Posts Tagged ‘ wilderness torah ’

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...
Read more »

Join us for the Fourth Annual Sukkot on the Farm Festival! Thursday, September 23 at 5PM to Sunday, September 26 at Noon Celebrate the harvest  *  Honor the Waters  *  Sleep under the Stars Wilderness Torah invites you to gather in multi-generational community for the fourth annual Sukkot on the Farm Festival – a...
Read more »

A recent article in ZEEK: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture by alumni Zelig Golden, co-founder and co-director of Wilderness Torah. Read the whole article here. Humanity’s current alienation from nature is unprecedented. As Wendell Berry explained in his seminal 1977 work The Unsettling of America, we are confronted with a “crisis of...
Read more »

Wilderness Torah (www.wildernesstorah.org), based in the Bay Area, and growingly serving Jews interested in reclaiming the spiritual roots of Judaism through nature-based experience and holiday retreats, has established a children’s program. Gan Torah is a weekly, year-round, seasonal program oriented toward students grades 4th-6th seeking to integrate and ground nature-based exploration and environmental action within Jewish spirituality, tradition, and ethics. Gan Torah is an opportunity...
Read more »

The Adva network is beaming with pride at the selection of two outstanding Adva alumni, Zelig Golden and Nati Passow, as Joshua Venture Fellows for the 2010-2012 Dual Investment Program. The mission of Joshua Venture Group is rooted in the concept of a dual investment — in visionary leaders and in groundbreaking ideas. From...
Read more »