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Jakir Manela, CEO of the combined Hazon-Pearlstone Center, talks next steps
By Helen Chernikoff | eJewish Philanthropy
Two decades after the founding of Hazon, the merger is a milestone in Jewish environmentalism.
The combined Hazon-Pearlstone Retreat Center will release its vision…
Pikesville native returns home to film cooking show
By Jesse Berman | Baltimore Jewish Times
When families sit down to watch a show about American barbecuing, they may not be expecting to be greeted by a self-described Jewish intellectual who was born in…
Amid a challenging year for staff and revenue, Pearlstone adopts new programs
Jesse Berman | Baltimore Jewish Times
In a normal year, Pearlstone Center, a Jewish retreat center in Reisterstown, has a $6 million budget and more than 120 staff members, with around 45 of them full…
Tending to the Earth: Gardening Grounds Us in Today’s Times
Joan Plisko, Community Sustainability Director for Pearlstone, recently wrote an article that was shared far and wide by The Associated.
The Pearlstone Center Wants to Get Your Goat
When it comes to its core objective of educating and advocating for the environment from a Jewish perspective, the Pearlstone Center is certainly not kidding around. Read more from JMORE…
The Gift of Planting
Planting is something anyone can do if they open their mind to it, even on a small scale. Learn from Farmer Educator, Tome, how tending a garden helps us be caretakers of the Earth.
Pearlstone in Bloom
Tome Shaaltiel lives on the Pearlstone campus and for the last few weeks there have barely been any humans around. She had expected the place to be quieter in sound and in movement, but in fact it has…
There is Hope in the Flowers
As Spring comes and we are quarantined, the flowers give Perennials Manager, Perri DeJarnette hope.
Pearlstone on Maryland News Network
Hear Deputy Director, Eve Wachhaus and Director of Marketing, Rachel Moses with Meredith Marx on Maryland Viewpoints. They discuss everything from family programming, high ropes and U-Pick Strawberries…
You Should Know…Perri DeJarnette – Baltimore Jewish Times
Meet Perri! She’s our amazing Assistant Farm Director who makes the fabulous and soon-to-be-famous Pearlstone soap! Perri is a treasure to the Pearlstone Team and now all of Baltimore and DC know, thanks…