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Upcoming Retreats & Travel

One of the many ways Isaians connect to fellow Isaians is through traveling together! There is perhaps no greater way to ‘build your tribe’ than spending sustained, concentrated time together away from the hustle & bustle of West LA. Our congregation is fortunate to enjoy multiple opportunities throughout the year to travel together, whether local to Southern California or much further distances like Israel and Morocco. We invite you to join us for the next adventure!

Spirituality on the Sea: 7-day Mediterranean Cruise and Solar Eclipse with Temple Isaiah

August 8-15, 2026 

Join Rabbi Jaclyn and members of our Isaiah community for a 7-day cruise from Barcelona to Rome. Together we will explore this beautiful part of the world and witness the celestial wonder of a total solar eclipse.

SPACE IS LIMITED and we expect this cruise will sell out quickly. Make your reservation today!

Spirituality on the Sea Info Session – Monday April 28, 7:30pm – RSVP HERE
Zoom Only, Registration RequiredWe made a BIG pivot on our European travel experience in summer 2026. Our new dates are August 8-15, 2026! Come learn more about our all-ages 7-day cruise through the Mediterranean from Barcelona to Rome timed with the Total Solar Eclipse on August 12th. Space on this trip is limited, and we expect the cruise to sell out quickly. Join us at this Info Session to learn more!

Past Trips & Retreats

2023: Trip to Israel Highlights

Our congregational trip to Israel has come to a close and it was truly the trip of a lifetime! Our extraordinary multigenerational group included Isaians from all ages and stages: families with young children, Empty Nesters, grandparents, plus a group of twelve teens whose presence on the trip was heavily subsidized by the Joan & Ephraim Sales z”l Education Fund. Our ten day trip took us to Greater Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Ha’Goshrim in the Upper Galilee, Golan Heights, Tzfat, Jerusalem, Masada and the Dead Sea.

Guided by a fantastic educator named Muki Jankelowitz, we packed a whole lot of learning, meaning and fun into ten short days. We met incredible speakers including Dan Feferman on “Israel at 75” and Orly Erez-Likhovski of IRAC – Israel Religious Action Center. We toured the Ayalon Institute, a secret underground bullet factory for resistance fighters built beneath an unsuspecting laundromat. We snorkeled in the waters just off Caesarea above the ruins of an ancient Roman harbor.

From visiting the new ANU museum on Jewish peoplehood to the haunting, impactful Yad Vashem, to jeep rides through the Golan Heights to visiting an animal sanctuary for disabled creatures great and small, to swimming in the Mediterranean, praying with the Reform congregation Beit Daniel at their Pride Shabbat, floating in the Dead Sea, celebrating Rabbi Jaclyn and Josh’s ten year vow renewal and too many delicious meals to count, our trip was one for the books. But even amidst all the itinerary details, the most important and impactful part was being together, one Isaiah community, in our beautiful, dynamic homeland.

2019: Explore Jewish Spain History, Tradition & Culture

October 30-November 10 Highlights:

• A journey of education
• Connect with the creativity, diversity, and history of Jewish life in Spain
• Experience Spain today: beauty, culture, continuity, and change
• Celebrate Shabbat with the Jewish communities of Madrid and Barcelona
• Kabbalists, philosophers, diplomats, and sages: walk in the footsteps of the great figures of Spanish Jewry
• The interacting faiths of Spain: from the Golden Age to the Expulsion and beyond
• See Spain in style: outstanding tour educators, superb service

2016: Temple Isaiah Lifequest Visited Morocco In March

Rabbi Zoë Klein and a group of 26 congregants from LifeQuest traveled to Morocco in the Spring of 2016. 

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