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WTA Middle School Goes to Teva
Westchester Torah Academy’s fifth and sixth grade students recently enjoyed an incredible outdoor education trip to Teva at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center. Throughout the experience, students had the opportunity to connect with nature, build friendships and learn valuable lessons about environmental responsibility and teamwork.
SAR Academy Fifth Grade Enjoys Teva Trip
SAR Academy’s fifth graders enjoyed an unforgettable two-day adventure at Teva, located at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. From…
SAR Academy Embarks on Teva Trip
[May 15, 2025] Last Wednesday and Thursday, SAR Academy’s fifth grade embarked on a fantastic overnight trip to Teva. The experience was filled with bonding, learning and plenty of fun.
The adventure began with early morning tefillah at school, followed by breakfast. Afterward, the fifth graders boarded buses headed to the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, ready for two days of outdoor exploration and connection.
Northwest Corner farmers aided by climate-smart grants
[April 9, 2025] …Seven farms in the Northwest Corner have been awarded a combined total of $100,000 in the second round of Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy’s climate-smart agricultural and forest grant program.
The initiative provides direct funding to farmers to enable them to adopt practices that enhance sustainability, productivity and climate resilience. In total, 15 awardees from across Litchfield County and northwestern Fairfield County received a combined $212,000 in the program’s second round.
Religion News – Adamah Retreat Centers are Welcoming to LGBTQ+
[February 3, 2025] In many Orthodox Jewish settings, including the vast Haredi world, strict adherence to Torah and Jewish law has kept many closeted or unable to live openly in synagogue settings. At Eshel retreats they are embraced.
Announcing ReTreat Yourself!
[December 5, 2024] Second Free Jewish Communal Professional Retreat deemed a success as Adamah secures funding for more.
Connecting to the Source
[March 4, 2024] Our interconnectedness with other species is abundantly clear when you are plucking a fresh berry off the vine with a bee nestling into an adjacent flower or while digging a potato out of loose dirt under the flapping wings of a red-tailed hawk. The imperative to be thoughtful in those relationships through food becomes unavoidable.
(A small number of) you are invited to join us for the chagim at Isabella Freedman
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 | 20 Elul 5780 Dear All, These of course will be unique chagim. The shuls…
Two ways to feel better this summer (or maybe three)
Thursday, July 16, 2020 | 24 Tammuz 5780 Dear All, Wave upon wave of change and challenge. For the Jewish community, as…
Isabella Freedman: an update, and an invitation
Thursday, June 23, 2020 | Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5780 Dear All, I want to explain how and why Freedman has been…
The launch of Adamah At Home, and thoughts about M4BL
Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 26 Sivan 5780 Dear All, Isabella Freedman is closed as a retreat center, but the state…
Perspectives
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | 11th Sivan 5780 Dear All, I don’t feel like I have a lot of wisdom…
Isabella Freedman Update and Summer Getaways
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | 47th day of the omer, hod she’b’malchut Dear All, Normally at this time of year we share…
Big News: Extending the Adamah Farm & Increasing Capacity at Isabella Freedman
December 13, 2018 | 5 Tevet 5779
Isabella Freedman is a place that touches people’s lives individually and strengthens and thickens Jewish institutions…
Turning Yom Kippur into Action
Dear friends — If you’re like me, you probably spent some of your Yom Kippur last week thinking about how…