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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 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: DIY Outdoor Shelters
What kind of habitat and housing do humans and other creatures need to survive?
Come prepared to get dirty as we explore natural habitats and build a debris hut…

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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Farm & Forest School
100% OUTDOORS • WEEKLY FARM & FOREST ADVENTURES • JEWISH WISDOM & NATURE CONNECTION
Where Kids can be Kids, Have Fun, and Learn—OUTSIDE!

Aug 18, 2021
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JOCSM Shabbaton & Family Camp
Immersive Weekend Retreat of Rejuvenation and Renewal
An inclusive JOCSM-community gathering experience welcoming Jews of Color, Sephardic Jews, and Mizrahi Jews

Aug 18, 2021
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JOCSM Shabbaton and Family Camp
We Are Family
The Jews of Color Mishpacha Project, Jewish Multiracial Network, Khazbar and Mitsui Collective, Pearlstone Center, JFam: Jewish Family Camp, Tiyul Adventure Camp and The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein…

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 16, 2021
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Climate change tops agenda in Hazon-Pearlstone merger
By Sharon Rosen Leib | The Forward
In Portland this month, the daytime temperature reached 100 degrees. In Seattle, 111. Between June 26 and July 6, approximately 800 people died of heat -related causes…

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…