The Covenant Grants

Curriculum of Judaism and Ecology

Organization: Shomrei Adamah, Wyncote, PA

Grant Year: 1991

Project Director: Rabbi Ellen Bernstein

Type of Grant: Signature

Grant Amount: $100,000 (3 years)

Website: http://hazon.org/teva/day-school-programs/shomrei-adamah/

Environment
Professional Development

To create a curriculum for grades 5-8 on Judaism and ecology, and to prepare teachers to use this curriculum.

From Ellen Bernstein:

“We recognized that the best way to spread the message was by developing educational materials, and in 1992, we produced the first comprehensive curriculum on Judaism and ecology: LET THE EARTH TEACH YOU TORAH.

We also created a lively and engaging quarterly newspaper, VOICE OF THE TREES, modeled after the Whole Earth Catalogue. Through all of its publications, including GREENING THE HOLIDAYS, A GARDEN OF CHOICE FRUIT, ECOLOGY & THE JEWISH SPIRIT, THE SPLENDOR OF CREATION, and A NEW YEAR FOR THE TREES, Shomrei Adamah created a foundation in Jewish ecological thought.”

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