Yidz Inn Weekend Calendar 2025 

 

All weekends include the Yidz Inn Shabbos Special:

 

• Candle lighting and kiddush, full gourmet Shabbos meals and home-baked challah prepared by Israeli chefs Yogev Levy & Keren Yaari using locally sourced organic produce and fresh frozen kosher meats.

• Enjoy a buffet Shabbos breakfast, fish and meat cholent lunch, light seudah shlishit, and a melave malka kumzitz with hand-baked cholov yisroel pizza from our outdoor wood-fired oven.

• Guests may check in Thursday or Friday. Sunday activities may be customized upon request, and late Monday check-outs are also available.

🛶 August 28 – September 2, 2025

 Labor Day Weekend + Sunset Kayak Tour
🟡 Early Thursday check-in includes a sunset kayak tour through protected wetlands.
🟡 Sunday: optional custom tour in place of workshop at renowned local pottery, with a country kosher picnic.

🍁 October 23 – 27, 2025

Fall Colors + Forest Zipline Adventure
🟡 Early Thursday check-in includes a sunset kayak tour through protected wetlands.
🟡 Sunday: world-class zipline tour through Shawnee National Forest + kosher picnic on site.

🌲 October 30 – November 3, 2025

Fall Finale: Into the Heart of the Shawnee
🟡 Thursday: sunset kayak tour (weather permitting)
🟡 Friday: British breakfast, nature walks, and pottery class
🟡 Sunday: Guided hike through Shawnee National Forest—280,000 acres, 1,250+ miles of trails, waterfalls, and rare wildlife

🦙 November 6 – 10, 2025

Alpaca Encounter Weekend
🟡 Sunday: Feed, interact with alpacas at a local mother–daughter-owned farm. Shop handmade fiber products.

🎨 November 13 – 17, 2025

Hands-on Clay & Comfort Weekend
🟡 Sunday: Pottery class at Alto Pass Clay Works with newly acclaimed Israeli potter.

🐎 November 20 – 24, 2025

Late Autumn Rest + Horseback Trail Ride
🟡 Sunday: Guided horseback riding through Giant City State Park.

🦃 December 4 – 8, 2025

Thanksgiving Weekend: Clay, Kiln & Comfort
🟡 Celebrate Shabbos with a festive gourmet kosher Thanksgiving meal: fresh-frozen organic turkey, seasonal produce, and traditional flavors with an elevated twist.
🟡 Sunday: Private tour and wood kiln demo with Israeli potter, country picnic, and optional whiskey tasting (adults only).

🕎 December 14 – 22, 2025

Women’s Chanukah Light in the Woods
Eight nights to light and reflect in a peaceful woodland setting.
✅ Healthy, delicious kosher meat/parve meals
✅ Nightly menorah lighting, blessings, and victory songs
✅ Hands-on latke making + homemade sufganyiot

Optional Activities:

• Guided hike in Giant City State Park

• Ziplining in the Shawnee National Forest

• Pottery or stained glass workshops

• On-site massage, yoga, and Zumba

• Marshmallow roasting & shakshuka Sundays

• Full English breakfast with kosher beef bacon & Jerusalem sausage

Includes all Shabbos and seasonal offerings throughout the week.

🚗 Travel Info:

📍 2 hrs from St Louis, MO
📍 2.5 hrs from Nashville, TN
📍 3.5 hrs from central Missouri
📍 5 hrs from Alabama, Arkansas, or Chicago
✈️ 1-hr flight from Chicago O’Hare to Marion, IL (pickup available)
🚆 Amtrak to Carbondale station (pickup available)
🛻 STL Airport pickup/drop-off may be arranged upon request

❗Cancellation Policy:

• Cancel 7+ days before: ✅ Full refund

• Cancel 3–6 days before: 🔁 50% refund

• Cancel <3 days before: ❌ Non-refundable