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FOR JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Jewish UnCamp

A judgment-free zone for independent-thinking Jewish high school girls. Bring an open mind and a sense of adventure. We don’t call it the UnCamp for nothing.

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FOR JEWISH COLLEGE WOMEN
Snorkel & Study/Sun & Study

Jewish adventures for college women from all over the world. Stereotype-busting, myth-shattering Jewish discovery, lots of sun and fun. For undergraduate and grad students.

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FOR JEWISH WOMEN OF ALL AGES
Jewish Study Retreats

Part spiritual journey, part summer camp for women of all ages from all walks of life. Challenge conventional wisdom. Try out a new mitzvah. Turn your world right side up.

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For single moms of all ages raising children

Single Jewish Moms

The retreat you need, when you need it most. Workshops on solo parenting, finding real love, financial management, and Jewish spiritual teachings to master life’s most demanding moments.

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For women 55 plus

Women 55 +

You’ve got more experience, more wisdom, more spunk. Now you’ve got a place to explore the things that are on your mind and in your heart with Jewish women who get it.

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Daily and Weekly classes

Bais Chana Online

Online Torah classes from the comfort of home. New friends in every time zone. A week's worth of fresh thinking, a la Chassidic teachings.

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Bais Chana Pages

Check out the awesome things Jewish women are getting done all over the world. Pages connects, promotes and showcases the work of our alumnae. Ready to join?

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Bais Chana Pop Up

Want to share what we do with your friends? Meet like-minded Jewish women? Have some fun? Bring us to your city for a day of learning, Pop Up style. It's easier than you think.

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Better Bartering

Are you an aspiring chef? A people-loving photog or a writer with flair? Got something else up your sleeve? We need you! Barter your talent for a life-changing experience.

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What alumnae say

She Said/She Said

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"They said “retreat” so I thought I’d feel blissed out. Instead, my mind is buzzing with fresh ideas and I haven’t been this stimulated in years. "

Seema from Los Angeles

" I had feared a spate of girly learning — you know, just skip the sources and go home and be patient with your husband and kids. Instead the learning was real and deep. "

Deborah from Israel

 " Like landing at Hogwarts. This place is magical. "

Jacky from Vancouver

"Bais Chana should be a government requirement."

Rosie from Chicago

"Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? That's the Judaism Bais Chana is about."

April from New York City

The questions worth asking

What we like to talk about at Bais Chana

  • What is a soul.
  • Are women better.
  • If G-d is good, why is there evil in the world.
  • What's the key to happiness.
  • How do I do Shabbat.
  • Is Judaism spiritual.
  • What is love.
  • What do dreams mean.
  • Should I use the mikvah.
  • Where does Torah come from.
  • What does G-d want from us.
  • How do I know if what I believe is true.
  • Can I learn to pray.
  • Why do bad things happen to good people.
  • What's kosher.
  • Does G-d really care what we do.
  • How do I know I'm marrying the right person.
  • Do Jews believe in fate.
PROVOCATIVE. FUNNY. WISE.

Our Teachers Help You Live What You Learn. 

Rabbi Manis Friedman

Rabbi Manis Friedman

With wit and candor, Friedman will take a good hard look at everything you thought you knew about G-d, Judaism, love, family and happiness. Then he'll mine Torah's mystical teachings for the wisdom we need to live a life of purpose.

Freidy Yanover

Freidy Yanover

Freidy Yanover is a brilliant and provocative educator, comfortable going deep into the canon of Chassidic texts. Listen and learn as she applies that understanding to spiritual and emotional healing, dream interpretation, and living a fuller, happier life.

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Itty Kay

Just when you're ready to jump into the deep end of Jewish learning, Kay will crack open the Chassidic holy books with enthusiasm, peel back layers of superficiality, and let you peek at the world (and yourself) through the eyes of the Chassidic Masters.

Rivkah Slonim

Rivkah Slonim

Slonim takes you on a journey through Torah texts, Talmudic passages and mystical commentary, conveyed with stunning clarity and depth. She’s also the most straight-up down-to-earth Chassidic feminist you’ll ever meet.

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Rochel Holzkenner

Holzkenner’s sensitivity, depth and quiet intelligence are like a magnet, drawing her students into the Bible stories she’s teaching. Or the personal stories she’s recalling. Or the mitzvot she’s describing. And that means you won’t ever want her classes to end.

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Chana Slavaticki

Slavaticki a passionate Jewish educator, has been teaching teen and adult learners for over 20 years in Baltimore, MD. She holds a Master's Degree in Education, and specializes in curriculum development.

You Can Change Her Life Forever

You can give a girl a profound Jewish experience in just one week – and change the course of her life forever.

Oh, and her children’s lives too.

That’s the power of Jewish education for girls and women.

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Visit greatnonprofits.org to read independent reviews of Bais Chana written by alumnae, staff, volunteers, and donors. Bais Chana Women International is a 501(c)(3) non profit.

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Bais Chana Women International is a Chabad nonprofit organisation that serves an international clientele of Jewish women from all walks of life, from teenagers to grandmothers, with Jewish education, guidance and support.

Bais Chana Women International retreats include JEWISH UNCAMP, SNORKEL & STUDY, SUN & STUDY, LAND & STUDY, WOMEN'S JEWISH STUDY RETREATS, SINGLE JEWISH MOMS CONNECT and BAIS CHANA ONLINE.

Contact

Phone: 718.604.0088
Email: home@baischana.org
Mail: Bais Chana Women Int'l
383 Kingston Avenue, #248
Brooklyn, NY 11213

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