About the SWF Fall Retreat with Rabbi Arthur Green, Scholar in Residence (SIR)
Rabbi Arthur Green joins the retreat as “Scholar in Residence”. He will teach Torah at services and in special sessions over Shabbat. Rabbi Green burst on the Jewish scene in 1972 as a leader of Havurat Shalom in Boston. He was the top student of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and a friend of Rabbi Zalman Schacter. He will share amazing stories about these American Jewish giants and other figures on Friday night.
The retreat takes place at the beautiful retreat center at Truchas Peaks place with stunning views of Mt. Truchas. Blessed with beautiful and comfortable accommodations for all ages including children, the retreat will feature wonderful opportunities including:
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An optional Friday afternoon of workshops called “Intentional Shabbat Preparation” which includes workshops on challah baking, Shabbat cooking, learning Shabbat songs.
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Traditional and delicious Shabbat meals in a beautiful dining hall.
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A children’s program parallel to the adult program which is fun for children and provides free time for parents. (provided with sufficient family retreat signup).
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Talented staff including Rabbi Judith Halevy of the Taos Jewish Center, Jason Kintzer, an inspired Jewish teacher from the Pacific Northwest, and Rabbi Dov, the leader of Shabbat with Friends.
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Topped off on Saturday night with a Melaveh Malkah-a traditional extension of Shabbat and Kumsitz (a campfire-weather permitting) with song, treats, and storytelling.
We’ll conclude on mid Sunday morning with a delicious breakfast and closing session. We finish early enough for folks to explore the Turquoise Trail and the beautiful places in the Truchas environs.
Registration Information
The retreat registration covers Friday 10/26 from 1:00pm (early arrival) through Sunday morning, October 26th (2 nights). The tuition covers the rental of the Truchas Peaks Place, Retreat Center, five meals including 3 Shabbat feasts, and a portion of the program costs. To check out the layout of the 10 bedrooms in the retreat center, click HERE and HERE. Room assignments will be arranged a few days prior to the retreat including requests for private rooms for individuals. We cannot accommodate day or remote online participants at the retreat.
The retreat kitchen will be kashered prior to the retreat to enable us to serve kosher meat or dairy meals. A menu of the meals will be published close to the retreat.
SWF will provide a volunteer tuition discount for persons who sign up to volunteer for retreat tasks such as children’s programming, meal preparation, cleanup, and serving, pre-retreat organizing.
To volunteer for the retreat, to request special room accommodations, or to notify us of special dietary needs, please contact Rabbi Dov at dov@shabbatwithfriends.org or 505 500-9040.
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$250 per person for shared rooms: choices: couples, men only, women only.
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$500 for families of 3 or more.
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Adjustable Retreat Tuition: Volunteer Discount. See above
Registration Tuition After Simchat Torah, Thursday, October 16, 2025
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$320 per person for shared rooms: choices: couples, men only, women only.
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$600 for families of 3 or more.
About the Truchas Peaks Place Retreat Center,
Site of the SWF Fall Retreat
Truchas Peaks Place was established in 2008 with the intention of providing a source of inspiration, rejuvenation, and relaxation for event groups seeking a one-of-a-kind retreat experience. Nestled within the foothills of the Sangre de Christo range of the Rocky Mountains, this retreat center is ideal for a Shabbat of reflection, conversation, intention, and connection. We hope you will join us for a stimulating, exhilarating, and spiritually uplifting experience at the end of October along the Turquoise Trail.
About Rabbi Art Green: New Mexico Scholar-in-Residence
Rabbi Green was the inspiration of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality which has elevated the teaching of hundreds of rabbis, cantors and Jewish educators. Rabbi Green was close friends with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z‘al, of Jewish Renewal and other Jewish innovators across the country. He is the founder of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Boston, Mass, which in a short time has become a respected school of higher Jewish learning. Rabbi Green comes to New Mexico at the Zenith of his career as a rabbi and Jewish educator. It is a rare privilege to have amongst us a scholar, teacher, and religious visionary of this caliber.
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