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Oct 26, 2021
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Moments of Truth: Climate, Antisemitism, & Justice
We arrive at a moment of truth, and we must push through.
World leaders are gathering for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland (COP26). Many say this is our last chance to avoid runaway…

Oct 13, 2021
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Taste of Tiyul – High Ropes & Nature Adventure
Connect with nature and Jewish values through hands-on activities on the beautiful Pearlstone Campus
For ages 8 and up | Oct 17, Oct 31, & Nov 21

Oct 13, 2021
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Taste of Tiyul – Archery & Nature Adventure
Connect with nature and Jewish values through hands-on activities on the beautiful Pearlstone Campus
For ages 8 and up | October 24 and November 7

Oct 3, 2021
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The Story of Creation
This past week we read the Creation story twice: once during Simchat Torah then again over Shabbat, the first of the new annual Torah reading cycle, known as Shabbat Breishit.
I love the early chapters…

Sep 13, 2021
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THRIVE ECO LEARNING: Seed Saving for Abundance
Practical Steps to Enhance Food Resilience
Explore Pearlstone’s farm, learn how to save seeds, and engage in dialogue about food resilience…

Aug 25, 2021
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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…

Aug 18, 2021
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JOCSM Shabbaton Registration
We are thrilled you will be joining us for this transformative Retreat!
Please complete the registration form below:
- Rates are ‘per person’ and include lodging, meals, programming, and access to all available…

Jul 19, 2021
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Nigel Savage looks back on two decades at Hazon
By Helen Chernikoff | eJewish Philanthropy
Savage is ‘wildly in favor’ of the merger between Hazon and the Pearlstone Retreat Center
In 2000, Nigel Savage founded Hazon, an early Jewish environmental…

Jul 16, 2021
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Hazon-Pearlstone merger positions Baltimore as the new epicenter of Jewish sustainability work
By Rudy Malcom | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
With the pending merger of Hazon and the Pearlstone Retreat Center, Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor food, farming and environmental…

Jul 15, 2021
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With merger, Baltimore is set to become a center of Jewish environmental work
By Rudy Malcom | Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore is poised to become a national leader in the Jewish outdoor food, farming and environmental education movement.
On July 8, the Pearlstone Center, a Jewish…