I was appreciative of growing up in an interfaith household for many reasons, but ultimately I felt that it left me with a weak understanding of both of my parents’ religious traditions. I had little religious or cultural knowledge about half of my lineage and often experienced a kind of jealousy of Jewish friends who were deeply rooted in our people.
In 2023 I was going through a bit of a quarter-life crisis and became curious about exploring the Jewish spirituality I never had before. A college friend of mine had done the Adamah Farm Fellowship and raved about it.
In the Fellowship, I encountered Judaism through the curriculum, but equally, if not more importantly, through the Jewish experiences of the other Adamahniks and farm apprentices. Everyone shared their Jewish life and history with me incredibly generously, without judgment or persuasion. In three months, I learned more than I had in 27 years.
My connections with Adamah introduced me to something I didn’t know I was deeply longing for: the intersecting worlds of Klezmer, Yiddish language, and Ashkenazi food and cultural revival. I discovered I feel connected to my grandparents and my history in ways I never had before. This is the greatest Jewish gift I took from Adamah, and I look forward to continuing my relationship to Ashkenazi cultural celebration for the rest of my life.
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