“Science is not enough:” How Jewish Tradition Keeps Climate Activists Afloat

By Seth Pollak April 21, 2024

“I learned there is almost no chance that I or any of my peers would be able to create enough near-future change to prevent climate catastrophe. When I left my environmental education, I only had hopelessness.”

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Urban Adamah: Celebrating the Jewish farm tradition

By Catie Damon May 28, 2013

Across from Red Sea tobacconist and flanked by a dive bar, parking lot, and storage unit is Urban Adamah, a one and a quarter acre Jewish urban farm in the heart of Berkeley, California.  Rows of collard greens, chard, onions, beets, and peas radiate from a newly-built yurt and cob oven. Inside the farm, the…

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Does Sustainability Mean Sacrificing Comfort?

By dbarmash January 20, 2010

Each morning, I wake up to the playful sound of “RooCoo!” The crowing alerts the group of Americans and our madrich, or counselor, that breakfast is ready. I emerge from my cocoon of blankets and sleeping bag and peel off one of my several layers. I stumble from my geodesic dome and step out into…

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