help restore our earth, foster community and create a living symbol of our shared stewardship of creation
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help restore our earth, foster community and create a living symbol of our shared stewardship of creation
A program of Hazon’s friends and partners Jewcology is partnering with the Teva Seminar on Jewish Environmental Education to bring back our engaging and effective Leadership Training. In 2011, nearly 50 Jewish environmental leaders were empowered to tell their stories and the stories of their communities, and to motivate their communities to meaningful, shared action. (more…)
Slavery and liberation, a thing of the past or a modern dilemma?
Hazon Cross-USA Ride For those starting in Seattle, it is only nine weeks until we start orientation and begin our journey. This week, we are mailing you a Ride Guide, full of information you need to ensure that you have a fun experience on the ride. Sections include: About Hazon: what projects your fundraising dollars will support Life on the Ride: the ride community, Shabbat, accommodations, and food Gear and Packing: travel details, packing list, and bike suggestions Fundraising Tools: who, how, and what to ask potential donors Training Tips: how to make sure you are ready to ride Information from the Ride Guide will also be available on our website, but you can always be in touch with us if you have any questions. Happy Passover! Wendy This is the fifth email for Cross-USA Ride participants. If you’ve just registered, previous emails can be viewed here. (more…)
Discussing the latest in Jews, food, and contemporary life.
Isabella Freedman and the Manhattan College Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center join together to present this 3 1/2 day conference
An informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget.
by Hannah Lee A Quaker farmer whom I’ve met recently tried to teach me about the principles of sustainability that he’s applied to his family farm, including a field rotation cycle of 18 years, in contrast to the Biblical seven years, culminating with the shmittah year. This involves a series of conversations that has not ended, but I wondered what is in the Jewish tradition that is relevant to a holistic approach to our land? (more…)
Participants this year’s Hazon New York Ride may join in our second annual book club. This year we’re reading the following: White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf by Aaron Bobrow-Strain Here’s a little about the book: How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become “white trash?” In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like. (more…)
We’ve been tapping about 30 trees over the last three weeks, during this short late-winter maple syrup tapping season
The Adamah Dairy in Falls Village, CT is home to a new family of goats and farmers.
Discussing the latest in Jews, food, and contemporary life.
Join lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied Jews, our families, and friends as we celebrate Passover.
Attending an inspiring gathering of community members involved at the all-volunteer Boulder Jewish Commons Community Farm
Sunday, April 1, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM B’nai Jeshurun, 88th St. Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue) New York, NY (more…)