Project Spotlight: Harvesting Hope at Congregration B’nai Israel

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T09:40:16-04:00November 9th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Gendler Grapevine Project Grantee New Roots goes to the White House

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T09:41:04-04:00September 24th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Congregation B’nai Israel calls for action

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T09:42:04-04:00August 21st, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Food and Social Justice in Louisville, KY

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T09:42:42-04:00June 30th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

2015 “New Seeds” Projects are Announced!

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 [...]

By |2015-05-21T21:22:42-04:00May 21st, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Eco Ritual Lab Interactive Summit at Hebrew College

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T10:32:45-04:00April 16th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Gendler Grapevine Grant Shechita Fellowship Update

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 [...]

By |2016-11-29T10:33:37-04:00March 10th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Everett Gendler Environmental Lecture Series at HUC-JIR

One highlight of HUC-JIR's Gendler Grapevine Project is the Everett Gendler Environmental Lecture Series at the New York campus of HUC-JIR. Rabbi Fred Dobb In mid-October, the HUC-JIR community welcomed Rabbi Fred Dobb, Chair of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and rabbi at Adat Shalom Congregation in Bethesda, MD. In [...]

By |2016-11-29T10:34:07-04:00February 18th, 2015|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Project Spotlight: The Rabbinical School of Hebrew College

The Gendler Eco Ritual Lab of Hebrew College, a joint project of the Rabbinical School and The Center for Global Judaism, seeks to address the issue that while there are now several effective local and national Jewish environmental initiatives, little attention has yet been given to the training of rabbis as environmental leaders as well as the production of high [...]

By |2016-11-29T10:34:36-04:00November 25th, 2014|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments

Project Spotlight: Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rooftop Garden and Eco-Santuary

Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), a school with a long history of being committed to social justice issues, views the current environmental crisis as the civil rights issue of our time. This commitment to environmental issues reinforces the core goals of JTS, such as cultivating Jewish leadership, community engagement, and tikkun olam. JTS's Gendler Grapevine Project grant will support the JTS [...]

By |2016-11-29T10:35:06-04:00November 13th, 2014|Heard it through the GRAPEVINE|0 Comments
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