Category: Jakir

[June 27, 2025] I just got back from the TED Countdown Summit last week in Nairobi, Kenya, where I was one of seven faith leaders from across the globe invited to join this visionary group of global innovators, business executives, scientists, policymakers, next-generation leaders, artists, and activists — all united in our commitment to building a brighter future….

[January 17, 2025] Can you feel this edge in time we are living through? I sure do, like we’re crossing a threshold in human, ecological, and Jewish history. …

[November 6, 2024] As this electoral earthquake sends shocks across our nation and across the world, what can we do?…

[October 11, 2024] We all need community right now. We need joy. We need hope. And that’s why our work at Adamah is more important than ever….

[October 7, 2024] This is a day of profound grief and sorrow for many people….

[October 2, 2024] Put away the phone and listen to and learn from the trees and flowers, plants and animals, and what they evoke inside of us. Adam and Adamah. People and planet….

[June 11, 2024] Tonight, we step into Shavuot… Both {Pearlstone and Isabella Freedman} are welcoming a diversity of participants for retreats filled with deep learning, soulful singing, and vibrant community. We come together amidst…

[May 13, 2024] As we mark Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut…We carry unbearable pain these last days, weeks, and months. But there is community. There is prayer. There is love. And there is hope….

[May 6, 2024] Today is the 13th day of the Omer, corresponding to the kabbalistic sefirot- divine energies- of Yesod she’beGevurah- Foundation in Strength. Today is Day 213 since October 7th. And today is…

[March 4, 2024] This week we mark one year since the launch of Adamah- the merger of Hazon and Pearlstone. We’ve come a long way and together we will go even farther – because we’re just getting started, and the best is yet to come. …

[December 27, 2023] This has been a hard year for the Jewish people. We’re all doing what we can in this moment…Today Adamah is North America’s leading Jewish environmental organization, with unprecedented impact—and more demand for our work than ever…

[December 7, 2023] The story of Chanukah teaches us to stand tall in who we are, but the light of the candles also beckons us to see and treat each other with warmth and compassion, to listen, to learn, to hope…

[November 29, 2023] One week ago, I took our two teenage boys to the March for Israel in Washington DC—the most powerful experience of Jewish Peoplehood I never wanted them to need…It was beautiful, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once…

[November 28, 2023] …beyond the marches, the speeches, and the statements, what is Adamah’s relationship to Israel? Building upon many years of Israel engagement work, we continue to build strong ties between American Jewish and Israeli environmentalists and peacebuilders…

[October 23, 2023] We educate, inspire, and mobilize Jews across the country and around the world to build a more sustainable future—a powerful shared goal for our people and our planet. We are committed to Jewish Peoplehood & Planethood…

[September 13, 2023] It is so easy to become overwhelmed by the state of the world, to turn away from the reality we live in this year, and next.  But our tradition forbids it.  We are called to look ourselves in the mirror, individually and collectively…