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[Proud and excited to share this new development for Orthodox Jews who care abou...
[article by Dan Brook, PhD & Richard H. Schwartz, PhD] Hope springs eternal....
As president of Jewish Veg, formerly Jewish Vegetarians of North America, and au...
The other day there was a blackout in our neighborhood. Not a long or serious on...
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Rabbi Yonatan Neril shares the realities of the egg industry in Israel – a...
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Join Rabbi Yonatan Neril in exploring water waste and recycling in Israel. If yo...
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Don’t let anyone tell you Hanukkah is a “minor holiday.” I know, it’s
been given a bump because it’s close to Christmas, and it is a Rabbinic
holiday, meaning it doesn’t have some of the strictures of Biblical
holidays like Passover, Shavuot or Succot, but it is as deep and
meaningf...
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On this week of Tu B’Shvat we see that the world of the forest can teach us something about our society.
I remember ecologist Tom Wessels, on one of his “reading the forest”
walks, pointing out that in an eco-system there is no advantage to being
“too big to fail.” Whether it...
1 days ago
On Chanukah, do you ever question the origins or impact of the traditional donut - the sufganiya? Join Rabbi Yonatan Neril as he asks about these delicious treats!
https://www.facebook.com/jewishecoseminars/videos/2230149410368746/
Filmed in Jerusalem, 2018....
Rabbi Yonatan Neril of Jewish Eco Seminars filmed this video about wastefulness of food. It challenges us to question:
What is a reasonable amount of chametz (leavened bread) to destroy before Pesach?
How can we plan for getting rid of chametz in order to minimize the amount of edible food...
