If not for the trees, human life could not exist. Midrash Sifre (Deuteronomy) 20:19 Our ancestors understood that human life depends on trees. They understood this so deeply that they wrote about trees extensively and created a holiday,…
A Yesodniks Tu BiShvat Seder Experience
By Mia McGrinder, 2023 Yesod Graduate Pesach is one of my favorite holidays because of the time I get to spend with my family at our seders. When I learned for the first time at Yesod that there is…
Shoresh Outdoor School Updates 2023-24
As you will see, we have made some changes to our program offerings this year. You can read more about how we came to these decisions and our intentions for Shoresh programs moving forward below. We are so grateful to…
A Taste of Yesod
Yesod, Hebrew for “foundation,” is our year-long, nature-based B’nei Mitzvah experience for youth seeking a meaningful rite of passage that weaves Jewish wisdom and ritual, nature connection, and wilderness skills with community and identity building. To give you a taste of…
A Week in Camp Shoresh!
By Adi Grossman Camp Shoresh has given all of us campers an extremely amazing part of the summer. Over the course of only 4 days, Camp Shoresh has taught all of us kids a bit about both nature and our…
From Your Local Jewish Beekeepers
We are taught that during the month of Elul, the king is in the field. Lucky for Shoresh staff and volunteers, and our honey bees, we are also in the fields during this auspicious time. Elul often falls in late…
A Matzah Cover with a Story
As Jews, we are commanded not to destroy or waste anything through the commandment of bal tashchit. One area that we really need to look at is how we use, waste and dispose of textiles. Once upon a time, people…
Becoming a Shomeret Adamah: A Costa Rica farm
By Sahara Schecter, Age 10 I wanted to share what I have been doing this past week because I felt really connected to Shoresh. When I heard Shoresh was looking for travel blog posts I knew exactly what to write…
How can I be a Shomeret Adamah?
Hello! We are Mike and Laurenn Schecter. We are full time traveling with our 3 kids for 1 year (maybe more), first all across Canada and currently throughout Central and South America. We have been in the Shoresh family since it’s…
Meet the New Stewards of the Kavanah Garden
In order to create a resilient ecosystem, organisms must adapt to change. If we don’t learn to adapt, we stop growing because we get stuck in the past. . In 2008 Risa…