For the past six weeks, I’ve had the privilege of serving as the Adamah ATL Hub Climate Action Intern. I came into the internship fueled by Tikkun Olam, hoping to deepen my understanding of how Jewish values can inspire climate advocacy, while helping translate big ideas into actionable solutions. I quickly found those values reflected in Adamah ATL’s work.
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National Days of Jewish Service Earth Day Clean-up
Volunteers gathered hundreds of pounds of trash to make a meaningful impact on the local environment. Repair the World Atlanta…
The 7th Annual Women Who Dare: Celebrating our Sheroes
On Friday, April 24th, 2026, National Council of Jewish Women Atlanta Section held their 7th annual “Women Who Dare: Celebrating Our Sheroes” luncheon where they honored Joanna Kobylivker – Community Organizer and Founder/Director of Adamah Atlanta. In total, four extraordinary Jewish women, all visionaries, changemakers, and volunteers, whose efforts improve the lives of women, children, and families were awarded.
Connecting People and Planet: Adamah Atlanta
When we talk about Jewish philanthropy, we often speak in metaphors – planting seeds, nurturing growth, honoring our roots. For Adamah ATL, an Atlanta Jewish Foundation grant recipient, those aren’t just symbolic ideas. They’re a call to roll up your sleeves and get to work in sanctuaries, campuses, and soil across Atlanta.
Save Our Swamp
[June 27, 2025] Oh, Okefenokee. Adamah, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, is celebrating a small victory after the announcement that Twin Pines Minerals, the company trying to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp, has agreed to sell its land in south Georgia to The Conservation Fund for $60 million.
Tu B’Shvat Seder to Feature Social Justice Themes
[January 29, 2025] Atlanta community Tu B’Shvat Seder will be held on Feb. 12 at The Temple.
Bringing the Light: Joanna Kobylivker’s Journey to Founding Adamah ATL
[December 1, 2024] Joanna’s journey to this vital work is deeply personal. As a Jewish mother, community organizer, and environmental advocate, she embodies the Jewish values of responsibility, humility, and gratitude while tackling one of humanity’s most urgent challenges: the climate crisis.
The Mom Who is Bringing Climate Change Activism to Atlanta
[July 26, 2024] Atlanta activist Joanna Kobylivker is the new Director of Adamah Atlanta, the Southeast chapter of North America’s largest Jewish environmental organization. By her own admission, Kobylivker is not a climate scientist, a homesteader, or someone with hard skills in environmental sustainability. She’s a mom, a pragmatist, and a proud Jewish woman who cherishes how our tradition respects the earth.
Adamah Connects Jewish Community to Farming, Food, and the Environment
[May 14, 2024] Adamah, which means “ground” or “earth” in Hebrew, is the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, with headquarters near Baltimore, Maryland.
Beyond Greening: Jewish Responses to Climate Emergency
[April 1, 2024] As the climate emergency becomes ever harder to ignore, American Jewish organizations rooted in social and environmental justice are moving beyond localized efforts to reduce their carbon footprints to advocate for rapid system change—including an end to fossil fuel era.
Adamah holds dinner in the Edgewood garden
[March 28, 2024] Spring was on its best behavior with a gentle breeze and temps in the high 60s. The Edgewood Community Learning Garden was buzzing on March 27 with plant-loving members of Atlanta’s Jewish community.
Jewish climate nonprofit opening hub in Atlanta
[December 22, 2023] “…Adamah ATL will work with {Jewish institutions across Atlanta} by offering hands-on, regionally-informed support in identifying and implementing climate solutions
Jewish volunteers do their part to help environment during Day of Service
[September 26, 2023] “…The idea was generated in part by Atlanta moms who wanted to give leftover materials a second life when their kids finished a three-week, Jewish summer camp session