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/
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.”
Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Reflection from Ellen Bernstein, on Tu B’Shevat
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