Educator Bios

Zev Bennett - Camp & Educational Programs Manager, Urban Adamah

Hello, I’m Zev! I’m an educator, a musician, and a dancer. And I love Jewish summer camp! I am so happy to be at Urban Adamah bringing my years of experience of being a camper in, working for, and running summer camp. It is important to me to work in Jewish community that is in harmony with the earth and Urban Adamah is the perfect place to do just that. Before coming to Urban Adamah, I was the assistant director of the afterschool program at the JCC, creating a little pocket of magic and play in the midst of the school year for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade. When I’m not at work you can find me playing the banjo, backpacking in the Sierra Nevada, teaching dance class, and cooking yummy food! In life, I most enjoy dropped-in conversations, drinking tea in the garden at sunset, vocal harmony, and moving my body.

Arielle Laub - Farm & Educational Programs Manager, Urban Adamah

Hi, I’m Arielle and I am thrilled to join Urban Adamah as the Farm and Educational Programs Manager. In this role I get to merge my passions for sustainable agriculture, land access, community education, and food equity while digging deeper into how these components relate to my Jewishness. I came to agriculture sideways – I received my BA in comparative literature and creative writing and worked in communications in the arts before attending the Farmer Training Program at the University of Vermont. Since then, I have worked as a production farmer, garden educator and manager, and program director for an environmental nonprofit. In my role at Urban Adamah, I look forward to giving community members of all ages opportunities to engage in land stewardship and to share the incomparable joy of dirty hands, tired muscles, and sun-warmed tomatoes. When I am not working with youth, managing crop plans, or fixing irrigation, you can find me traipsing through the trees with my dog, singing at the top of my lungs, and reveling in laughter surrounded by my community.

Rivka Weinstock - Educational Programs Director, Urban Adamah

Hi! I’m Rivka. I’m an artist and designer, and I have over a decade of experience working in arts administration, project management and program design, in both the community arts and landscape architecture fields. I am passionate about making, experiencing, and teaching art, and I believe that art and creativity are incredibly healing and life-affirming, while also challenging us to grow and question the status quo. Prior to joining Urban Adamah, I was the Program Director for JCU, a non-profit organization based in Jerusalem/Al-Quds, Israel/Palestine, which supports young artists across East and West Jerusalem. I’m excited and honored to be joining Urban Adamah’s wonderful team, and I feel deeply aligned with its mission and programming and the environmental and cultural transformation it’s working to create. Outside of work, I can be found making art, translating poetry from Hebrew to English, hiking, baking, and being a parent to my 4 year old, Zamir.

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