I came to Adamah at a moment when my environmental work felt heavy and the world felt fragile. After years of pushing climate action forward—only to watch progress stall—I was searching for a sign that hope still existed. Then came a simple text: “You must do this.” A journey to Israel with Adamah’s environmental cohort. Despite the fear of traveling during wartime, something in me lit up. I applied, I was accepted, and I knew I needed to go.

Adamah arrived right when my spirit needed to be reawakened.

Through Adamah, I’m experiencing a deep reconnection to purpose. In Israel, I met climate scientists, activists, and community builders who refuse to give up—people rescuing food, empowering women, bridging Jewish and Arab neighborhoods, and planting seeds for a future they may never see. Their resilience cracked something open in me. I feel inspired, grounded, and part of a collective Jewish story that insists on repair, dignity, and environmental action, even in the hardest moments. Adamah has given me new guideposts—and a sense of home I didn’t know I was missing.

I hope my Adamah experience shapes the next chapter of my environmental work with more courage, more softness, and more community. I’m carrying the Israeli changemakers I met into my work and youth climate programs. Their example reminds me that even if I don’t get to finish the work, I can plant seeds that will. My hope is that others see this too—that small good actions spread, and that we stay awake to what feels right. That feels holy to me.