotel   

Leave luggage in storage

11:30 Visit Susan's Place, a home for teens at risk, meet Chana Appel and hear how one person can make a difference!

Free time for last minute shopping! 

3:30 Women and the Power of Insight     Rebbetzin Heller-Gottleib

4:30 Meet for workshop and discussion: "How to make long-term life-changing transformation from a 1-week trip".

5:30 Banquet Dinner at Kedma

Fill out Evaluation forms
7:30 Leave for airport!

Lhitra'ot next year!