Adamah at Home Winter Series

How does the Jewish calendar root us and release us in time and place? The Adamah Farm is in the Northeast United States, or ‘Maple Nation’ to use Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s name for the region, so as we start this series, we are in the lengthening days of late winter. What are the trees and soil and critters up to in your neighborhood? What is the history of the land around you- the indigenous history, the ecological history, your history? We’ll think through a Jewish lens to connect more deeply to where we live.
Educators: Shamu Sadeh, Janna Siller, and Luna Manela

What are the ways you practice gratitude in your life? How can we use the tools of Judaism to cultivate awe, interconnectedness, and reciprocity? We will explore the roots and expressions of the Hebrew word ‘Bracha’ בְּרָכָה (blessing) and engage in creative interpretation, including through song.
Educator: Luna Manela

Whether you are an experienced gardener or are simply hoping to convince an herb plant to stay alive on your windowsill, join us to better understand regenerative practices for veggie gardening, composting, growing perennials, and what our plants need from us to thrive.
Educator: Janna Siller

Learn about how different farming practices and distribution systems affect what we eat, as well as the policies that shape it including the very timely and relevant 2024 Farm Bill. We will discuss how the most effective solutions involve each of us exploring what brings us joy and what we’re good at, rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription for how to eat, shop, and take meaningful action.
Educator: Janna Siller

What does it mean to be made of dust? We will explore the Jewish creation story to gain new perspectives on our place in the world. This session will be centered on ancient texts in English translation and contemporary questions of ‘home’.
Educator: Shamu Sadeh

Cabbage, carrots, and roots, oh my! Salt brine pickling, also known as lactofermentation, has been a part of many Jewish food cultures for generations. We’ll go over the basics so you can start your very own pickle project. Been pickling for ages? Never burped a pickle pet? Either way you’ll be in the right place because it’s always more fun to pickle together. Please bring: a glass quart jar, herbs and spices that you already have, salt, and either cabbage, carrots, or radishes.
Educator: Luna Manela

In this seventh and final session of our winter series, we will celebrate the journey we’ve been on together by leaning into the ancient Jewish tradition of the seventh as an opportunity to release and connect rather than to create. On Friday afternoons at the Adamah farm we close our workweek by sharing, learning and singing together. We will close this cycle of seven Thursdays with something similar. Each participant will have a few minutes to share meaningful aspects of their story and be witnessed by the group. How do food, farming, and nature-connection show up in your Judaism? What objects do you have that signify something meaningful from your story? Your grandfather’s tallis? A seed pod you found in a special place? Bring one if you have it to help you share.
Educators: Shamu Sadeh and Luna Manela

No problem, please join us for at least two sessions so we can create continuity and connection!

If you want something closer to the cohort experience of our Adamah fellowship, join us for as many sessions as you can to get to know the teachers and other participants while starting to understand the connections between the subject areas of each session.

Yes! For twenty years we have been gathering Jews (and some non-Jewish allies) with all different identities, affiliations, and relationships to Judaism. This community is for you!