Yachad
A Jewish Men’s Journey
Kinhood and Ramah in the Rockies are creating a journey for Jewish men to come together, support each other, and explore new avenues of growth, expression, and accountability.
This program is for Jewish men who want to practice ways of relating more deeply and authentically to ourselves, each other, our communities, our spiritual tradition, and the land.
Our Journey includes:
6 week online course, March 11-April 15
3-day retreat in the expansive wilds of the Colorado rockies, May 17-19
There are some big question at hand for all of us.
What does it mean to be a Jewish man today?
What have we learned from our avot, our forefathers, and our male role models early in our lives, and how do we become good models for those who follow in our footsteps?
These questions are not easy to answer, especially in light of the dark turmoil cast over our people in recent months.
When our leaders are failing us, what does leadership actually look like? How do we open our hearts and show up authentically when what’s reflected to us is a world of fear and violence? What can we do to create ripples of trust that touch the hearts of those who might otherwise pull triggers and drop bombs?
We don’t know these answers, but we know there are seeds within each of us that need a healthy ecosystem to grow. This journey is an opportunity to come together, share the soil of our lives, and see what beauty, hope, and healing we can grow together.
Kinhood’s programs offer a series of gateways through the discomfort of healing into terrains of beauty, sweetness, and depth. I feel nourished by the small sips of wisdom I received from the facilitators, guests, and other participants. It feels like a compass point to follow, and a few hearty steps down a road toward deeper embodiment, and a deeper sense of kinship with other men, myself and the world. The ripples are nourishing me in my fatherhood, husbandhood, and fellowship with beloveds.
~ fall 2022 program participant
meet your guides
Dor Haberer
Dor has been facilitating groups in men’s work, self care, and cultural & ancestral reclamation for nearly a decade, and brings his expertise and passion in these areas to our program. Dor incorporates somatic modalities into his work and is trained in Shiatsu Therapy, Qi Gong, and 5 Rhythms dance. Dor brings together his connection to his ancestral Arabic Jewish Roots, his love of ecology, and orientation towards simplicity and pleasure.
Ophir Haberer
Ophir is a Jerusalem-born facilitator, educator, healer, mediator, ritualist, storyteller, poet, and organizational consultant, and has facilitated for numerous organizations throughout the united states and internationally. He trained in trauma therapy with the Hakomi Institute of California and body work with the Esalen institute. He is passionate about working with clients to move trauma through the body through individual and collective work. You can find more on his work at ophirhaberer.com.
Alex Voynow
Alex is a facilitator, educator, community organizer, and rites of passage guide. A deep student of the body, the soul, and the earth, he reveres our awe-inspiring animal bodies and tender, wild hearts, and invites us into deeper, more interconnected relationships with ourselves and our communities. Alex has walked an extraordinary path of grief and healing, and offers a grounded, insightful, and clarifying practice of facilitation.
"This has been an incredible experience that has taught me to be more open and honest, with myself and those around me. Men's work is brand new to me, and I couldn't have asked for better guides into exploring my soul. I felt so welcome and safe in delving deep inside to answer questions I hadn't even considered asking. My time in this course will always be with me and help shape who I am going forward in life."
- Summer 2023 Program Participant
Cost
We ask for a financial contribution of $360-$720.
This includes:
a 6-week online course
a 3-day in-person retreat
all meals and lodging during the retreat
preparatory and supplemental materials for the course and retreat
This very subsidized cost has been made possible by a generous grant from the Maimonides Fund. Without this grant, we would need to ask for three to four times as much. So we are grateful to offer this amount of programming at such a heavily discounted rate!
And, we have limited scholarships available if price is still a barrier. Please reach out if you’d like to know more.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This program is open to Jewish men ages 25-55. If you’re interested in joining but outside of that age range, please reach out to us!
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Our online programs are held on zoom, on Monday evenings March 11, 18, & 25, and April 1, 8, & 15.
Calls will be from 5:30-7 PST, 6:30-8 MST.
For each online gathering, you will receive materials and exercises to work with before a live call. These materials will help you to prepare for the session in a way that is personally relevant and meaningful to you.
The main part of each module is a 1.5-hour live call with the entire cohort and your facilitators. During this time you will be learning and sharing alongside a dedicated group of men.
Following each live call you will receive a set of readings, journal prompts, and exercises that will help you to embody and integrate the week’s learnings.
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This retreat is for you, and you will get from it what you most desire and need. each of us comes with different questions, challenges, and hopes, and by building a container of trust and connection together, we will explore what it means to walk through the world as a man, how it impacts us, how we impact others, and how we wish to be.
we practice embodied movement, nature connection, open-hearted discussion, and emotional processing. you will have an opportunity to celebrate and to grieve, and to be seen in whatever parts of yourself you are bringing.
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Most likely, yes! This community is for all men and any person with a male experience. The experiences and perspectives of queer, feminine-leaning, non-binary, gender expansive, and trans men are fundamental, honored, and centered in our collective understanding and evolution of masculinity.
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Yes! We don’t expect anyone to be any different than who they are. It’s a pretty normal occurrence to not totally vibe with the language on our site—many people don’t. What’s important is that you feel a curiosity, an openness, and a little bit of courage.
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Do you identify as Jewish? Then you are welcome. Whether you have been practicing your whole life, you’re rediscovering your connection, or you haven’t even begun the journey, this will be as welcoming, egalitarian, and accessibly Jewish of a space as possible.
