Seminars for Educators
We offer professional development programs for Jewish educators of all denominations on Jewish values, ecology, and Israel. Our educators are based both in Israel and in North America.
Workshops are led by experienced Jewish environmental educators who command a mastery of Jewish teaching, deep familiarity with inspiring groups and extensive experience in experiential and outdoor education.
We equip educators to teach environmental concepts through Jewish sources, as well as through experiential, outdoor activities that relate to the textual learning. We also offer follow-up support to ensure the integration of the seminar’s lessons into the educator’s regular teaching.
Goals of the Seminar
- Bolster Jewish educators’ awareness and knowledge of Jewish environmental teachings and empower them to teach on Judaism and the environment
- Engage and inspire young Jews concerned about the planet’s future by linking a core area of concern for them to Jewish teachings
- Reinvigorate Jewish education, enhance Jewish continuity, and catalyze a Jewish response to the environmental crisis
Contact Jewish Eco Seminars
For more information or to arrange for a Jewish Eco Seminar in your institution or community, please contact us.
Testimonials from Participants in the Seminars
“The Jewish Eco Seminar put a spiritual foundation to the challenges we face with the environment.”
“Transcendent moments at Jewish Eco Seminars!…Jewish values grounded us in bringing heaven and earth closer together to do Tikkun Olam for the environment.”
“Jewish Eco Seminars provided me with electrifying insights into Judaism and its teachings on the environment.”
“An inspiring educational experience that created an interactive dialogue for what Judaism teaches about caring for the environment.”
“This teaching encouraged me to think of how I use and consume in my daily life,
and how I can use products less wastefully as a result of this experience.”
Jewish Eco Seminars (JES) emerged out of a successful 2008 pilot project of eight seminars for 140 Jewish educators in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project was implemented by Canfei Nesharim and the Bureau of Jewish Education, funded by the Gaia Fund, and initiated and managed by the founder of JES.