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…
What the Talmud can Teach Us How to Live at a Time of Collective Disaster.
Today marks the Siyyum (conclusion) of reading Tractate Taanit of the Talmud! Our new Co-Director, Tiferet Nashman, is engaging in the global Daf Yomi learning cycle, reading one page of Talmud per day. Here’s a glimpse into how teachings from…
It’s Our B’nei Mitzvah and I’m Hiking the Bruce – Jacob’s B’nei Mitzvah Adventure
This year is a very special year for Shoresh… we are celebrating our B’nei Mitzvah! In honour of this milestone, we are celebrating all of the amazing people, pollinators, and plants that make Shoresh so special. Today, we’d like…
Radical Giving: Lessons from David Pinkus, Z”L
Written by Sabrina Malach Shoresh is an ecosystem. We operate as an interconnected web of diverse community members who understand that Jewish values are environmental values and strive to live according to that understanding. Today, I would like to honour…
Some cool nature resources on the internet!
Here is a collection of various nature-based activities, online and offline resources, and learning tools we are excited about lately! Fun Videos: Make delicious and brilliant pink lemonade using wildflowers and then learn how to turn purple water GREEN! using amazing colour-changing violet syrup with this quick video from…
Hive Heroes: Talli and Bee Kind Organics
By: Tamara Waserman Hive Heroes are the awesome folks in our community who educate, inspire, and empower us to be Shomrei Adamah, Protectors of the Earth, and Shomrei Devorim, Protectors of the Bees. This week, we are featuring Talli,…
Top 10 Environmentally Sustainable Habits
There are so many easy, small actions we can take in our day-to-day lives to live more sustainably. Guest blogger Tamara Waserman has shared her top 10 tips with Shoresh! 1. Every year over three million tons of plastic…
Hive Heroes: The Sisters of Holy Theotokos Convent
Hive Heroes are the awesome folks in our community who educate, inspire, and empower us to be Shomrei Adamah, Protectors of the Earth, and Shomrei Devorim, Protectors of the Bees. This week, we are featuring Mother Irene and the…
Pollinator Pals Activity Kits
Activity Kit Materials Click here to print off more Pollinator Monitoring Trackers for the Citizen Scientist: Pollinator Monitoring Activity. Information Resources Pollinator Resources: Bees of Toronto: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/8eb7-Biodiversity-BeesBook-Division-Planning-And-Development.pdf Pollinator Partnership Canada: https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/ Insight Pollinator Citizen Science app: https://insightcitizenscience.com/ University…