Abstract
The Adamah Farm Fellowship is a three-month environmental education program in which Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s integrate sustainable agriculture, Jewish Renewal, and communal living on an organic farm in Northwest Connecticut. Framing the participants’ meaning-making activities through the lenses of anomie and relational religion, this paper examines the fellowship’s educational curriculum as a catalyst for personal and societal transformation. Drawing on interview data from six members of the 2025 summer fellowship cohort as well as with Adamah Farm co-founder Shamu Sadeh, this study demonstrates that the fellowship fosters transformative experiences by reshaping participants’ relationships with the Jewish community, the environment, and the self. These experiences of connection develop a stronger sense of self-efficacy and collective agency in contributing to systemic change.
Advisor
Rapport, Jeremey
Department
Religious Studies
Recommended Citation
Franklin, Stuart J., "Crowning Crops with Words of Torah: How Adamah Farm Fellows Cultivate Connection in Times of Dislocation" (2026). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 13442.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/13442
Disciplines
Education | Environmental Studies | Jewish Studies | Outdoor Education | Religion | Religious Education
Keywords
Adamah Farm, Adamah Farm Fellowship, Anomie, Eco-Judaism, Environmental Education, Environmental Judaism, Jewish Renewal, Sustainable Agriculture
Publication Date
2026
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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