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…
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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…
Why take Jewish Education Outdoors?
Bringing Jewish education outdoors has many benefits! Here are our top 4: 1. To make Jewish learning more engaging and relevant Imagine spending all day in school and then spending another few hours in a classroom as your only exposure…
Top 3 Ways to Sweeten Your New Year
We are thrilled to offer the community these three awesome ways to honor family and friends this Rosh Hashana. 1. Honey Our honey bees have been working super hard gathering and transforming nectar for Bela Farm’s wildflowers into honey and…
Sharing Our Vision
This post is an excerpt from Risa Alyson Cooper’s vision sharing at The Bela Farm Grand Opening on June 26, 2016. Bruchim ha’baim! Welcome again! We’ve arrived at Dina’s Tent, named for the only daughter mentioned in the Torah of…
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…