In the Fall of 2024, Adamah officially launched Shamati, a culture change and systems change initiative for Jewish educators. Shamati provides educators with the tools to support young people grappling with climate change, as well as the opportunity to build personal resilience. Shamati integrates Jewish ancestral wisdom, tradition, text, and ritual to help Jewish professionals invest in the mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of Jewish youth experiencing a range of climate emotions, including anxiety, grief, and fear.

Join Adamah for an evening of community building and resource sharing, and gain tangible tools for climate action to bring back to your students and classrooms. The workshop will include concrete learning, skill-sharing, and tangible action steps to bring back to your community. We will begin with introductions to Adamah and the Shamati initiative, and will then dive into three topics: 1) An introduction to Collective Emotions, 2) Telling a Jewish Story, and 3) Collective Action, Collective Liberation, before closing with concrete resources and next steps.

Liana Rothman is a co-founder of the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) and the Director of Youth Empowerment at Adamah. She oversees JYCM and Adamah on Campus, supporting Jewish teens and college students taking climate action and promoting climate justice within institutions. In her six years at Adamah, Liana has shaped and pushed the Jewish environmental landscape to embody the spirit of social justice, with a focus on climate justice. Before her time with Adamah, Liana worked for Kids4Peace in Jerusalem as a youth educator, counselor, and community organizer. She earned her M.P.A. in Nonprofit Management and Public Policy from New York University’s Wagner School. Liana is a 2024 Pomegranate Prize Recipient from the Covenant Foundation.

Shaina Morrel is the Adamah on Campus Manager at Adamah, overseeing our newly launched college initiative, building a joyful and resilient generation of Jewish environmental leaders through education, action, and community building. Prior to working at Adamah, Shaina was the social justice Springboard fellow at Syracuse Hillel where she engaged students in Jewish justice education, community service, student wellness, and more. She is a graduate of The George Washington University and is originally from Massachusetts. Shaina is passionate about the Jewish college experience and is excited to work together in building a more sustainable and equitable future for all.