New Roots, Inc. is bringing together communities to address the real issues of food insecurity and social justice. "Knowing part of his share cost goes to subsidize a family who cannot afford to purchase fresh food otherwise, plus understanding that both his family and the other family are eating the same exact food over [...]
Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, also known as Song of the Mountains Synagogue, is located on 12 acres of field, forest, and stream. With the help of their grant from the Gendler Grapevine Fund, they set out to make the land more integral to the synagogue. Since receiving their grant, they have built steps into the hillside, created field [...]
Shir Tikvah, located in Minneapolis, MN, has a big goal: to create a beautiful, sustainable landscape around their synagogue replete with rain gardens, a vegetable garden, a native plants garden, beehives, a walking trail with benches at strategic spots, and an orchard. Phase I of their Gendler Grapevine Project initiative has included the installation of four rain gardens. They worked with [...]
Congregation B'nai Israel's (CBI) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative centers on the development of a full calendar of Earth-based rituals, classes, and festivals that will position their on-site community farm (Abundance Farm) in new ways and will change the way that their congregation thinks, teaches, and prays by reestablishing the central place of the natural world within [...]
New Roots executive director Karyn Moscowitz celebrates Rosh Hashanah at a Fresh Stop with a bounty of local apples. The Gendler Grapevine Project extends our congratulations to one of our 2015 grantees New Roots Inc. Representatives of the Louisville, Kentucky-based organization have been invited to the White House to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama [...]
Congregation B'nai Israel, located in Northampton, MA, has a long history of integrating environmental and social justice theories and activities into their programming and observances. One example of this commitment is their development of Abundance Farm. Over the last 3 years, the Farm has become an important part of not only the congregation, but also the [...]
There is a lot of energy around the Gendler Grapevine Project "The Interfaith Farm to Preschool Initiative" in Louisville, KY. The initiative is striving to bring together two communities over issues of food and social justice. As we as a society wrestle with continued racism and bigotry throughout the United States, we thought we'd share [...]
We are pleased to announce our grantees for the 2015 Gendler Grapevine Project's "New Seeds" initiative! Each of our seven grantees presented innovative, interesting, and engaging projects. The applicants drew inspiration from the life and teachings of Rabbi Gendler, recognizing that he incorporated his theories and teachings into physical and practical action that resonated with his congregants and [...]
Hebrew College, a 2014 Gendler Grapevine Project grant recipient, is hosting The Gendler Eco Ritual Lab: An Interactive Summit on Jewish Ecological Values at Lifecycle Moments. The event will be held in Newton, MA, at Hebrew College on Sunday, Apr 26, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in Berenson Hall. Clergy, ritual leaders, educators, artists, and activists [...]
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School's Gendler Grapevine Project initiative continues to provide its students the opportunity to develop deep connections to food and the kosher slaughter process. Earlier this year, students in the shechita class worked on sharpening their knives and took the first of several exams toward receiving their certifications. Rabbi Loike brought multiple [...]
