A weekend before the conference begins to relax, refresh, and rediscover — together with people who get it.
A weekend to become more grounded — mind, body, and soul.
Arrive Friday and step into something that feels like the best parts of Jewish summer camp: warm, easy, familiar, and unhurried. Expect great conversations, good food, some Shabbat energy, thoughtful sessions, and plenty of time to just exhale.
Spend the weekend alongside colleagues who understand the weight of the work you carry the rest of the year. No agendas you have to drive. No clipboard. No fires to put out. Just space.
A chance to connect, to spend time with people who get it, and to be present without being in charge.
Three ways to be here. None of them required. All of them welcome.
Long table dinners, slow walks, unhurried conversations. Time with the colleagues who understand the work from the inside.
Optional sessions and gentle programming designed for the whole person. Think, learn, pray, listen — or don't. The choice is yours.
Sometimes the most radical thing is the nap, the book, the window seat. Show up to as much or as little as you want.
The Shabbaton runs Friday through Sunday at the same hotel as the main conference. Settle in once and stay put. When you're ready for the work, the conference begins Monday morning.
The 2026 NAASE & NATA Joint Conference begins Monday, October 26 — same hotel, no travel required.