Posts Tagged ‘ Kayam Farm ’

The Adva Network gets a shout out in the lead story in yesterdays Huffington Post Religion section: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabe-crane/tu-bshvat-an-ancient-holi_b_810325.html “What was once an accounting of tree inventory in ancient Israel may be emerging as the accounting of a movement.” By Gabe Crane, Adamah Fall 2010 Tu B’Shvat, long ago the annual date set aside in...
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3rd Annual Kayam Beit Midrash Judaism, Agriculture & Sustainability March 11-13, 2011* An inspirational Shabbaton filled with learning, celebration, and groundbreaking Jewish thought. Join an intergenerational, pluralistic community of Jewish farmers, rabbis, educators, scholars and consumers from across the country. Classes in Seder Zera’im- Jewish Agricultural Laws & Traditions Focus Track on Food Justice & Agricultural...
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Going Green is an outreach and education campaign that will be implemented by Pearlstone in partnership with the Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network (BJEN), a volunteer initiative established under the leadership of Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin. Going Green will re-emphasize the importance Judaism has always given to humans as stewards of Creation and then translate...
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Moshav Kayam A New Model of Jewish Community for the 21st Century Executive Summary Envision a new kind of Jewish community for the 21st century.  A rural village based on Torah and Jewish values, Jewish ritual and culture, while also living sustainably through holistic health, renewable energy, and organic farming.  Located outside Baltimore so...
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Jakir Manela is the founder and director of Kayam Farm.  Jakir came to Pearlstone in 2006 by way of the Teva Learning Center, COEJL, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  For three and a half years, Jakir has managed the farm while supervising staff, teaching educational programs, developing curriculum, working with volunteers, and fundraising.  Jakir’s...
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