The Dream of Shmita – Deirdre Gabbay
I have been wanting to write in response to the situation we are all in for several weeks, but each time I’ve begun, I’ve gotten
July 23, 2020
Weekly Parsha Essays
Visions for Our New Land
Thursday, April 4, 2019 | 28th Adar II, 5779 Dear All, I had asked Janna, Rebecca, and Shamu – leaders of our Adamah program –
April 4, 2019
Listen Ya'll! | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Alex Voynow, Jewish Farm School Parshat Haazinu [NOTE: Applications for the next JOFEE Fellowship cohort are open now through October 5! Apply today!] In Ha’azinu,
September 21, 2018
Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Jared Kaminsky, Shoresh Parshat Shoftim The parsha of the week is Shoftim, which means Judges. As Moses nears the end of his life, he
August 17, 2018
Reflections on Kindness | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Brenden Jackson, Amir with Shalom Community Farm Houston Parshat Eikev In Parshat Eikev, Moses calls upon his people to reflect on their past in
August 3, 2018
Fear and Donkeys | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Henry Schmidt, Shalom Institute Parshat Balak I thought Balak was a story about a donkey. That is to say, when I sat down to
June 28, 2018
Korach: Disruptive Visionary or Disgruntled Rabble-Rouser? | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Eliezer Weinbach, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Hazon Parshat Korach וַיֵּרְדוּ הֵם וְכָל-אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם, חַיִּים–שְׁאֹלָה And they and all their belongings went down, alive,
June 14, 2018
Sabbaticals, shmita, post-sabbatical…
by Nigel Savage October 19, 2017 | 29 Tishrei 5778 Dear All, This week is the start of the rest of our lives the first
October 19, 2017
Walking Behind Kindness: Parashat Naso | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Jaclyn Kellner – Coastal Roots Farm; Encinitas, CA “I’d like to go to the fields and glean among the ears of grain behind someone
June 9, 2017
Prayer in Action: Upholding our Covenant for a Brighter Future | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Daniella Aboody, Wilderness Torah, Berkeley, CA Parashat Chayyei Sarah Editor’s Note: Welcome to D’varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog! Most weeks throughout the year,
November 23, 2016
Grappling with the Ark of Responsibility | D'varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog
by Bailey Lininger, Tamarack Camps, Bloomfield Hills, MI Parashat Noach Editor’s Note: Welcome to D’varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog! Most weeks throughout the year,
November 3, 2016
Emerging from an Organizational Shmita
By Nati Passow 11 months ago, I posted a piece on the Jewish Farm School website about how we were choosing to embrace Shmita as an organization.
September 2, 2015