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LISA AND MAURY FRIEDMAN FOUNDATION 2008-9 GRANTEES
United States
SPECIAL PROJECTS: Lisa and Maury Friedman Foundation, Agoura Hills, CA www.friedmanfoundation.net
Jewish Conejo Valley Green Initiative Program: Using the GreenFaith Certification program as a model, coordinating a community wide green certification program for the nine synagogues and two Jewish Days Schools in the Conejo Valley.
Community Garden Project of Thousand Oaks: On a public school facility, establishing an inter-faith community garden based on the principals of Helping Hands Gardens (a program initiated by Gabe Goldman, Ph.D. of AJU-Brandeis Campus). A portion of all food grown will be donated to community food banks and homeless shelters, as well as onsite gardening and food education.
Building Capacity for Jewish Farmers and Gardeners: Ellen Bernstein, M.A. is acting as a mentor to individuals who are doing extraordinary work in the field of Jewish community environmental education through farming and gardening. Her tasks include consulting with them on community organizing, networking and grant writing. www.ellenbernstein.org
Ellen is currently working with:
Jakir Manela, Farmer and Director of Kayam Farms at the Pearlstone Center, near Baltimore, MD. www.pearlstonecenter.org/kayam.html
Amalia Haas: is promoting and institutionalizing Jewish farming and gardening in Greater Cleveland. Contact Amalia at amalyikah@gmail.com.
Shamu Sadeh, Director of the Adamah Program at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. www.isabellafreedman.org/adamah
Children’s Nature Institute, Beverly Hills, CA
Program: Nature in the City: Urban Nature Week
Annual Community Garden Project Day
Community Jewish High School, West Hills, CA
Program: Abundant Future Garden
Wilderness Torah, Oakland, CA
Program: Sukkot on the Farm Festival
Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA
Program: Jewish Community Center Camping
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT
Program: ADAMAH - The Jewish Environmental Fellowship
Hazon, New York City, NY
Project: Food For Thought: Curriculum on Jews, Food & Contemporary Life
Teva Learning Center, Surprise Lake Camp, NY
Program: Teva Summer Seminar on Jewish Environmental Education
Certification Program for Environmental and Garden Education
Eden Village Camp, Cold Spring, NY
Program: Bereshiet Summer Camp Building
Jewish Farm School, Philadelphia, PA
Program: Establishment of an organic teaching farm at Eden Village Camp
Israel
Arava Institute of Environmental Studies (AIES), Kibbutz Ketura, Eilot
Program: Common Paths Ecological Seminar: Social Environmental workshops guiding Jewish and Arab High School students to meet the region’s environmental challenges
Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), Tel Aviv
Neighbor’s Path Program "Neighbors Path" tours in Beit She’an, a part of the "Good Water Makes Good Neighbors" (GWN) project.
Green Rahat
Program: Environmental Youth Team in the Bedouin village of Rahat
Contact: Dr. Alon Tal, (alontal@bgu.ac.il)
Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership, Tel Aviv
Program: Environmental Education Director of Special Projects
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), Jerusalem
Program: National Service for Community Gardens
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