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ALEPH Ordination Programs Intensive Study Week ("Smicha Week") 2011/5771

JULY 3–10, 2011
at the University of Redlands in Southern California
(immediately following the ALEPH Kallah)

Registration instructions

Thoughtfully read all the information below.
Complete the on-line registration below.
Send a deposit of $850 (half of the program costs) to Ruach Ha’Aretz, by April 22.
Send full payment to Ruach Ha’Aretz by June 10.

Travel
If you are flying to Smicha Week, Los Angeles Int’l Airport (LAX) will likely have the most flights and best fares. Redlands is 80 miles (90 minutes, except during peak traffic hours) from LAX. The closest airport is Ontario Int’l Airport (ONT), which is 25 miles from campus. Make your arrangements to arrive on campus between 3 and 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 3. The ordinations programs intensive study week will end on Sunday, July 10 at 11:00 am. Information regarding transportation to/from the airports will be posted to this site by mid-May. If you will be arriving by car, you’ll find driving directions from many originating points at www.redlands.edu/about-redlands/281.aspx.

Lodging

All Smicha Week participants will be lodged in the Brockton Avenue Apartments on campus. Each unit has 4 single bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and living room. Linens and towels will be provided. There is a laundry room, in the apartment complex, which will be available for use with a paycard that you may obtain in Hunsaker Hall (activities center).

IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE ALEPH KALLAH and you choose the apartments for your housing option during that week, please be sure to let the Kallah office know that you are staying for Smicha Week. AND, be sure to indicate on your registration for Smicha Week that you have chosen the Brockton Apts for your Kallah housing. This will make it possible for us to coordinate your apartment assignment so that you will not have to move on July 3rd.

Should you choose a less costly housing option for the Kallah, please note that you will have to move out of your dorm on Sunday morning, July 3rd, and store your luggage at the Smicha Week registration location until the apartments have been cleaned and are ready to be turned over to us. The University staff will make every effort to make the apartments available between 3 and 5 pm.

Student Fees

The all-inclusive cost for Smicha Week is $1700
This includes 2 graduate-level courses (2 credit units), your single room in the Brockton Apartments, 3 kosher meals each day.
All fees are paid directly to Ruach Ha’Aretz.
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available. Please contact Rabbi Nadya Gross at info@ruachhaaretz.com.

Children and Teens Program & Fees

As in the past, Ruach Ha’Aretz will provide a children’s program if there is a need. Please respond no later than April 22nd – on the registration form, below – if you intend to bring your child(ren) with you. Shortly after April 22nd, we will notify you of our decision.

Children’s program fee: $250 – includes supervision during class hours, and evening study hall, and pool pass.
No fee for children up to 2 years, but please let us know in the registration form below.
Room & Board for children 2–4: $108
Room & Board for children and teens, ages 5 and up: $390

Some Additional Information

The University is equipped with WiFi throughout the campus (though it may be less reliable in the apartments than in classrooms and other public spaces on campus). If you intend to bring your own laptop, or to use the computers in the computer lab, and wish to have access to the campus internet, you must let us know in the appropriate space on the registration form so that we can send you the University agreement form to sign and return to us no later than June 10th.

The University offers us the use of its Fitness Center and Pool for a minor fee. Fitness Center passes are $5 for the duration of the program; Pool passes are $5 for the duration of the program. If you plan to use either or both kinds of passes, please indicate on your registration form and add the appropriate fee. [The Fitness Center is restricted to persons 18 years or older. The Pool will be open to all, and will be used by the Children’s Program during the week. Kids’ passes are included in the Children’s program fee above.]

This program is for students in the ALEPH Ordination programs and candidates whose application is in process. Students enrolled in one of our Smicha programs are welcome to register now for Smicha Week.
If you are a candidate for one of our Smicha programs, a letter of invitation from Rabbi Marcia Prager, Reb Shulamit Fagan or Hazzan Jack Kessler must be received by Ruach Ha'Aretz (sent to info@ruachhaaretz.com) before we can process your registration for Smicha Week.

REGISTRATION FORM (Click submit button at bottom when complete)
NAME:
ADDRESS:

CITY:
STATE/PROVINCE
ZIP/POSTAL CODE
PHONE
EMAIL
MOBILE/CELL PHONE
Student Applicant Rabbinic Path Rabbinic Pastor Path Cantorial Path Hashpa'ah Path

	CLASS CHOICES
Morning Class (1st Choice)
Morning Class (2nd Choice)
Afternoon Class (1st Choice)
Afternoon Class (2nd Choice)
Please advise us if either class is required for Smicha this year. Priority will be given. Required Class(es):

CHILDREN/TEENS			Age in July
NAME:
NAME:

FEE SCHEDULE
Student Fee (all inclusive)		$1700
Fee for partner/spouse		$460
Number of Children		x $250=
Infants to 2 years, no fee		0
Room and Board for Children 2-4		x $108 =
Room and Board for Children 5 and up		x $390=
Fitness Center Pass (Adults only)		x $5=
Pool Pass (Adults only)		x $5=

		Total due:
50% deposit is due by April 22. Balance is due by June 10.
Deposit due with Registration:

If paying by check, please indicate here:
Mail check to Ruach Ha'Aretz, 1612 Holeman Drive, Erie CO 80516.

If you'd like to pay by credit card, indicate here.

Will you also be at Kallah? Yes Have you chosen the Brockton Apartments for Kallah housing? Yes (The above two questions help us coordinate your room assignment so that you won't need to move between the two weeks.) Yes, I wish to have access to campus internet. Please send me the University agreement form.
Roomate request:

Any special dietary needs or other requirements?

Comments?

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Thank you!

Cancellation fee:
$50 processing fee included in registration. Full refund less processing fee if cancellation received in writing before June 10. After that date, room & board fees are committed to the retreat center; $480 will be withheld from the refund.

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