Category: Shabbat and Holidays

The Four Children Collaborative Performance – Art & Storytelling Around the Fire As part of Wilderness Torah’s Passover in the Desert festival, for the second-night Passover seder, we are doing…

yesThis is designed as a one evening program that frames Shabbos as an earth-based technology of connection. This collective welcoming of Shabbat is designed for...

This program connects children to the modern day issues of environmental plagues through an in depth look at text describing the plagues in the passover story, while also getting to…

yesThis program is an introduction to Havdallah and DIY candle making. Participants will learn about a Havdallah candle and leave with their own candle. Students...

yesThis program is an introduction to greening in early childhood classrooms through teaching about the Jewish ritual of havdalah. ...

yesIn this session we will connect ecology with the ritual of tashlich. We will look at evidence of this year’s drought on the farm and...

yesCelebrate Tu B’Svhat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, at our PJCC staff Lunch & Learn. In honor of this year’s Tu B’Svhat, we...

yesUsing Rosh Hashanah as a springboard, the children will learn about bees and how they make honey. They will participate in a hide and seek...

Students will learn how to make flour from wheat and make matzah from the flour. By Danielle Smith, Eden Village Camp…

yesThe month of Av is steeped in rich agricultural, spiritual, and feminine energy. Often the month is not explored beyond the holiday of Tisha B’av,...

yesThis lesson introduces students to traditional Jewish understandings of work and rest. They will understand that ?work? traditionally meant interacting with the environment, and the...

yesThe idea behind this program was to bring Purim to life in the middle of summer- a completely unexpected and ridiculously silly idea.The main goal...

yesThis program is an interactive and connective approach to the ritual of Hoshanah Rabbah. Each day of Sukkot we say Hoshanah! meaning ‘Please Save Us!?’...

yesInvite the magic of the forest into your life! Celebrate Lag B’Omer, an ancient Jewish festival about survival and spirituality, by rejoicing with our Eden...

yesIn the tradition of the Kabbalists (16th century mystics of Tsfat, Israel), we gather in the forest to create an experiential Tu B’Shvat seder (ceremony)...

yesShabbat is a time to sit and enjoy good food and good company, sourcing your food intentionally can bring a new level of mindful gratitude...