Coachella Shabbat Tent Anyone?

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Are you interested in a Shabbat Tent Coachella 2010?

Let us know by filling out the volunteer form - and we will send you any info we have.

As always - our major hurdle is funding. We need funds to bring in the people, equipment, and food that is needed.

But it doesn’t cost a fortune at all. We just need some people willing to contribute what they can, a few sponsors, and we can do this.

Looking forward to hearing from you - Peace - Love - Shabbat Tent

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The World Needs More Shabbat Tents

Shabbat Tent gets a great mention in Harry Nelson’s torah commentary for Wexner Foundation Weekly Email.

Among the many great projects underway that offer a possible channel to greater balance on the permanent/impermanent axes, one that’s captured my imagination lately is the Shabbat Tent (http://shabbattent.com/), an emerging independent movement I learned about from my fellow Detroiter-in-exile and Jewish hero, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein.

The idea of Shabbat Tent is to go to where Jews already are, in significant numbers, at the big camping music festivals, each of which draw tens of thousands of people across the country seeking a spiritual connection in the communal enjoyment of the great jam bands of our time. Taking a cue from Abraham, for three days or so at a time, the Shabbat Tent folks set up a tent and provide open hospitality, from meals and snacks to shade to davening to a space to connect in the midst of a transcendent spiritual experience. In so doing, Shabbat Tent represents an effort to integrate Jewishness and make God’s presence felt in the process. We could use more projects like this across the Jewish world.

May we be blessed to find more balance in every facet of our lives.

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LA Jewish Journal: Phish, Shabbat Mingle in Coachella

November 11, 2009
Phish, Shabbat Mingle in Coachella

By Ryan Torok

For three days over Halloween weekend, between 30,000 to 40,000 fans of the eclectic, free-form rock band Phish gathered on the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, site of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, for Phish Festival 8. RVs and thousands of small camping tents staked out territory throughout eight campgrounds. And in one of those tents, on Friday night, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein led 35 people in a Kabbalat Shabbat service. This was the Shabbat Tent.

Starting at around 5 p.m., timed so people wouldn’t miss the first Phish set, a group of Jews and non-Jews crossed the campground dancing and singing “Lecha Dodi,” then, beneath a huge Israeli flag, they recited Kiddush, said the Motzi and ate a vegetarian Shabbat meal. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shabbat Tent: The Legend Returns

Our new Shabbat tent at Phish Fest 8! Please check it out! In the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway site next to camping headquarters! Corner of Carpet Crawlers and Gabriel Eno streets.

Thank you camping staff!

The long story in a nutshell — we were all set to go and then the Fira Marshall declared our lane a fire lane. No arguing with them. That is the law and we had to move. Oy Vey@!

After we had to move the staff felt bad and gave us this dream tent. An unused tent that had been put up for catering, with electricity, lights, next to water, WC, and the General Store.

So sweet and so kind. Such is the divine hand that guided the entire weekend.

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Find Us Here!

We made it- its a zoo. Expecting 50-60,000 people this weekend.

Look for huge Israeli flag in ” Lamb” camping lot - along fence, near exit to main venue area

Shabbat shalom!

UPDATE — CAMP MOVED NEXT TO CAMPING HQ AND GENERAL STORE IN LAMB CAMPGROUND

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PHISH FEST 8 SCHEDULE

Dear Friends,

We have a huge feast of food for Friday EARLY evening at 5:15. We will be making an early Shabbat and dinner so that folks that want to get to shows will have time.

Come after the shows Friday Night— more food, song, and stories.

We have breakfast, learning, services and lunch all planned for Shabbat AM before the shows start.

See you there!

see below the break for the FULL SCHED

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CARAVAN

The Caravan from LA is meeting at 9:30PM at the Chase Bank

We will leave at 10pm!

Chase Bank 9080 Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035

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Shabbat Tent @ Phish Festival

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The team is gathering. The Challah and the Wine are on the horizon. As a thousand Jews descend on Indio, the Shabbat Tent Team wonders - who is out there who wants to help set up Shabbat at PF8? This will be a DIY Shabbat for the team - we are coming in as civilians.

Click on the Volunteer tab on top to sign-up if you are making your way to Phish Fest 8!

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Cool Photoset From Wakarusa 2009

Wakarusa Shabbat Tent



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Photos from Wakarusa vol. 1

Joshy, Cheston, Yoni and Vivian at the Pre-Shabbat Jam

Joshy (Shabbat Tent), Cheston (JconnectLA), Yoni and Vivian (Birthright NEXT educators) at the Pre-Shabbat Jam. Click for more photos. Photo Rabbi Yonah

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