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BaMidbar Welcomes New Teen & Young Adult Advisory Commitee Members!

Through the launch of the Jewish Teen & Young Adult Advisory Committee, BaMidbar reaffirms its dedication to making sure no young person faces their mental …

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Shabbat Zachor

By Jacob Chatinover “Forgetfulness leads to exile, in Memory is the secret to redemption.” –Baal Shem Tov As field staff, I have often talked about ...
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Tu B’Shvat at BaMidbar

By Eliana Willis With snow on the ground and students and staff bundled up in warm clothing, it is hard to imagine that spring is ...
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8 Days of Hanukkah at BaMidbar

See what we’ve been up to for each of the eight days of Hanukkah!   Day 1: Backcountry Hanukiya Students constructed their own hanukiyah to ...
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הכרת תודה – Gratitude

By Zack Slavkin The days continue to lose light earlier and earlier as we head in to our Rocky Mountain winter. In this time, it ...
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Group Juggle Will Save Us All!

By Nick Magel-Haberek, MS, MSW, LCSW Adventure therapy is something that I feel quite passionate about.  For me, it’s not enough to do it all ...
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Our First Shabbat

By Jory Hanselman This week, BaMidbar staff and students embarked on a journey, as year-round programming launched on Thursday, October 18th.  This week’s parsha, or ...
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The Selfie Generation: Moving from Struggle to Vitality

Contributed By: Paulina Siegel, MSW, LCSW, CAC II The term “Millennials” has come to mean more than just the first generation to come of age ...
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Simcha and Sukkot in the Wilderness

By Gabi Wasserman We are currently on the threshold of celebrating Sukkot, the only pilgrimage festival referred to as Zman Simchateinu, “the time of our ...
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A Call To Action

By Rabbi Anat Moskowitz Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught: As often as you can, take a trip out to the fields to pray. All the ...
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Between the Beit Midrash and the Woods

By Dave Yedid Now that summer is here, I feel both inspired and exhausted as I reflect on my first year of rabbinical school at ...
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The Diary of a Field Guide

By Danit Cohen Lead Field Guide, Winter & Spring 2018 February 27, 10:18pm “It’s so cold here. My feet are wet and I am wearing ...
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What is our clinical approach? An Interview with Clinical Director, Charles Elias

By Charles Elias A common question we receive is wondering what exactly is wilderness based therapy. Click here to listen to an interview with our ...
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Meet Nick: A Q&A on Adventure-Based Therapy

I sat down with our Clinical Therapist, Nick Magle-Haberek to learn about what it is like to be an Adventure-Based Therapist and his practice at ...
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Meet Ben: A Q&A on the Family Systems Approach

I sat down with our Clinical Therapist, Ben White to learn about clinical treatment from a family-systems approach and his practice at BaMidbar. So Ben- ...
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By The Numbers

BaMidbar by the Numbers

A look at the numbers from this past season. For all inquiries please contact our Clinical Director, Charles Elias CharlesE@BaMidbarTherapy.org or by calling 720-835-2937.
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Wilderness Therapy: As Featured In The Detroit Jewish News

Detroiter helps shape Colorado camp for young Jews struggling with mental health issues. By Julie Edgar Growing up in a Lubavitch home in Oak Park ...
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Reflections on BaMidbar’s Inaugural Season

Dear BaMidbar Community, 18 weeks ago, BaMidbar’s first students arrived at the Ramah in the Rockies ranch, and just one week ago, the last students ...
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What is your Torah? Shavuot at BaMidbar

Shavuot celebrates the receiving of Torah on Mount Sinai, and coincides with the wheat harvest in ancient Israel.  At BaMidbar, Shavuot will be an opportunity ...
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Lavender Lattes with Moshe: A Glance at Parshat Emor

By Hindy Finman Since 1949 May has been Mental Health Awareness Month.  This blog questions the Torah’s perspective on advocating for the needs of others.  ...
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Passover at BaMidbar: From Slavery to Freedom

This Passover, our students embarked on a physical and metaphorical journey, from Mitzrayim, the narrow place, to Eretz Yisrael, the Promised Land.  Read below to ...
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