Tampa, Florida Passover Program 2026

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Passover at the Saddlebrook Resort

Tampa, Florida

ENTIRE HOTEL KOSHER FOR PASSOVER
JUST COMPLETED A $92 MILLION RENOVATION

This Pesach, Leisure Time Tours, in cooperation with Kosherica is thrilled to announce we have added the Saddlebrook Resort located in beautiful Tampa, Florida.  Set across 480 acres of natural beauty, it’s a place where world-renowned recreation and unmatched amenities awaken the senses.

Guests immerse themselves in a rich sports legacy from elite training to casual play.  Nature surrounds you at every turn, with walkable villages and scenic trails shaded by cypress trees, Spanish moss, and towering Florida palms. Bask in the sunshine poolside, unwind with a restorative treatment at the hotel spa.

Saddlebrook Resort is stepping into an exciting new era. Inspired by its legacy of leisure, sport, and timeless hospitality, the hotel has reimagined its spaces to better serve the modern traveler. From renovated accommodations and venues to enhanced amenities, including the serenity pool, tennis courts, pickleball, & sports facilities, each transformation reflects the hotels continued commitment to delivering a top-notch resort.

At Saddlebrook, racquet sports are more than just a pastime. With 43 tennis courts featuring all four Grand Slam surfaces, 8 pickleball courts, a high-performance training center, fitness facilities, and a full-service pro shop, the hotel offers an unmatched sports experience.

The hotels historic 3 golf courses totaling 27 holes have just gone through a transformative redesign headed by golf architect Rees Jones.

At all of our Passover hotels, and for many decades, Leisure Time Tours has always been known for our world class gourmet Passover cuisine. Whether it’s in our dining rooms, sumptuous tea rooms, or poolside barbecues, a large variety of impressive delights await your dining pleasure. We will be under the Glatt Kosher supervision of International Kosher Mehadrin, Rabbi Berel Simpser Rav Hamchshir. We have also always been known for our fantastic entertainment. Every year we typically bring on incredible Musicians, Mentalists, Hysterical Comedians, Dazzling theme nights, Music, Hypnotists, Casino nights, Carnivals, Impersonators and much much more!

Our world-renowned day camp is back again! We have always believed that the kids’ program is one of the most important features of a Pesach program because if the kids are having a great time – then the parents can have a truly relaxing vacation. Our kids fall in love with their counselors and can’t wait to see them each morning! Our day camp only has post college or college age dedicated counselors who have lots of experience.

PRICE & ROOM INFORMATION

2026 SADDLEBROOK SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE & STAFF

Rabbi Dr. Yosie Levine

Yosie Levine is the Rabbi of The Jewish Center in New York City. Before joining the Center, he served as the educational director of the Lauder Foundation’s Beit Midrash in Berlin, Germany and as the visiting scholar of Congregation Knesseth Israel in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rabbi Levine has taken a leadership role on the issue of day school affordability and has pioneered a communal model for sustaining excellent Jewish education. He is co-chair of the Manhattan Eruv and is active in numerous communal organizations including AIPAC, the Beth Din of America and UJA-Federation of New York, where he is a former Board Member.

His advocacy on behalf of Israel has made The Jewish Center a model for Israel activism both within and beyond the Religious Zionist community.

He earned a BA in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia College and received rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary where he was a Wexner Graduate Fellow. He holds a PhD in Early Modern Jewish History from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School and now sits on the Dean’s Council. His work has appeared in both scholarly and popular publications. His book, Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate (Littman Library, forthcoming) is the winner of the Association for Jewish Studies’ Jordan Schnitzer First Book Award.

Rabbi Mark Wildes

Rabbi Mark Wildes is the Founder of Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), a highly successful Jewish outreach and educational program engaging unaffiliated Jewish men and women in their 20s & 30s with Judaism and the Jewish community. He is the author of “Beyond the Instant: Jewish Wisdom for Lasting Happiness in a Fast-Paced Social Media World” (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018), “The 40 Day Challenge: Daily Jewish Insights to Prepare for the High Holidays” (Kodesh Press, 2021) and most recently: “The Jewish Experience: Discovering the Soul of Jewish Thought and Practice” (Koren Publishers).

Rabbi Wildes earned a BA in Psychology from Yeshiva University, a Law Degree from the Cardozo School of Law, a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (Yeshiva University).

In its 26 years of existence, MJE has successfully reconnected thousands of previously unaffiliated Jewish men and women with Judaism and the Jewish community, hundreds of whom are today living lives of Torah and Mitzvot, sending their children to Jewish Day Schools. Operating from its three locations in the city, with a talented staff of 15 professionals, MJE’s inspirational Shabbat dinners, beginners services, retreats, educational classes, holiday events and trips to Israel have touched the lives of thousands of young Jews and provided a venue through which 391 Jewish couples have met and married!

Yair Rosenberg

Yair Rosenberg is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers the intersection of politics, culture, and religion, and writes the Deep Shtetl newsletter. Previously a senior writer at Tablet Magazine, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal, and his work has received awards from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. He has testified in the U.S. Congress about antisemitism and has covered everything from national elections in America and Israel, to observant Jews in baseball, to the translation of Harry Potter into Yiddish. In his spare time, he composes original Jewish music and creates bots that troll anti-Semites on Twitter. His latest projects include, “Antisemitism, Explained,” a video series about anti-Jewish prejudice, and Az Yashir, an album of new shabbat music.

Eylon Levy

Eylon Levy is a former Spokesman for the State of Israel, who became one of the most globally recognized voices for Israel in the October 7 War. He previously served as international spokesman to President Isaac Herzog after a career as a television news anchor. He holds degrees from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and served in the Israel Defense Forces as a lone soldier after immigrating to Israel from the UK. He now heads the Spokesoffice, a civil society initiative to advocate for Israel and the Jewish People on international media. Eylon has been featured in two “forty under forty” lists, was awarded the Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for Global Impact, and was recognized as the #1 Young Zionist Visionary of the Year by JNF-USA and the Jerusalem Post.

Morton A. Klein

Morton A. Klein is National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel group in the U.S., founded in 1897. He is a member of the National Council of AIPAC. Mr. Klein is also an economist who served in the Nixon, Ford, and Carter Administrations and has lectured in mathematics and statistics. Mr. Klein is widely regarded as one of the leading Jewish activists in the United States. His successful campaigns against anti-Israel bias in leading textbooks, travel guides, universities, churches, and the media, as well as his work on Capitol Hill, were the subject of 30 feature stories both here and in Israel. Mr. Klein is quoted internationally and has appeared on TV and radio world-wide. As with many Jewish news agencies naming him ‘honest, credible, and influential,” one named him one of the top five Jewish leaders in the US today, stating “It’s impossible to deny that Klein has been extraordinarily effective.” The US Department of State has awarded Klein a “Certificate of Appreciation”.

Zoe Koelewijn

Zoë Morgan Koelewijn serves as General Manager of Covenant Winery. Growing up in Napa Valley as the daughter of Covenant’s owners and co-founders, Zoë was immersed in both the family business and the broader wine industry from an early age. She made Aliyah to Israel and quickly began managing the winery’s Israeli operations, developing deep expertise in international winery management. In 2021, she relocated back to California with her husband to take on the GM position. She now oversees the winery’s day-to-day operations, manages the wine clubs, and all client experiences with the Covenant brand. A WSET Level 3 certified wine professional, Zoë’s experience spanning both Israeli and California wine markets, combined with her focus on customer engagement and brand experience, provides valuable insight into Covenant’s distinctive approach to winemaking.

Covenant Winery:

Founded in Napa Valley in 2003, Covenant Winery is a critically-acclaimed winery. Praised by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator, it is known for its high-end wines and distinctive winemaking approach, producing more than 20 wines sourced from premier vineyards across Sonoma County, Napa Valley, Santa Maria, Santa Rita Hills, Lake County and Lodi. In 2014, founders Jeff and Jodie relocated from Napa Valley to establish their family-owned urban winery in Berkeley, continuing their commitment to exceptional winemaking.

Adina Shoshana

Adina Shoshana, formerly known as Adriana Fernandez and the “Non-Jewish Nanny,” is a social media personality who converted to Orthodox Judaism in 2025. She became a voice for Jewish pride after nannying for observant Jewish families, sharing her experiences and insights on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Her journey from Christian upbringing to Orthodox conversion, inspired by the children she cared for, transformed her online identity from “Non-Jewish Nanny” to “Now Jewish Nanny”

Adina Lipson

Adina Lipson has enjoyed a career in formal and informal education, in both school and camp environments. She has worked at Camp Nesher, an overnight camp in the Poconos, since 2013, originally as the Early Childhood Director in the Day Camp shared program with Camp Shoshanim, and then as the Girls Head and Assistant Director. Adina has held a variety of positions over the years, including being an Early Childhood/day school teacher for several years, curriculum lead and also an administrator, serving as Director at the Time Warner Children’s Center in New York City and Coordinator of PJ Library’s PJ Plus Parent/Tot programs in Toronto. Adina, who is a California native, now resides in Toronto with her husband and has 4 children. She can’t wait to bring her skills of working with kids ages 6 months – 15 years, and supervision of staff, to the Tampa Pesach program!

2026 WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport is an American actor and comedian who can currently be seen in Hulu’s Life & Beth. Michael has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom The War at Home. He also appeared in Boston Public, Friends, Prison Break, Justified, and the acclaimed Netflix series Atypical. Some of his notable film roles include True Romance (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Metro (1997), Cop Land (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The 6th Day (2000), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Big Fan (2009), and The Heat (2013). He also directed the award-winning documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011).”

He’s also the host of the worldwide phenomenon “I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast”

Tal Vaknin

Tal Vaknin is an internationally acclaimed singer and composer of Jewish pop and soul music. Tal is known for his amazing vocal abilities and his success among all different streams of Jewish audiences both in Israel and abroad. Born in Jerusalem, and son of a musical cantorial parent, Tal was discovered at an early age as a musical prodigy child. Tal continued to wow audiences in concerts up until he joined the IDF. During his service in the IDF he performed in the Israeli Army band at bases all around the country.

Following the Army, Tal began performing his own unique Jewish hits. He quickly became a sought-after singer and began to perform in concerts and festivals for Chabad Israel and in communities all over the USA and Europe. Tal performed with famous opera singer Andreas Bocelli. Tal founded the radio station Galey Yisrael along with “Lehakat Darom” and served as the Music Director of the station. He founded the children’s group “Musickids”.

Among his hits is the album “Prayers” with singer Yossi Azulay; his single “Aneni Basharim” written by singer Kobi Aflalo; his single “Neshama” which he wrote along with Barak Elisha; a music video duet with Israeli Superstar Gad Elbaz called “Emunah” which Tal composed together with the arranger Ran Aviv; “Clouds in the Clouds” which was written by Kobi Afallo;; the song “Soul” composed by Uriel Aharoni and arranged by Ran Aviv and Gad Elbaz; “Ala” which he composed and wrote together with Ma’ayan Tamir to the words of Rabbi Kook; “Morning” composed and written by Elhanan Elhadad along with a music video with Rudy Rochman, Gad Elbaz, Binyamin Elbaz and Aharon Holder; the Hebrew adaptation of the French singer Daniel Levy’s song “l’envie d’aimer”; ‘Hallo‘ a duet with singer Yossi Azulay; “Moda Ani”, a performance sign in 4 languages and the hit song “My Day”.

At the beginning of the Iron Swords War, Tal enlisted to establish a special unit in his area of ​​residence and at the same time handled the donations of tactical equipment to two thousand soldiers in the various sectors every night since the beginning of the war. At the same time as his military service, Tal travels between Israel Defense Forces bases and performs for the soldiers. Tal is loved by his many fans.

Ryan Quinn

Ryan Quinn is a singer and musician from Central NY most known for his four-chair-turning performance on Season 10 of NBC’s “The Voice.” While on “The Voice,” he was able to work with Adam Levine, Tori Kelly, Miley Cyrus, and Christina Aguilera, and advanced to the “Live Playoffs.” Since then, Ryan has had the pleasure of performing, touring, recording, and collaborating with some amazing acts, including: Postmodern Jukebox, Aubrey Logan, Loren Gold of “The Who,” Canadian pop artist Jocelyn Alice, and jazz legend Scott Kinsey. In November 2024, Ryan released a new musical project with bass virtuoso Hadrien Feraud called “June 32nd.” Having been influenced by multiple genres and as a multi-instrumentalist, Ryan has managed to combine elements of rock, pop, folk, soul, and jazz into a unique style of his own.