At URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, California, you’ll find Kibbutz Yarok – a center for Jewish environmental education modeled after the incredible work being done at Kibbutz Lotan. Kibbutz Yarok is run by Sophie Vener, an alum of Netzer Year and Kibbutz Lotan’s Green Apprenticeship, and by Persephone Rivka, also an alum of the Green Apprenticeship. Both women are also alumni of NFTY and the URJ Kutz Camp. Check out this feature article in the Jewish Daily Forward on the incredible work that they’re doing!
Archive | Kibbutz Lotan
RSS feed for this section
Homegrown Kibbutz Program at Camp Newman
A homegrown kibbutz that took root two years ago at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa is on solid enough ground to benefit from year-round stewards who will take care of the site between summers.
Operation Kibbutz Yarok was until recently a summer-only operation, created and maintained by campers. With two full-time caretakers for the kibbutz, Camp Newman now hopes the site can become a magnet for schools and organizations to hold retreats or programs — or just come to work.
Eco Learning and Living at Kibbutz Lotan
Check out this great video of recent graduates and interns from Kibbutz Lotan’s Green Apprenticeship, showing what the Study Abroad program in Environmental Sustainability and Jewish Environmental Education is like!
Turning Dreams Into Reality
By Jacob Isenberg, alum of Peace, Justice & the Environment at Kibbutz Lotan
One has to experience Kibbutz Lotan to believe it. In one of the most arid places on earth, the desert blooms in a unique and elegant manner because of the community members’ and volunteers’ hard work. They are at the forefront of permaculture and sustainable design and have inspired hundreds of students to make a change in the world. Kibbutz Lotan teaches its volunteers to imagine and dream.
What will it take to green Israel’s cities?
Kibbutz Lotan, a small community just north of Eilat, is one of a few places in Israel that seeks to teach young people the necessary skills and experience to live sustainably once they return to cities. This tiny kibbutz is at the forefront of a new environmental drive.
Enriching the Earth at Kibbutz Lotan
Want to dig your hands into the dirt and actually make the planet a better place? We can help…
Follow us on Twitter
NFTY President, Forrest Yesnes has been invited to the Jewish American Heritage Month reception at the White House! http://t.co/5kRvyUmb2 days ago from Facebook
NFTY President, Forrest Yesnes has been invited to the Jewish American Heritage Month reception at the White House! http://t.co/U6YqzVN72 days ago from Facebook
URJ Chairman Stephen Sacks shares the words of one of EIE's alumni - Elise Oshlag - in his article in this... http://t.co/O5myJmoZ2 days ago from Facebook
Are you following our participants' blogs? They're writing amazing stories about their time in Israel! Check out... http://t.co/9tHgu0p03 days ago from Facebook