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Hazon

The word Hazon means “vision”. Our vision is of a vibrant, healthy Jewish community, in which to be Jewish is necessarily to help create a more sustainable world for all.

We’re in a global environmental crisis. Jewish tradition compels us to respond.

Hazon is the largest faith-based environmental organization in the U.S. and is building a movement that strengthens Jewish life and contributes to a more environmentally sustainable world for all. As the Jewish lab for sustainability, Hazon effects change through immersive experiences and inspires individuals and communities to make specific commitments to change with a particular focus on food systems.

People who participate in our programs deepen their Jewish identities; experience the connection between inherited Jewish wisdom, food, climate, and the natural world; and become linked with others who care about creating a more sustainable Jewish community and world.

Hazon develops, networks, and provides resources for those growing into leadership – people changing existing institutions or building new organizations and communities that live the values we cherish and the world needs. These individuals become part of a powerful movement of like-minded people within and outside the Jewish community who take responsibility for fixing what has gone awry in our relationship to the world and for designing a more sustainable future for all.

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Hazon programs encourage people to make a difference in the world, and, in the process, enables them to reframe their own Jewish journeys. Individuals, families, and communities get to experience a Judaism that connects with their passions – and they return home transformed,, and with a renewed sense of possibility for a sustainable future in the Jewish community and beyond.

JOFEE Programming
JOFEE (Jewish Outdoor, Food, Farming & Environmental Education) connects people to Judaism, community, and the natural world through hands-on, thoughtful and engaging Jewish content. Engage in a JOFEE activity, like learning about Jewish harvest rituals, starting a CSA, and greening institutions by rethinking consumption decisions.

 

Hazon Seal of Sustainability
The Hazon Seal of Sustainability guides Jewish organizations to become healthier, and more sustainable. Organizations take sustainability audits, design greening initiatives, and receive the Seal as a testament to their leadership. Over 90 Jewish organizations from coast to coast have participated in the Hazon Seal.


Isabella Freedman

Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Hazon’s home in the Berkshires, engages individuals in immersive, pluralistic Jewish experiences that celebrate Jewish life, learning, and leadership. Throughout the year, we offer Jewish holiday experiences, workshops, festivals, farm vacations, retreats, yoga classes, prayer services, and farm-to-table kosher meals.

 

Tevateva-leadbanner has engaged over 100,000 individuals in Jewish environmental education. Teva transforms Jewish education through experiential learning that fosters Jewish, ecological, and food sustainability.

 

Adamah Jewish Farming Fellowship explores the intersection of sustainable agriculture with Jewish identity, community building, spirituality, and personal development. Adamah’s guides alumni down paths dedicated to agriculture, justice, and Jewish life.

 

Hazon has local offices in:

Bay Area Food Festival

Hazon’s regional staff works with Jewish and environmental institutions to bring Hazon’s work to the local community. Events and partnerships have included cooking classes, institutional greening workshops, speaking tours, and more.

Community Lab in Detroit
Detroit is in the midst of a cultural, Jewish, and economic renaissance which provides fertile ground for exploring new ideas and programs to create long-term change. The Hazon office in Detroit serves as a “lab” that models for other communities how Jewish life can be reinvigorated through a commitment to healthy eating, sustainability, and food justice.