Fire Circle is closed, please stay tuned for more information to come in 2024.
Where Kids can be Kids, Have Fun, and Learn—OUTSIDE!
Fire Circle is a program for ages 11-14 that weaves the stories and songs of Judaism and nature through fire building and ancient sacred skills. Our experienced Jewish educators guide the participants through forest and farm outdoor hands-on activities that build personal and community growth, self-awareness and self-confidence, and interconnectedness and responsibility to each other and the land.
Like a healthy fire, Fire Circle is the warmup to our Rite of Passage program. We integrate the rhythms of Jewish life and the Hebrew calendar with the cycles of nature and human development. Participants take part in Fire Circle until they are B’nai Mitzvot age. The Rite of Passage program will focus on the internal aspects of becoming B’nai Mitzvot and can serve concurrent to a B’nai Mitzvah or as a stand-alone experience. It will center on practices and experiences that connect all participants more deeply to themselves, Jewish identity, and the human and wild ecosystems in which they live.
Parents are invited to hang out in the Great Room at Hess House while their children participate in Fire Circle. There is internet, hot beverages, and a comfortable seating space. The program team will occasionally offer tours, crafts, and discussions during this time.
Fire Circle is closed, please stay tuned for more information to come in 2024.
$250 per student ($36/session)
Please note that if your child is sick, have them stay home. After symptoms have abated and it is within the 5-day window, please have them wear a mask. Our educators will follow the same procedures.
Questions? Contact Avihay Aharony at aaharoni@pearlstonecenter.org
Avihay is our Shaliach, a Jewish educator from Israel. He was born and raised in Jerusalem.
Lior Gross (they/them) is a lover of soil and all things outdoors.
Jill Eisen, Director of Program Partnerships, loves to explore Jewish education with children, especially in engaging and hands-on activities.
Mira Menyuk, Pearlstone Education Manager, has been working outdoors for the past decade learning and teaching Jewish farm and forest-based education to people of all ages.