Finding North immerses us in Israeli life as we settle into the rhythm of our port neighborhood of Haifa. We meet the people who are shaping Haifa’s shared society and deepen our understanding of Israel’s complexities. Each day, as we uncover a layer of Haifa, we peel back a layer of ourselves. Through Finding North’s deep and playful narrative approach, we find community, gain insight into our personal stories, and realize Judaism as a language for leading a meaningful life. We begin a journey together in Haifa that we hope will continue long after our time together ends.

Discover wisdom for life’s transitions in sacred caves. Bring age-old Jewish texts to life in a boutique winery, examine questions of identity in an outdoor nature workshop, craft stories in an artist hub, rummage through our past in a flea market, search for new perspectives from a rooftop tower.

Craft personal midrash by capturing small moments from our lives that speak volumes. Grounded in the Jewish concept of midrash, we examine these vignettes seeking new sources of understanding.

Encounter Jewish wisdom in texts that reveal truths about our own lives. We study for intellectual nourishment, to integrate Jewish wisdom into our lives, and to connect our stories to the larger Jewish narrative.

Meeting Haifa’s varied faith communities while exploring its unique vision of shared society is an integral part of the experience. Expand our view into the rich tapestry of communities in Galilee with weekly day trips.

Slow travel means you’ll become an integral part of the neighborhood and get to know its shopkeepers, artisans, and secret gems. Settle into your own rhythm of life, spending time in your favorite coffee shop, kebab joint, or bakery. Live the local life with ample free time in our downtown Haifa home. This 30-day immersive program offers an opportunity to immerse ourselves in Haifa and engage in reflection and meaning-making, assess life’s journey, and reorient toward life’s next chapter.

Ready to register? Start the registration process with this form.
For more information, email info@findingnorthllc.com or call 973-650-2784.

Sample Weekly Schedule

While it reflects the rhythm of the week, note that not every week or every day will follow this pattern exactly.

Immersive Programming (4 days per week)

• Breakfast on your own. We meet at 8:45 am, share an intention for the day, and head out for an immersive experience of 5-6 hours. The sites and environs of Haifa will serve as our classroom as we weave together three activities:
• Engaging with the sites and people of Haifa
• Studying text to gain insight from within Jewish wisdom
• Crafting and sharing our stories
• Each day has a theme that provides the context for our deeper understanding of Haifa’s complex reality, our personal narratives, and the meanings we glean from Jewish texts:
• We may find ourselves rummaging through our past in Haifa’s flea market or visualizing Jewish texts in the artistic hub of Wadi Salib.
• We might examine what we choose to display in our life while wandering the Hecht Museum, explore our path in the Carmel Forest, even search for new perspectives from Haifa University’s rooftop tower.
• Meeting artists and innovators along the way offers inspiration to envision our own way forward.
• After a full day of programming, return to the apart-hotel. Dinner and evening time are yours to enjoy your own way.

Day Trips (1 day per week)

• Weekly day trips are designed to enrich the reflective process, provide inspiration, and bring fresh perspectives. They may include a riverbed hike with lunch at a boutique winery; a creative sound workshop followed by a silent hike to an underground chanting hall, even an off-road jeep trek.

Friday and Shabbat

• Friday is a free day for you to prepare for Shabbat as you please. We’ll provide suggestions and meet together in the late afternoon to set the tone for this unique moment in the week.
• Shabbat is time for spiritual elevation, celebration, and relaxation. A Finding North Shabbat balances time in sacred community with unstructured free time. We will welcome Shabbat with dinner and services together. Experience the Reform and Conservative communities, Israeli style, and partake in our own creative worship option on Shabbat mornings. Celebrate with a joyful communal lunch; then spend the afternoon relaxing. We gather again late in the day for study, and together we bid farewell to the sanctity of Shabbat with a musical Havdalah.
• Finding North includes four Shabbatot. Two of these are programmed and two are free to use as you wish. The free Shabbatot will be Thursday-Sunday, the second and fourth Shabbatot. Activities will resume at 4:00 pm on those Sundays. We offer an optional add-on in Jerusalem for the first free Shabbat. It includes transportation, hotel, some meals, and selected services.

The Diana Seaport Apartments

Community takes root organically under a shared roof with common space. At the Diana Seaport Apartments, each fully furnished room has everything you’ll need to feel at home: comfortable bed, sitting area, kitchenette, private bathroom and shower, flat screen tv, heat & air conditioning, and much more.

Located in Haifa’s lively downtown, a cultural and culinary hub in the vibrant Lower City, the Diana is right in the center of one of Haifa’s most interesting and diverse neighborhoods.

Program Cost

(pricing and policies for 2024 program are subject to change)

Double Occupancy — $7500 per person

Single Occupancy — $9500 per person

Reasonable efforts will be made to room singles together upon request.

Ready to register? Start the registration process with this form.
For more information, email info@findingnorthllc.com or call 973-650-2784.