ADAMAH:
The Jewish Environmental Fellowship

Introduction

Now in its seventh successful year, ADAMAH: The Jewish Environmental Fellowship is a three-month leadership training program for Jewish young adults in their 20s that integrates organic farming, sustainable living, Jewish learning, community building and contemplative spiritual practice.

A typical day is spent on our six-acre farm, in our commercial kitchen and on our goat pasture, helping to create a sustainable business that models ecological design, financial viability and social responsibility. Evenings are spent learning about Judaism and sustainability, building community and cultivating leadership skills.

Where else can you say a blessing while using recycled vegetable oil to fuel a truck that is filled with organic produce and naturally fermented kosher pickles? Click here for the answer to this and other frequently asked questions.

An amazing staff and assortment of visiting faculty will help you listen to and follow your soul’s yearning for ecological and spiritual wholeness, recraft a Jewish identity that sings to you, and build relationships and skills that will sustain you for the rest of your life.

Learn about our harvest, meet our alumni and view our photo gallery. You can even hear us sing on our new CD, read comments and reflections from the ADAMAH community on our blog, and find out what we have planned for the future.

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2009 ADAMAH Fellowships

Summer Session:
May 24 to September 7, 2009

Fall Session:
September 13 to December 13, 2009

The 2009 Summer and Fall Sessions are currently full. Interested applicants are welcome to submit applications for our 2009 waitlist or for the 2010 Fellowship.

Click here to learn more about the costs of ADAMAH.

ADAMAH Costs

The ADAMAH Fellowship costs $6,000 per fellow. Expenses are covered by the following sources, per fellow:

$4,000 in donations by foundations and individuals supporters
$1,000 in labor provided by ADAMAH fellows to Isabella Freedman
$500 from the sale of agricultural products
$500 in fees paid by ADAMAH fellows

To apply to the ADAMAH Fellowship, complete and return an application form (.doc). For more information, contact ADAMAH Director Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh at (860) 824-3003 or by email at shamu@isabellafreedman.org.

The ADAMAH Fellowship would not be possible without the financial support of the following individuals and foundations:

UJA-Federation of New York, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Dorot Foundation, Lorin Silverman, Hazon, Helen and Nathaniel Wisch Family Foundation, Connecticut Department of Agriculture, The Chuck Goldman Family Supporting Foundation, The Gottesman Fund, Adina Allen and Jeffrey Kasowitz, Dana and Warren Cohn, Judith Dack, Barbara Epstein, Nancy and Jay Handwerger, Jake Kriger, Shari and Harold Levy, Richard and Margaret Santulli, Terri Schuster, Francine Weaver, Roni Posner and Jeri Berc, Myron and Annette Kaplan, Irving Stein, Aaron Berman, Laura Rothschild, Jake Kriger, Reggie and Avi Yoskowitz, David Berman and Robert Reid.

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