By: Orli Schwartz, Shoresh Intern 2014 One day Choni HaM’agel was journeying on the road and he saw a man planting acarob tree; he asked him, “How long does it take for this tree to bear fruit?” The man replied, “Seventy…
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An Ode to Fields and Playgrounds
By: Sabrina Malach, Leo Baeck Graduate 1993 “כל עשב ועשב אומר שירה לה’ יתברך” “Every blade of grass sings a song to God.” -Rebbe Nachman of Breslov One of my most meaningful childhood memories is the smell…
Intern Reflections
By Orli Schwartz, 2014 Shoresh Intern As a past Shoresh Intern there are so many great experiences I gained from spending time at the Kavanah Garden and I would like to share some highlights with you: 1. Shoresh allowed me to connect…
Baycrest
Since 2012 we have been offering hands-on Jewish garden programming at Baycrest. Workshops include planting, weeding, watering, making herbal teas and preparing pickles! In 2014, in addition to running our regular, bi-weekly gardening programs at the Moutainview Day Centre we helped…
Testimonials
Community members have shared some really kind words about Shoresh and our programs! Here are some of the smiley notes we have received: ABOUT KAVANAH GARDEN PROGRAMS “The Kavanah Garden is a place that brings the words of Torah to…
Chanukah and Energy Conservation
By guest blogger, Zachary Sadowski December 3, 2014 The holiday of Chanukah is intrinsically linked to the idea of energy consumption and conservation. Everyone knows the basic idea of the story: many, many years ago a jug of oil thought…
Maxie’s Garden
When we hear the word “tzedakah,” many of us think of the word “charity,” or recall placing our parents’ pocket change in jangling boxes (known as a pushke in Yiddish) in Hebrew school or at synagogue. In fact, the word…
Shmita 101
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false On the side of a highway in southern Israel, a field of dried out sunflowers likely strikes observers, initially, as abandoned — a sprawling, desolate pasture, unattended and still…