Being an environmentally-conscious Jew often requires accepting a certain amount of ambiguity.  If I eat less meat, then a farmer somewhere in Iowa, perhaps, will use a bit less energy growing corn to send to Texas to be fed to beef cows. Read More »

We are living in a momentous time.  Miracles are happening left and right.  Tyrants are being toppled.  Slaves are being freed. Read More »

A Sunday morning treat – Jonathan Dubinsky sends his love: Hello friends, fans, and family, This is your friendly shade tree mechanic, Capt’n Redbeard, from the Topsy Turvy bus in rainy Philadelphia. Read More »

My favorite part of being a Teva Topsy Turvy Bus Educator is getting to interact with incredible Jewish communities throughout the country. Read More »

A Brief History of the Bus Tour . Read More »

Shalom Ya’ll, Diane, aka Betty Cash, here to give you a glimpse into my life on the Topsy Turvy Teva Bus Tour. As my nickname suggests, I am responsible for the bus finances, and you can often find me tapping away on my computer, transcribing receipts into that magical place known as the Internet. Read More »

Another week, another parshah .  This week we read Tzav which tells us some more about – you guessed it – sacrifices!  Three key sacrifices described are the sin offering, guilt offering, and thanksgiving offering, given after surviving a difficult challenge. Read More »

This weekend marks an important point in Jewish History.  It is a time of transition, of shifting from Shemot to Vayikrah , of moving from a place of talking about doing to actually doing! For weeks now we’ve been reading about the Mishkan – the Tabernacle. Read More »

The Sunshine State is no lie.  Since we arrived in this tropical paradise both the weather and the people have been warm, bright, and sunny.  In fact, this Topsy Turvy Educator, while clamboring over seven-foot-high-snow banks this winter back in New England, had forgotten how hot “hot” could be. Read More »

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Check out our facebook page for new photos! http: //www.facebook.com/pages/Topsy-Turvy-Teva-Bus-Tour/173360226019639?sk=photos . Read More »

  A week at Meyer Academy in West Palm Beach, a program with every age group. We are blown away at the sophistication and ecological understanding of the children in each town we stop at, but especially so here at Meyer, near the hinterlands of Lake Read More »

This past Thursday, riding down the coast toward Savannah, I noticed something both surprising and uplifting appear on the median of 95 as it slipped past on its way up north. It took me a minute to realize that something had changed, and it took another minute and a double-take over the tops of my sunglasses to understand what it was. Read More »

Well, Shabbat is right around the corner, and there are so many things to talk about from these past couple days that there’s no way I could do it all justice in the time I have. So I’ll throw some highlights at you, give you a little teaser, so that you get really excited about tuning in next week for the whole story. Read More »

We got a full page spread in the Durham Herald Sun! Rare Interviews! Stunning Photos. A quote from a Lerner School teacher: “In my 10 years as an educator here, this was the single best program we’ve ever had…” Children heating up Lunchables in their Read More »

Ever see a 14,000 pound truck tow an 18,000 pound, upside-down school bus through the streets of Durham, North Carolina?  Neither had most of the people we passed, and neither had Teddy, the tow-truck driver. Read More »

Every Little Cell in my Body is Happy Every Little Cell in My Body is Well… An eventful yom shishi: after making a brief cameo at the Jewish Farm School Alternative Spring Break Educator Training, spending a night on the bus in 10 degree weather, and Read More »

Have you ever tried to pack six people and all of the belongings they’ll need for the next two months onto a 12’9″ tall, 20″ long bus that is also carrying cooking fuel, a worm bin,  miscellaneous props, gear, and educational materials, along with Read More »

This coming week, the newest Topsy Turvy Teva Bus Tour will begin.  Six educators will board a mind-flipping bus to set out on a mission – a quest to bring the exciting world of hands-on Jewish Environmental education to communities all along the east coast of the U.S. Read More »