Join Wilderness Torah at the Chabot Space and Science Center for an evening of ritual, wonder, and connection to the living cosmos. After the blessings, there will be time to gaze into the heavens through Chabot’s three observatory telescopes.

March 21, 2026 | 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Come get a taste of Wilderness Torah Youth Programs with your kids. These preview nights are four chances throughout the spring for families like you to head outside and experience what makes our youth programs so special.

4 Nights Throughout April – June, 2026

Neshama Quest for Young Adults is a transformational backpacking journey through the John Muir Wilderness for folks from ages 18-24. Turn off your phone and turn on your love for the outdoors! Backpacking through the beautiful Sierras, participants will learn ancestral backcountry survival skills, experience challenges with support from experienced guides, enjoy Shabbat and Havdallah under the stars, and bond with an inclusive community of nature-lovers.

Monday July 20 – Sunday July 26 2026

This is a 9-month elderhood rite-of-passage for people aged 64+ who want to explore their identity as elders and reflect on what to do with “this one precious life” during your next phase of life. We hope to support you to find ways to fulfill your potential in this last stage of life.  This program is offered both virtual and hybrid.  The hybrid option is designed for people who are interested in a more intensive program, who want to share the experience in a small group (12), and can meet for two in-person retreats.

September 2025 – May 2026 (In session)

In Collaboration with Chochmat HaLev

For High Holy Days the past two years, we have partnered with Chochmat Halev in Berkeley, California!  You can join in-person or virtually via Zoom.

Peel back the layers of the traditional liturgy to find meaning for our lives today. Make our sacred texts come alive in new and provocative ways. Allow our soulful music to open your heart and release what no longer serves you. Deepen your connection to Spirit by transcending outdated and dissonant notions of the Divine. Create deep bonds with a community that holds you in your full complexity.

The below programs have been important gatherings in our community, but are currently on pause while we are in transition. Please stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates in our organization.

For years, Wilderness Torah has hosted a Sukkot In-Gathering Festival. Whether it was Sukkot on the Farm or a one-day gathering, we celebrated this important fall harvest holiday together. Pillars of our event included building multigenerational village, experiential programs for tots, youth, and teens, eating, praying, and dancing together, earth-based crafting and learning, rain dance for Hoshanah Rabah to call forth the rains, and much much more!

For years, Wilderness Torah gathered for an annual pilgrimage in Panamint Valley, Califonia.  Passover in the Desert was a five-day gathering in the Southern California desert wilderness, celebrating freedom and awakening. We created a rustic village where we immersed ourselves in the Exodus experience. Divided into small tribes (intimate groups led by experienced guides), we co-created the physical village, the spirit of community, with meaningful Shabbat and Passover ritual.  We hope to one day have the resources to bring this meaningful experience back to life.