“וינחהו בגן־עדן לעבדה ולשמרה
...and G-d placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it.”
OUR MISSION:
GrowTorah aims to cultivate a more passionate, compassionate and sustainable future driven by Torah values.
WHAT WE DO:
GrowTorah develops experiential & environmental Torah education programs for Jewish institutions.
SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS
Our Shorashim and Anafim Partnerships bring our educational garden programs to 27 schools and 8 camps across the USA.
THE INCHWORMSHIP
GrowTorah’s college internship, run in partnership with the OU Impact Accelerator is a paid program for college students interested in GrowTorah’s mission.
WORKSHOPS
We provide experiential workshops on a variety of topics for schools, shuls, JCCs, and more. In 2022, we ran 30 workshops to over 3000+ participants.
CAMP GROWTORAH
We run a Torah farming day camp in New City, NY for the last few weeks of August. Sholarships are available thanks to the support of the Mina Gillers Memorial Fund.
See below for upcoming events:
We are always working on new program offerings to bring you meaningful inspiration! Got an idea for us? We’d love to hear it!
Keep scrolling for the latest at GrowTorah, and feel free to get in touch with us with any questions!
What’s ‘Growing On’ this month at GrowTorah?
April 13, 2024 | Nissan 5, 5784
Monthly Newsletter Volume 7.1 | Issue #71
ANAFIM NATIONAL TORAH GARDENS EXPANSION
Thanks to a Signature Grant from the Covenant Foundation, our team is making major updates to our Anafim program. Most significantly: our educator training will take place at the Adamah Farm at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center! We are so excited to welcome Anafim educators from around the country to join us for this intensive training, along with all of the other curricular resources and biweekly coaching that is part of the program. We are actively recruiting new school partners to join - is that you?!
JOIN SHORASHIM (NYC REGION)
Spring is coming and our staff of educators will be back in our Shorashim gardens teaching in just a few weeks. In this time of new growth we plan for our new school partners; if you are located in the NYC region, are you interested in bringing a GrowTorah garden program to your school? The deadline for new Shorashim and Anafim partners is May 1, so let’s talk!
CAMP GROWTORAH 2024 REGISTRATION IS LIVE!
We are so happy to open registration for Camp GrowTorah 2024! Campers will explore, play, create, and learn on the many acres of farmland and with all the sweet animals. Be”H Camp GrowTorah 2024 will be held: August 19–23, 2024 & August 26–30, 2024 from 9 AM–3 PM for campers ages: 5–10 years old. Camp is on the grounds of our partner Rockland Farm Alliance’s largest farm project, Cropsey Community Farm (220 S Little Tor Road, New City, New York 10956).
MINA GILLERS MEMORIAL FUND
We offer Camp GrowTorah on a sliding scale, thanks to the incredible generosity of so many of you. In 2023, 37% of campers made use of these scholarship funds. With your support, we will be able to continue carrying on Mina’s legacy, sharing the glory of Hashem’s creation with children and their families through Camp GrowTorah. Please consider making a donation today to the Mina Gillers Memorial Fund:
INTRODUCING: CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Do you want to help GrowTorah with your work at a for-profit corporation? We developed our Corporate Partnership program to enable corporations to give back to our community while donating to GrowTorah. As a token of our gratitude, we offer perks for each partnership level. Check out the linked brochure to learn more. We look forward to working with you soon!
PARSHA COLORING PAGES
This year we launched our free Parsha Coloring Pages! Here’s the explanation for parshat Noach: After the Mabul (flood), Noach's intentions were to rebuild and refill the land, to start fresh. This illustration depicts a farmer working in a vineyard, caring for the land, with the Teva and rainbow visible in the background - reminding us that Noach's caring actions within the Parsha can serve as a model for how we treat of Hashem’s creatures.
Thank you again to Abby Glass (GrowTorah Inchworm 2021) for these incredible illustrations!