Torah of Farming | jewishfarmernetwork

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The Torah of Farming is an introduction to the foundational texts of Jewish agricultural wisdom, developed specifically by and for Jewish Farmers. Join us for a 7 week online educational journey through ancient, visionary Jewish agricultural wisdom!

The goal of this class is to connect Jewish farmers with

the relevant agricultural wisdom and practices of the Jewish tradition
each other!

This course is for you if you…

🍅 are Jewish AND a current, lapsed, or aspiring farmer

🌽 want to learn about Jewish agricultural texts, ethics, and wisdom

🍉 want to connect and build community with other Jewish farmers!

🌻 have been yearning for someone to lay down the basics of Jewish farming for you!

The details:

Tuesdays, April 25th - June 6th
7-8:30pm EST/ 4-5:30pm PT
Sliding scale $54 - $108 with scholarships available
Capacity limited to 36 Participants!

What topics will be covered?

Jewish agricultural calendar, Shabbat, and Shmita
Jewish approaches to animal, soil, and tree stewardship
Jewish food justice principles

Week 1: Getting to know you/weaving our stories as modern Jewish farmers into the story of the Jewish people -

Week 2: Jewish Agricultural Calendar
Week 3: Shabbat/ Shmitah/ Yovel as radical rest for farmers and their land
Week 4: Jewish Food Justice
Week 5: Jewish Soil Stewardship
Week 6: Jewish Livestock Ethics
Week 7: Torah of Place: Ger Laws and Landback

Teachers/Facilitators

Liel Green (they/them)

Liel Green first began farming in high school as part of Growing Youth Organizers, a coalition of young people committed to ending food apartheid and providing accessible political education for all ages. They graduated from Smith College with a degree in Jewish Studies, the Study of Women and Gender, and a Five College Certificate in Queer, Trans, and Sexuality Studies where they completed their thesis project on Queer-Jewish Futurity and Shabbat. Liel has worked as a Jewish Justice Educator and Farmer at Abundance Farm, as a co-director of Rowe Young People’s Camp, and as a crew member on Astarte Farm. Liel believes that through the loving and full integration of our whole selves, identities, histories, and traditions we can begin to move towards more meaningful solidarity with movements for healing and liberation of both people and land. Rootedness in and an exploration of the relevancy of Jewish- agricultural knowledge has enabled Liel to feel like they could even begin to move and collaborate towards collective visions of Olam Ha-ba, the World to Come. Liel loves their brilliant and beautiful community, creating big art with friends, dovening [praying], glitter, matzah ball soup, and zines.