Gather with Jewish Leaders like Yourself!
As a leader of a Jewish organization, you carry a lot. Come put it down for a minute, with people who get it.
ReTreat Yourself! The Jewish Leadership Gathering
December 6 @ 3:00 pm - December 8 @ 1:00 pm EST
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center (Falls Village, CT) + Google Map
Event Details
December 6-8, 2026 at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center
116 Johnson Rd, Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-5991
Join Adamah for a 3-day experience for Jewish senior leaders to restore perspective, strengthen peer relationships, and deepen leadership capacity.
Leading a Jewish organization requires sustained clarity, resilience, and presence. It also comes with significant responsibility, and often, a sense of carrying a great deal, largely on your own. This retreat offers a rare opportunity to step out of day-to-day demands and spend time with peers who understand both the weight and the privilege of the work.
This intimate retreat is designed for executives of Jewish organizations. Grounded in Jewish values of rest, reflection, and renewal, this experience creates space to recalibrate, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with what matters most, both personally and professionally.
Participation is limited to leaders of organizations with at least five full-time staff and annual operating budgets of $750,000 or more.
Over three days, participants will engage in a thoughtfully curated balance of:
- Peer connection and facilitated dialogue.
- Leadership development and skill-building.
- Jewish learning, ritual, and reflection.
- Time for rest, movement, creativity, nature exploration and informal conversation.
The retreat will be led by Adam Berman—former CEO of Isabella Freedman, Jewish educator, NVC trainer, meditation teacher, and executive coach. Adam will guide participants through a three-part leadership communication workshop, Conversations That Change Everything, focused on navigating high-stakes conversations with greater clarity, integrity, and effectiveness.
Please note: Retreat participants are required to participate in this 3-part workshop (6 hours total).
Participants will leave with:
- A strengthened network of trusted peers
- Practical tools for managing complex leadership dynamics
- Renewed energy and perspective to sustain their work
In addition to structured sessions, the retreat includes delicious, shared meals, time outdoors, and opportunities for both formal and informal connection in a setting designed to support both restoration and genuine exchange.
This is a space to step back, think clearly, and invest in the quality—and sustainability—of your leadership.
We look forward to welcoming you and to give those who give so much of themselves the gift of rejuvenation, a place to be vulnerable, and a chance to have fun.
This retreat experience is fully funded for eligible participants! A $180 fully refundable deposit is required to demonstrate your commitment. Travel expenses to/from the retreat are not covered.
Eligibility for these retreats require participants to have been working full time in Jewish communal service for 2+ years, and in their current role for 6+ months.
For more information, please reach out to Eliezah Hoffman, the Immersive Retreats Project Manager, at eliezah.hoffman@adamah.org or 410.843.7548.
Adam Berman, Retreat Leader
Adam’s coaching brings together three decades of organizational leadership, a deep contemplative practice, and a steadfast commitment to values-based leadership.
Yuj Archetype, Sound Healer
Yuj Archetype is a multidisciplinary artist and somatic alchemist who transforms sound into a vessel for healing and self-mastery.
