The Gendler Eco Ritual Lab of Hebrew College, a joint project of the Rabbinical School and The Center for Global Judaism, seeks to address the issue that while there are now several effective local and national Jewish environmental initiatives, little attention has yet been given to the training of rabbis as environmental leaders as well as the production of high [...]
Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), a school with a long history of being committed to social justice issues, views the current environmental crisis as the civil rights issue of our time. This commitment to environmental issues reinforces the core goals of JTS, such as cultivating Jewish leadership, community engagement, and tikkun olam. JTS's Gendler Grapevine Project grant will support the JTS [...]
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School's (YCT) Gendler Grapevine Project initiative will develop and implement a fellowship to train rabbinical students in shechita, or the skill of performing kosher slaughter. YCT views shechita as a radical way to reconnect with the sources of food in a modern world where the average person has little knowledge of [...]
