We caught up with Leah Koenig, food writer and cookbook author to talk about the evolution of the New Jewish Food Movement, why Jewish foodies need to become environmentalists and why food justice is a Jewish idea. You were a…
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What We Grow
Seeds Yiddish: Zoymen Hebrew: זרעים And God said: “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree that has seed-yielding fruit — to you it shall be for…
The Shoresh Socialite: Anthony Rose
Shoresh loves chef/restaurateur/yogi Anthony Rose and all the amazing contributions he’s made to nurturing Jewish food culture in Toronto. We first met him at Beyond Bubbie, an event we co-organized with the Ontario Jewish Archives and the Miles Nadal JCC to…
The Shoresh Socialite- Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh
We spoke with Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh, co-founder and director of Adamah: The Jewish Farming Fellowship, a three-month leadership training program for Jewish adults ages 20-32 that integrates organic agriculture, farm-to-table living, Jewish learning, community building, and spiritual practice. Shamu teaches Judaism and ecology, turns…
What’s growing at Shoresh?
Garlic, Allium sativum Yiddish: קנאָבל (knobl) Hebrew: שׁוּם (shoom) It’s mid-January in Ontario and while it’s a mild winter (thank you El Nino and climate change) it appears that nothing is growing in our gardens. But things are not always as…
It Takes a Community to Feed Our Community
“When you are asked in the world to come, “What was your work?” and you answer, “I fed the hungry,” you will be told, “This is the gate of Hashem, enter into it, you who have fed the hungry.” Midrash…
Happy Birthday to the Trees!
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,…
The Shoresh Team is Growing!
Introducing Jodi Katzeff-Klein, our new Managing Director. We caught up with Jodi last week to get to know her better and to introduce you to her. What did you do before working for Shoresh? I am grateful to say that I…
Happy 4th Day of Chanukah!
In celebration of Chanukah, Shoresh is highlighting eight of the many ways we are bringing more light into the world. Day 4: We’ve Nurtured Almost 1 Million Bees and 3 Monarch Butterflies For a complete look at how we are repairing the world, read…
Taking Root at Bela Farm
After three years of intensive dreaming, visioning, mapping and planning, we are ready to reveal our 7-year plan for developing Shoresh’s programs and ventures at Bela Farm, a new centre for sustainable, land-based Judaism in rural Ontario!!!!! Our intention is…