Temenos presents an evening of magic and beauty as we gather for a Passover Seder infused with wisdom and music. Rabbi Zach Fredman will lead us through spiritual teachings, delving into the myth, mysticism and liberatory ethos of this sacred celebration. Over wine, food, music, questions and stories we will illuminate the Passover narrative, exploring its ancient resonance in an unparalleled year. This is the first night of Temenos Center’s Feast of Mystics two-day program.
The Seder will be accompanied by the enchanting melodies of Duo Andalus, as the sounds of the Magreb and Flamenco, mirror the essence of the Passover journey. Lala Tamar is a lineage holder in the Moroccan tradition, and will lead us in the melodies of Moroccan Passover. Come join us for a rare night of enlightenment and inspiration, darkness and freedom where we distill prayer to its essential elements through music and meditation.
Seder Event Tickets include a four course meal at our community tables in the barn. The food and ceremony is offered in four movements echoing the four seder cups of wine - Sanctification, Deliverance, Redemption, Praise. All integrating together in a nourishing of all sides of our collective being.
Stay over with us! Guests attending the events on April 23rd and 24th can get a 20% discount on rooms those nights using the discount code “FEAST” . Click here to book your room now. We are also offering a Spring Break special: from April 19-29, book 2 nights and get a 3rd night free! Click here for more info about that.
Or click here for a special rate for the full Feast of Mysics two day program including accommodations and breakfast.
PASSOVER SEDER MENU
FIRST COURSE
Matzo with horseradish butter
Seasonal vegetable crudite with hummus and herbed yogurt dip
Matzo ball soup: carrot, celery, dill, parsley, chive
Roased beet salad: arugula, pickled carrot, pistachio, sesame vinaigrette, tarragon
SECOND COURSE:
Traditional Seder plate by Rabbi Zach
THIRD COURSE:
Roasted salmon: apricot, pomegranate, cumin, roasted garlic, parsley
Roasted potatoes with pine nut gremolata
Roasted rainbow carrots
FOURTH COURSE:
Hazelnut tort
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Day 1 of Feast of Mystics Passover Seder & Celebration with Rabbi Zach Fredman and Duo Andalus
6:30pm In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MATickets include the Passover program and 4-course dinner
Full price: $118
Discounted rate: $75
Kids under 12: $25
This event is part of a two-day retreat experience with Rabbi Zach Fredman. Click the button below for more info about the two-day program and package booking options. Click here for more info and package booking options for the full two-day retreat
Temenos is the boundary around a place of ceremony, the periphery physical or spiritual that nurtures the energy of creativity and transformation. We chose this word because even the smallest act of distinguishment can turn the mundane into a site of magic. Temenos is a home for ritual and creativity that honors the wild humanity of all people. We create transformative offerings and events rooted in the particulars of Jewish wisdom, opening to the universal. We create projects, art, offerings that live at the intersection of art and spirit.
Rabbi Zach Fredman is the Founder and Creative Director of the Temenos Center for the Arts, a New York non profit organization that creates projects, wisdom and ceremonies that live at the intersection of spirituality and the arts. Zach is composer, oud player, and bandleader of the Epichorus, an ensemble performing new music rooted in classical Arabic maqam and Hebrew poetry. They have released three studio albums and a book of stories.
Lala Tamar is a vocalist, musician and the winner of the New Israel Fund’s Grant for Essential Arts. Born to Jewish Moroccan - Brazilian parents Tamar is an independent artist and researcher in the fields of North African, Ladino and Andalusian Jewish music. Lala Tamar has created the first Album ever to be recorded in the lost language of “Haquetia” (Moroccan jewish ladino) and is active in promoting awareness of North African Jewish heritage preservation worldwide.
Ofer Ronen is a guitarist, oud player, composer and producer who investigates the connections between the music of the Mediterranean with flamenco. Following years of studies of flamenco guitar in Andalucia, and later of Arabic maqam and oud in Israel, Ofer began creating his unique sound that synthesize naturally flamenco sounds with Arabic and Jewish Mediterranean musics
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
West African influences with modern experimental music approaches. At the heart of Esther's musical practice is a deep love and respect for nature.