Did you know that Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, means “dedication?” Traditionally, this refers to the eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and…
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It Takes a Village
Everything we do at Shoresh is done in community. From building beehives, to planting community gardens and harvesting local, organic food for tzedakah, we are constantly reminded that it takes a village to change the world. As we prepare for…
Top Ten Reasons to Come to Taking Root in 2020
Our lives depend on trees for oxygen, beauty, habitat, food, medicine, shelter, climate stability, shelter and so much more. To show our gratitude to the trees, we’re having a party for Tu Bi’Shevat! Mark your calendars for Taking Root: Planting…
Taking Root 2017: Venue Awesomeness
We are so excited to announce our new venue for Taking Root 2017: York Mills Gallery! Not only do we get to hold our event in this gorgeous space located in midtown Toronto but they are sponsoring the event by…
Shoresh Outdoor School: Semester One
By: Juliana Isaac, Shoresh’s Garden Coordinator Our first cohort of the Shoresh Outdoor School has just graduated! Over the last eight weeks, our students have been learning about Judaism, the natural world, and the incredible connection between the two. Throughout…
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…
Environmental Education in Unlikely Places
By: Tiferet Nashman, Program Coordinator, Shoresh When you think of sites for nature conservation, a cemetery is not likely the first place that comes to mind! However, when Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks approached Shoresh about doing Jewish environmental education at…
My Hero Morris Saxe
By: Avery Aubin-McDougall Junior Chicken Farmer In Hebrew school we were given the assignment of giving a presentation on our hero. Most people picked people who were famous and well known- people who had done things that everyone knows and…
First Day of the Shoresh Outdoor School
We officially launched the Shoresh Outdoor School on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017, despite the cold and wet day! Ten amazing kids between the ages of 5-11 joined us in the Kavanah Garden for hands-on nature-based Jewish learning in the great…
Birds for Bela
By: Farmer Amy My name is Amy and I will be the keeper of the chickens and turkeys at Bela along with my daughter Avery. We have been counting the days and weeks and months until we could have our…