Chesed Defined & Explained
When Sundown and Jonathan were brainstorming names for the farm the goal was to find a word that embodies healthy, meaningful relationships. Relationships between people, our food, our community, and the ecosystem we live in. On day three, Jonathan came to the conversation with a suggestion. A word that holds a long and deep significance in his life, Chesed. Chesed is an ancient Hebrew word that is challenging to completely translate into English.
We have found these resources from the Bible Project that help understand the rich definition of the Hebrew word “Chesed”. The first is a five-minute video. The second is an hour long conversation that goes deeper into the meaning and context as the word is used in the Old Testament of the Bible. Check them out and see why we found this to be right word describe the purpose and aspiration for our farm.