Join plant and Torah expert Jon Greenberg, Ph.D., for brunch followed by a lecture on the Seven Species of Israel in preparation for Shavuot!

Dr. Greenberg is a biblical ethnobotanist, a scholar who uses the tools of botany and ethnobotany (the study of how people use plants) to help people better understand the Torah.

The brunch is free and open to the public. Please register in advance to attend.

Dr. Greenberg received his bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Brown University and his Master’s and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University. He has studied with Rabbi Chaim Brovender at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar and conducted research on corn, alfalfa, and soybeans at Cornell, the US Department of Agriculture, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cancer Research. Learn more about his work and read his writing at his website, torahflora.org.