[July 1, 2022] At Pearlstone, annual meetings are a chance to share accomplishments, and for the community to experience what Pearlstone is about, such as its farm-to-table kosher food and environmental sustainability efforts
In the News
National Shabbaton inspires Jews of color with the power of connecting as family.
[May 11, 2022] Last week, 105 Jews and allies from around the country gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Baltimore County, Md. What brought them together was the Second Annual Jews of Color Mishpacha Project Shabbaton, a gathering to build community through worship, meals, conversation, and recreational fun.
On Jewish Earth Day, more Jewish groups take climate action
[January 14, 2022] “We can’t solve polarization in Congress but we can solve the way our community orients around the climate crisis
Hazon in the Media – 2022
press and media coverage in 2022
Rabbis arrested demanding climate action by Wall Street giant’s Jewish CEO
[October 20, 2021] Three rabbis and six Jewish teenagers were among those arrested Monday at a climate protest at the
Jewish Youth Climate Movement: Organizing the Jewish Community Toward Climate Justice
[OCTOBER 12, 2021] We know that soon, the Jewish community publicly and internally will present climate justice as a central responsibility within our religious values, cultural traditions, social activities, and understanding
Jakir Manela, CEO of the combined Hazon-Pearlstone Center, talks next steps
[August 25, 2021] “Sometimes in the corporate world, mergers are premised on layoffs,” said Manela, previously Pearlstone’s CEO. “That isn’t the case here.” Both organizations had to make COVID-related staff reductions, which will ultimately allow the new group to rebuild its staff in an “integrated way,” he added
Nigel Savage looks back on two decades at Hazon
By Helen Chernikoff | eJewish Philanthropy Savage is ‘wildly in favor’ of the merger between Hazon and the Pearlstone Retreat Center In 2000, Nigel Savage founded Hazon, an early Jewish…
Hazon-Pearlstone merger positions Baltimore as the new epicenter of Jewish sustainability work
By Rudy Malcom | Jewish Telegraphic Agency With the pending merger of Hazon and the Pearlstone Retreat Center, Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor…
Climate change tops agenda in Hazon-Pearlstone merger
By Sharon Rosen Leib | The Forward In Portland this month, the daytime temperature reached 100 degrees. In Seattle, 111. Between June 26 and July 6, approximately 800 people died…
With merger, Baltimore is set to become a center of Jewish environmental work
By Rudy Malcom | Baltimore Jewish Times Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor food, farming and environmental education movement. On July 8, the Pearlstone…
Topsy Turvy Bus Meets Banana Car
A book about the Topsy Turvy bus is coming out in January 2022 and the release will be followed by a bus tour. Hazon usually uses its Topsy Turvy bus…