For High Holy Days, we are partnering once again with Chochmat Halev in Berkeley, California! Join a High Holy Day experience that weaves together Jewish tradition, community, and the wisdom of the natural world.
Upcoming Events
Here We Are Again: New Year, Old Wisdom
September 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Kick off the Jewish New Year with good people and good food on September 15, 6-8pm at the Oshman Family JCC with Adamah SF. Hang out with other teens, share a meal, and explore the connections between nature, Jewish tradition, and the season ahead.
Immersed and Unbound: Preparing for Yom Kippur in Body and Spirit
September 20 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT
Join Wilderness Torah on Sunday September 20 for a powerful Yom Kippur preparation event. We will experience Hatarat Nedarim, a communal practice of loosening vows and limiting beliefs, and then mikveh, immersion in the living waters at Point San Pablo Marina.
Prayers for Rain: Sukkot, lulav, and Af-Bri – the angel of rain
September 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Join Wilderness Torah for a pre-Revayah webinar,Tuesday, September 22 from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom.
Youth Programs Discovery Night: Sukkot Edition
September 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
Join our upcoming Discovery Night to get a taste of Wilderness Torah Youth Programs. You are invited to join our hands-on nature workshop for kids and their families. This is a great way to meet other nature-loving families while doing a fun activity with your kids outdoors.
Elders Nature Connection Day (Ages 55+)
September 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm PDT
Spend a day in deep connection to the natural world, exploring what Jewish tradition, in connection to the earth can offer to support us on our elder journeys.
Revayah: A Jewish Rain Dance Ceremony & Gathering
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - October 4 @ 4:00 pm PDT
Join Adamah SF at Revayah, Sept 30 – Oct 4 and participate in an all-night Rain Dance Ceremony on Hoshana Rabbah, spiraling out through Shemini Atzeret, Shabbat, and Simchat Torah. Explore experimental, earth-based ways of practicing Judaism and participating in a powerful prayer for peace and abundance for all life.
Healing Story Circles: Rebbe Nachman Tales
October 6 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT
At a moment of intersecting crises, join us for an adventure into deep and creative Jewish learning in this 6-part story-telling series on Zoom and in the Bay Area this fall.
Stories Around the Fire with Wilderness Torah and PJ Library
October 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
Bring your K through 5th graders for an evening of nature, stories, and community on October 6 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Unplug, meet new friends, and gather around the campfire beneath the redwoods of Joaquin Miller Park.
Sofrut (Hebrew calligraphy) Workshop: 6 Part Series
October 7 @ 7:00 pm - November 18 @ 9:00 pm PDT
Join us for a six-part Sofrut ‘Hebrew Calligraphy’ series, exploring this ancient ancestral skill creating feather quills, oak galls, and the living language of Hebrew letters.
Elders Shabbaton (Ages 55+)
November 6 - November 7
For local Bay Area commuters, this immersive Shabbat experience will explore the elder journey through Jewish spirituality and nature connection.
Elders Virtual Conversation Circle (Ages 64+)
December 20, 2026 - April 25, 2027
A 5-month online journey for Jewish adults ages 64+, exploring the transition from growing older to becoming an elder through meaningful small group conversation, personal reflection, chevruta partnership, and the shared wisdom of a supportive community.
A Journey into Jewish Eldering: In-Person
February 7, 2027 - April 4, 2027
A Journey into Jewish Eldering (In-Person) combines Jewish wisdom, nature connection, peer community, spiritual practice, plus a six-day retreat, to help participants transform life experience into wisdom, explore aging and legacy, and step more fully into the role of elder.
A Journey Into Jewish Eldering: Virtual
April 4, 2027 - September 26, 2027
Older to Elder Virtual Edition is a six-month journey for Jewish adults age 64+ that combines Jewish wisdom, reflection, community, and spiritual practice to help participants transform life experience into wisdom, deepen relationships, and embrace the opportunities and purpose of elderhood.