Sukkahfest at Pearlstone

Name: Sukkahfest at Pearlstone
Start: 2026-09-25T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-28T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Pearlstone Retreat Center & Campus

September 25 - September 28

Pearlstone Retreat Center & Campus (Reisterstown, MD) + Google Map

Celebrate the harvest festival outdoors!

Pearlstone’s Sukkot retreat is a joyous, diverse, and nature-filled gathering for Jews of all ages and backgrounds. This immersive retreat includes inspiring Jewish learning, spirited singing, festive farm-to-table meals, and an inclusive community building experience.

Retreat Details

About Sukkahfest

Mornings are filled with meaningful spirited prayer led by inspiring leaders on 180-acres of farm and forest in Reisterstown, MD. Afternoons and evenings are packed with leisure activities, classes and fun, including special programs for children. We offer the highest quality healthy kosher meals to Jews of all denominations and backgrounds.

We feature two prayer options:

An Orthodox Mechitzah Minyan and a Traditional Egalitarian Minyan

2026 Lodging & Pricing

Sukkahfest includes the first days of the holiday. We do not have an option for Chol Hamoed, the middle days and Simchat Torah at Pearlstone.

Adults (18+):

Lodge 1, 2 or 3, Multiple Occupancy (2+ adults per room, two queen beds and a pull-out couch): $720 per person
Lodge 5, Double Occupancy (2 adults, One queen Bed and a pull-out chair): $675 per person
Standard Room – Single Occupancy (1 adult per room, one queen bed and a pull-out chair): $1035 per person
Lodge 4- Family Style Rooms (4-6 twin beds): $540 per adult
Camper or Commuter: $405

Children: Rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult, regardless of lodging style

Teen- 13-17 years old: $405 per teen
Child-5 – 12 years old: $345 per child
Toddler- 2- 4 years old: $140 per child
Infants-Under 2 years old: free, but must be registered

For questions, please email our registrar.

We are committed to making our programs accessible and affordable. Click here for our scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis and scholarship funding is limited.

Program Highlights

Enjoy learning opportunities with guest scholars, delicious and healthy food, inspiring and joyful prayer, singing and music, fun and engaging activities for people of all ages.

From yoga and meditation sessions to sacred song and story circles we create opportunities for personal growth and inspiration.

Soulful prayer and Torah learning enrich our program and farm tours, plant walks and night hikes allow our participants to explore our beautiful surroundings.

This gathering is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience Sukkot in a memorable and meaningful way

Want to know more what our days look like at Sukkahfest? Click here for last year’s Sukkahfest program.

Kids Programming

Our nature-infused, creative and fun kids program takes advantage of the beautiful Pearlstone campus and is a highlight of every retreat. Morning drop-off kids camp is available each day from 9 am -12 pm for ages 2+, so adults can enjoy our davening and other programming. We offer age appropriate activities for the various age groups including: forest games, nature exploration, animal visits, bonfires, stories, creative play and so much more. Afternoons and evenings are filled with kid and family-friendly adventures, games and activities.

2026 Teachers and Educators

Aura Rosenblatt

Aura Rosenblatt After two decades of working in the makeup industry in NY and LA, and then becoming a certified life coach through IPEC Life Coaching School, Aura has now returned to her roots and has been leading Torah classes and spiritual womens’ retreats. Drawing on her passion for helping women discover their genuine inner beauty and peace, Aura developed ‘Rest & Reset,’ a women’s retreat to rejuvenate both body and soul. Presently living in Atlanta, GA with her husband, Dov Rosenblatt, and their five children, Aura has established herself as a leader in the community, hosting Challah baking sessions and monthly Women’s Rosh Chodesh Moon Circles.

Chana Raskin

Chana Raskin, founder and facilitator of RAZA, grew up entrenched in the world of Chabad Hasidut and its stirringly complex melodies. These nigunim have carried her at every point on her journey. Her debut album KAPELYA was released by Rising Song Records in February 2023, followed by sold-out concerts in NYC, Jerusalem and Los Angeles. Chana leads RAZA circles—meditative nigun deep dives—for diverse communities around the world. Both in her music and song circles, and especially in her one-on-one sessions, Chana strives to hold a space with others recovering from illness or traumatic injury, or simply seeking Home. She revels in the healing powers of quiet, laughter, humming and movement, and resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her family.

Dov Rosenblatt

Dov Rosenblatt has been writing and recording music since childhood. His current band, Distant Cousins, has been featured in films, tv shows, and commercials and has composed original score for Netflix and several DreamWorks Animation series. Dov released a solo album in 2022 entitled Your Faith In The Night / Emunatcha BaLeilot. Dov has served several communities as the ‘Shaliach Tzibur‘, leading services, community programs and Jewish education.

Dr. Rachel Feldman

Dr. Rachel Z. Feldman is an Associate Professor at Dartmouth College. She specializes in the anthropology of Judaism, messianic movements, Israel Studies, and Hasidism. Her book Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age: Jews, Noahides, and the Third Temple Imaginary (Rutgers University Press, Spring 2024) received the Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion from the American Academy of Religion (2025) as well as a Jordan Schnitzer First Book Award (2023) from the Association for Jewish Studies. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is currently working on a new book project on the revival of Breslov Hasidism, conducting ongoing fieldwork in Jerusalem, Montreal, and Côte d'Ivoire. 

Joey Weisenberg

Musician, composer, and teacher Joey Weisenberg is the founder and director of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, which cultivates grassroots musical-spiritual creativity in Jewish community. Joey works to educate and train communities around the world to make music a vibrant, joy-filled force in Jewish life. He is the author of The Torah of Music (2017 National Jewish Book Award) and Building Singing Communities. L’eila, his eighth album of original music, is his latest release on Rising Song Records.

Julie Tonti

Julie Tonti is a Potter, Jewish Educator and Yoga Teacher residing outside Washington, DC where she runs her business, Claybrook Yoga and Pots. She enjoys spending time in nature and laughing with her 3 children.

Nili Salem

Nili Salem is a senior Jewish experiential educator, spiritual leader, and facilitator and author of Awesome Blast: 40 Days of Shofar Intentions, Soul-Healing, & Spiritual Return. For over twenty years, she has inspired diverse communities through immersive Shabbatons, holiday retreats, workshops, soulful prayer, Torah learning, music, and experiential programming that awaken connection, joy, and spiritual vitality. Drawing from Torah, Chasidut, Kabbalah, mindfulness, music, and spiritual psychology, Nili creates experiences that are intellectually rich, emotionally alive, and continue to resonate long after they end.

Rabbi Matisyahu Tonti

Rabbi Matisyahu Tonti has spent four years living and studying in Israel where he received a certificate in Jewish Philosophy and Pedagogy from the Shalom Hartman Institute, and Smicha from Yeshivat Sulam Ya’akov in Jerusalem. He holds a BA from Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Jewish Education.

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Details

Start: September 25
End: September 28
Event Categories: Featured, Holidays, Pearlstone, Retreats
Event Tags:High Holidays

Venue

Pearlstone Retreat Center & Campus
5425 Mt. Gilead Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136