Published:
June 1- 4, 2009
Source: Annual Teva Seminar
The 15th Annual Teva Seminar, sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, will take place from June 1-4, 2009 in Cold Spring, NY. Torah scholars, farmers, educators, students and scientists will engage in environmental sustainability, camping, gardening and other topics of Jewish Environmentalism. Participants will engage in a dialogue about the connection between God, earth, and humanity, gaining the skills to bring it to various educational settings.
Four curricular tracks are offered at the seminar:
- Ethics and Texts
- Congregational Education
- Camp and Wilderness
- Organic Agriculture and Educational Gardening.
New at this year's seminar are a Teva/JNF certification of Jewish environmental educators and lessons for connecting to Israel though the natural world.