If you know anything about Shoresh, you know we love pollinators and especially, bees. A lot. We love the pollinators so much that we’ve dedicated a lot of our programming, events, garden spaces AND 20-acres of Bela Farm to supporting…
Category: Ethics
Saving the Bees for My Bat Mitzvah
We caught up with Dani Zeiler, a local great 8 student who has decided to share some of her Bat Mitzvah gifts with Shoresh. Dani has an awesome older sister and the most adorable fluffy dog. Dani loves her family,…
Spin and Stretch With Us
On Sunday February 10th, 2019, we’re joining up our friend and supporter David Newton Fitness and Wellness Careerist and Mayfair West for an awesome afternoon to Ride and Root. Here’s why you want to be there: Shvitzing is good for…
Our Top Ten Accomplishments of the Decade
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2018 marks our 10th anniversary and we are overflowing with pride and joy over all of our accomplishments! Our theme of the year is the Power of Many because everything we do at Shoresh is done with community members and…
Climate Change is Real: Do Something
By guest blogger: Rabbi Adam Winston. Rabbi Winston is a popular speaker and teacher of Jewish ethics and mysticism. He enjoys learning new things, long chills in remote locations, and baked Brie with jam. He lives in Toronto with his…
Bela Farm Grand Opening
Bela Farm Grand Opening Opening Remarks by Risa Alyson Cooper Sunday, June 26, 2016 B’ruchim ha’baim. Welcome friends. My name is Risa Alyson Cooper, I am one of the Directors of Shoresh, and it is my deep honour and privilege…
If You Plant It, They Will Come
Shoresh’s favourite word is “wow” and one of our all-time-favourite sources of wonder and wow is the process of pollination. Watching a bee fly from flower to flower seeking nectar and pollen while inadvertantly spreading pollen from one flower to…
Connecting Tzedakah, Tikkun Olam & Indigenous Solidarity
Thank you to our guest bloggers, Sterling Stutz and Emily Green for writing this important post and doing the work to to support Indigenous land defence and self-determination in Canada. As you walk through the city streets of Toronto do you ever…
The Shoresh Socialite: Dr. Michael Schecter
We spoke with our dear friend, biological dentist and former Chairman of the Shoresh board, Michael Schecter from Schecter Dental to learn about the unique and inspiring ways that he connects his medical, Jewish and environmental ethics and why he’s a…
Dear Shoresh
Dear Shoresh is our attempt to answer the most frequently asked questions we get from community members. Dear Shoresh, What is the connection between Judaism and the environment? Many Jewish texts express clear and strong environmental ethics. In the first chapter…