There is something wonderful about New York Climate Week.
For one week each year, New York becomes a gathering place for people from around the world who are determined to find solutions to one of the greatest challenges of our time: how to protect the people and places we love from climate catastrophes while building a healthier, more resilient and more prosperous future.
Hannah Kahn Glass’s thoughtful reflection on the journey from receiving Torah to living it each day, along with Adamah NY’s highlights from the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. The Omer has ended—but what have these 49 days quietly transformed within us? This reflection traces the journey from barley to wheat, from freedom to purpose, inviting you to see how ancient rhythms of growth are still unfolding in our lives and communities today.
Tu B’Shvat’s ancient wisdom is relevant to New York and New Yorkers today, urging us to honor our trees and care for ecosystems while grounding climate action in both social justice and Jewish life. At Adamah NY, this notion guides our daily work.
Since 2023, Adamah’s Climate Action Fund has awarded $1,846,533 in interest-free loans and matching grants. Combined there are 79 projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3851 metric tons annually, the equivalent of 50 tanker trucks’ worth of gasoline.
JTS has been awarded a grant of $10,000 for an LED lighting upgrade in 2026, matching JTS’s own financial commitment. By converting JTS’s building light fixtures to LED, we are projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 69 tons and save $50,000 per year. This is a critical next step in the significant energy efficiency investments that JTS has already made in its infrastructure, such as heating systems and window replacements.
[July 3, 2025] Adamah’s Climate Action Fund empowers Jewish organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower operating costs, and serve as environmental leaders in their communities
[June 20, 2025] The Jewish Green Business Network connects North American and Israeli green business professionals in order to accelerate climate solutions across the Jewish world and beyond.
WHAT A WEEK. Just one week ago, we embarked on Adamah-NY’s first Roots and Resilience environmental journey to Israel. Landing in Israel on a Friday afternoon was a powerful moment
[April 21, 2025] The transition to clean energy has entered a new phase in New York, as the state faces threats from new tariffs, economic headwinds and a pivot away from climate change policies in Washington, D.C. Yet renewable resources like solar and wind
Adamah has built a movement that engages tens of thousands of people each year. Now, with two life-changing trips to Israel in 2025, Adamah is deepening its impact—bringing together Jewish environmental leaders to learn, collaborate, and take action.
[September 26, 2024] A transformational convening of humanitarians for conversations ranging from social justice to healthcare to education to climate change
[July 23, 2024] … Prompted by a new law that aims to make New York City carbon neutral by 2050, Adamah is teaming with UJA-Federation of New York to offer $130,000 in matching grants to support
