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"Height" A Poem by Julien Strong

Tamar shared this beautiful poem, and it made us all think of Everett. It particularly reminded ...

Thinking of Everett

Today would have been Rabbi Everett Gendler's (z"l) 95th birthday. As the Earth displays its ...

Be thou a blessing

A couple of weeks ago, Rabbi Gendler's (z"l) family and friends gathered in the Berkshires at ...

In remembrance there is life

Today is Rabbi Everett Gendler's (z"l) yahrzeit. I assume that like many of you, as I move ...

It's the little things - Thinking of Everett

Yesterday was the first day of Nisan. Everett (z"l) died on 1 Nisan last year. Naomi, Tamar, ...

A Tallit of Many Colors

About a month ago, I learned that my uncle, Rabbi Gendler, was given one of the first five ...

I'm looking for stories about Rabbi Gendler

I'm doing some writing about Rabbi Gendler and am looking for vivid, detailed memories people ...

Follow-up conversation with Rabbi Everett Gendler and Ambassador Andrew Young

In April, I had the honor of speaking with Rabbi Everett Gendler and Ambassador Andrew Young. ...

A Conversation with Rabbi Gendler and Ambassador Andrew J Young

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Rabbi Everett Gendler and Ambassador ...

2019 Comprehensive Report

Since our first grant cycle in 2013, the Gendler Grapevine Project has supported 43 innovative, ...

Teva Activities for the Classroom and Beyond photo

Hazon's Capstone Project Update

Hazon's capstone project, Teva Lessons for the Classroom and Beyond, has already been a great ...

Hazon's Ritual Craft Making Project

When I picked up my daughter (age 12) up from Sunday school last week, she got in the car, ...

Announcing Our Capstone Initiatives

While the Gendler Grapevine Project is moving into its sunset phase, we have been busy behind ...

Project Spotlight: New Roots' food justice work continues and expands

New Roots continues to do great work through their Gendler Grapevine Project. They assembled ...

Project Spotlight: Ganei Beantown's Boston Jewish Food Conference

Ganei Beantown is using their Gendler Grapevine Project grant to develop and implement a new ...

Project Spotlight: Canfei Nesharim

Canfei Nesharim's Gendler Grapevine Project initiative is to create 8 teaching modules for ...

Family Gardening Workshop in Washington DC

Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center is sponsoring an event called "Beans, Basil, and Bees: A ...

Project Spotlight: Oshman Family JCC

Oshman Family JCC's (OFJCC) Gendler Grapevine Project is to create Youth Service Havurah (YSH), ...

Project Spotlight: Temple Sinai DC's Civil Rights Trek

We recently shared the transcript of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last interview, which was ...

How Rabbi Gendler's matzo ball soup recipe made it to the New York Times

In 2006, I was eating lunch with my mom on a bench outside of Back Alley's on Martha's ...

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King's Last Interview

My apologies. I shared this blog post yesterday; however, because it was so brief, the email ...

The 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's Last Interview is March 25

March 25 is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's last interview. This interview was ...

Project Spotlight: New Roots' Youth Food Justice Corps

New Roots' 2017-2018 Gendler Grapevine Project's initiative, the Creation of a Youth Food ...

The Tree That Sustains All Life

This year, Tu B'Shvat begins Tuesday, January 30 and ends at sundown on Wednesday, January 31. ...

Program Spotlight: In For Of's Olam Ubuntu Youth Leadership Program

With funding from the Gendler Grapevine Project and Kreiger Foundations as well as support from ...

Rabbi Gendler's Reflections - a shared post

Today is Martin Luther King Day. We are sharing a post that Rabbi Gendler wrote in April 2013. ...

Project Spotlight: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s Jewish-Muslim Dialogue

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s (YCT) Gendler Grapevine Project included sending YCT student Sam ...

Project Spotlight: Jewish Farm School's Shorashim - Rooted in Justice

Jewish Farm School’s initiative, Shorashim: Rooted in Justice, is a teen-focused series of ...

Project Spotlight: Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism’s Plan Bee

The goal of Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism’s (HCRJ) Gendler Grapevine Project ...

Project Spotlight: Edlavitch DCJCC's Environmental and Food Justice Family Workshop Series

The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center's (EDCJCC) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative ...

Project Spotlight: JCC Chicago's Shabbat and Holiday Programs

JCC Chicago’s Gendler Grapevine Project, Environmental Infused Shabbat and Holiday Programs, ...

Project Spotlight: Hazon's Ritual Craft Making Project

Hazon is a recipient of a Gendler Grapevine Project "L'dor V'dor" grant. For their initiative, ...

Growing and Counting the Omer at the Louisville J

Guest Blog Post by Michael Fraade שִׁבְעָ֥ה שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת תִּסְפָּר־לָ֑ךְ מֵהָחֵ֤ל חֶרְמֵשׁ֙ ...

2017 HaBanim HaBonim Projects are Announced!

We are pleased to announce the 2017 Gendler Grapevine Project’s “HaBanim HaBonim” initiatives! ...

Project Spotlight: IKAR and Shalhevet High School

IKAR and Shalhevet High School have been working together throughout the year to develop the ...

1 week left! Proposals due Friday, March 31!

The proposal deadline is Friday, March 31! Don't miss out! Get your project funded! The ...

Reminder - Proposals Due March 31!

Proposal deadline is Friday, March 31! Proposals for the Gendler Grapevine Project ...

2017 Grant Opportunity

We are pleased to announce our 2017 grant opportunity for outreach projects. This year's grant ...

Netiya's orchards grow

Netiya is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in leading ...

JCC Chicago Tu B'Shevat Event

JCC Chicago has announced their 2017 Urban Gardening for Tu B'Shevat event. Click below to ...

"Martin, Everett, and Me" - a shared post

Today is Martin Luther King Day. Many years ago, Rabbi Gendler worked with Reverend King to try ...

Orthodox Rabbinical School Forges Relationship with the Muslim Community

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT) is doing something radical. For their Gendler Grapevine Project ...

Project Spotlight: Beth Am Synagogue's Coming-of-Age Curriculum Project

Beth Am Synagogue is one of Gendler Grapevine Project’s 2015 New Seeds grant recipients, and ...

It's #GivingTuesday!

It's #GivingTuesday. As you consider which organizations you will be supporting this year, we ...

JCC Chicago Sukkot Program

As part of their larger Gendler Grapevine Project initiative, Outdoor Shabbat and Holiday ...

New Roots' Gendler Grapevine Project is Growing!

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Project Spotlight: JCC Outdoor Shabbat and Holiday Program

JCC Chicago is a 2016 recipient of a Gendler Grapevine Project grant. The primary goal of their ...

Project Spotlight: Rodeph Shalom's Roof Top Garden

We are happy to share an update from one of our Gendler Grapevine Project 2015 grantees, ...

New Roots 2015 Initiative Bears Fruit

Two of our main goals at the Gendler Grapevine Project are to support initiatives that are both ...

Springing to Life at Congregation B'nai Israel

Congregation B’nai Israel's (CBI) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative continues to thrive. ...

2016 L'dor V'dor Projects are Announced!

We are pleased to announce the 2016 Gendler Grapevine Project's "L'dor V'dor" initiatives! The ...

The Forward's review of Rabbi Gendler's book

At the age of 87, Rabbi Everett Gendler, published his first book, Judaism for Universalists. ...

Happy Passover/Earth Day!

Passover is a ritualized holiday with a set script from which we rarely deviate. So you may ...

Project Spotlight: Beth Am Synagogue - Coming-of-Age Education Initiative

In For Of, Inc. (IFO), a nonprofit organization created by Beth Am Synagogue in Baltimore, ...

Personalizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Every year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I’m reminded not only of the civil rights movement, ...

Project Spotlight: Rodeph Shalom Farmer's Market Youth Initiative

With the goal of addressing the important issues of food insecurity, poverty, struggling ...

Project Spotlight: Temple Sinai's Initiative - The Open Door

Temple Sinai DC’s program, The Open Door: Supporting Refugees, has already engaged hundreds of ...

Project Spotlight: Food and Justice in Louisville

New Roots, Inc. is bringing together communities to address the real issues of food insecurity ...

Project Spotlight: Brattleboro Area Jewish Community Hak'hel Celebration

Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, also known as Song of the Mountains Synagogue, is located on ...

Project Spotlight: Shir Tikvah's Gan Tikvah - Garden of Hope

Shir Tikvah, located in Minneapolis, MN, has a big goal: to create a beautiful, sustainable ...

Project Spotlight: Harvesting Hope at Congregration B'nai Israel

Congregation B'nai Israel's (CBI) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative centers on ...

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Gendler Grapevine Project Grantee New Roots goes to the White House

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Congregation B'nai Israel calls for action

Congregation B'nai Israel, located in Northampton, MA, has a long history of integrating ...

Food and Social Justice in Louisville, KY

There is a lot of energy around the Gendler Grapevine Project "The Interfaith Farm to Preschool ...

2015 "New Seeds" Projects are Announced!

We are pleased to announce our grantees for the 2015 Gendler Grapevine Project's "New Seeds" ...

Eco Ritual Lab Interactive Summit at Hebrew College

Hebrew College, a 2014 Gendler Grapevine Project grant recipient, is hosting The Gendler ...

Jacob Siegel. Certified shochet and student at YCT.

Gendler Grapevine Grant Shechita Fellowship Update

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School's Gendler Grapevine Project initiative continues to ...

Everett Gendler Environmental Lecture Series at HUC-JIR

One highlight of HUC-JIR's Gendler Grapevine Project is the Everett Gendler Environmental ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Project Spotlight: Reconnecting with our sources of food in a modern world at YCT

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School's (YCT) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative will ...

Project Spotlight: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Through their Gendler Grapevine Project initiative, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ...

Project Spotlight: The Greening Initiative at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

In 2014, the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) New York campus ...

The Harvest Continues at Camp Solomon Schechter

Camp Solomon Schechter's Gendler Grapevine Project, the Teva Learning Center, has become an ...

New Year, New Projects!

We are excited to start the new year with the roll out of our second round of Gendler Grapevine ...

Happy birthday, Rabbi Gendler!

Last year a small group of friends and family gathered in the beautiful Berkshire mountains to ...

A Heavenly Earth Day

This post originally appeared May 9, 2014, on Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's ...

Project Spotlight: Camp Solomon Schechter

Camp Solomon Schechter applied for a Gendler Grapevine Project grant with the goal of expanding ...

Project Spotlight: Camp JCA Shalom

Camp JCA Shalom used their Gendler Grapevine grant to fund a staff fellowship position called ...

Project Spotlight: Ramah in the Rockies

Ramah in the Rockies is a Colorado-based camp that is deeply committed to reducing their carbon ...

Project Spotlight: Marks Jewish Community House

Marks Jewish Community House (JCH) is located in Brooklyn, NY, with a woodland campus on Staten ...

July 29, 2013: Session 2 of Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake in Verbank, New York.

Project Spotlight: Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake

Many of us know that simple changes, such as using energy efficient light bulbs and adding ...

Chanukah: A Festival of Lights

Over the years, Everett Gendler has inspired many people to celebrate holidays in unique and ...

Project Spotlight: Camp Shemesh

Camp Shemesh, a summer day camp of the Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA), used their Gendler ...

Project Spotlight: URJ Camp Coleman

URJ Camp Coleman, located in Cleveland, GA, has always been committed to being good stewards of ...

Project Spotlight: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center

The Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center used their Gendler Grapevine Project grant to ...

Autumn greetings

With warm wishes, here is an autumn greeting from Rabbi Gendler. I hope that these ...

Project Spotlight: Eden Village Camp

Eden Village Camp’s Gendler Grapevine Project called T.I.R.E. (Tire Inflation for the Retrieval ...

Project Spotlight: JCC Camp Chi

We are pleased to share our first of 10 Project Spotlights for 2013. We hope you enjoy reading ...

The Outdoor Rabbi - by Claudia Kraut Rimerman

As a high school junior and senior at boarding school, I found Rabbi Gendler to be a most ...

Gendlers continue to build home-grown sukkahs, replete with corn stalks and gourds.

Sukkot Reflections

Please enjoy this post written by Tajlei Levis, former student of Rabbi Gendler and Gendler ...

Rosh Hashanah Reflections by Rabbi Gendler, 5774

When we first asked Rabbi Gendler to write a blog-post for the Gendler Grapevine website, we ...

Gendler Grapevine Water Bottles

We were excited to be able to give the 2013 Gendler Grapevine Projects an extra gift this year. ...

Welcome to the Gendler Grapevine

42 years ago I was asked to contribute an essay to a cutting-edge volume called The New Jews. ...

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