We've gotten a great start this year with Jewcology. But there is much more to do! Will you help us make 2011 a banner year by making a tax-deductible donation of $10, $18, or $36 to support our upcoming efforts? Funds will be used for enhanced technology, additional programs, and
The Adva Network hosts a Job Board to help facilitate the placement of alumni in jobs around the world. Check out what’s available:
My resume is posted here and also attached as a Word file. I'm here so obviously I'm interested in Judaism and the environment. I founded and ran programming for an Environmental Club at Stern College. Feel free to ask Evonne Marzouk about me, as she helped me out immensely!
I saw this while job searching today and will apply myself once I finish my cover letter. If you're passionate about the environment and eager to make a concrete impact, this might be the opportunity of a lifetime! http://www.environmentamerica.org/jobs/available-positions/fellowship-program
This week my wife and I are on Hornby Island, on the coast of beautiful British Columbia. It’s here, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean that I feel most in awe of the natural world and all its creatures. A walk on the beach is a lesson in nature’s
You might not expect it, but winter is a busy time for Jewish environmental educators like myself. While the garden rests frozen under a blanket of fresh Chicago snow, Tu B'Shvat is right around the corner. This holiday, which celebrates the New Year of the trees, is perhaps the most
Joanna Katz of the Teva Learning Center asks Jewcology's Question of the Week. What will you answer?
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NEW YORK (Dec. 23, 2010) — On the eve of the eve of the most widely celebrated Jewish baby’s birthday ever, a holy day for billions of Christians around the world, it’s important to remember that we Jews only make up about two tenths of one percent of the world’s
http://jewschool.com/2010/07/29/23741/who-blocked-the-sky/
Hi all, We're very happy to join Jewcology 🙂 Who are we? Teva Ivri – Jewish Nature is an NGO based in the Galilee (northern part of Israel). We're dedicated to create Jewish environmental responsibility, and to significantly join social values rooted in Jewish tradition with environmental values. What we
Evonne Marzouk asks Jewcology's fourth "question of the week."
Despair Like so many of the people I know who are deeply concerned with the rapidly multiplying environmental issues confronting our world, I recently became discouraged by the inability of our government to take meaningful action. This feeling slowly morphed into disgust, which turned into anger, which then changed into
Gardens can provide amazing settings for Jewish environmental education to take place. However, gardens can also present challenges and difficulties that typical "indoor" classrooms do not pose. This article will examine some of my experiences using gardens as a vehicle for teaching Jewish environmental lessons. It is my hope that
It seems funny for me to write about this, given my leadership role in Jewcology. And I still believe in the power of social media. But I am writing here to acknowledge: I'm addicted to email. Here's how a typical day looks. I wake up in the morning; I pull
“So where should I dig?” “Svalo! Wait! Not there… that’s where the new plots are going to be we’re digging now for the live hedge… Don’t worry there are 30 pits to dig for 30 beautiful bougainvilleas…” So yes it’s happening – the “Setting Strong Roots” Community Garden will be
Most of us know by now that our personal actions have global consequences. What and how much we drive, fly, eat, and shop, contributes to a litany of global environmental challenges, topped by climate change. The mantra, ‘Think global, act local’, was adopted in the 1980s as a rallying cry
Saving the Bay is the first television program to tell the full story of San Francisco Bay, the most important estuary on the Pacific Coast of the Americas and the second largest estuary on the North American continent after Chesapeake Bay. Narrated by Robert Redford and shot in HDTV, Saving
Jewcology invites Jewish environmentalists around the world to have your work featured in a video which will be circulated across the Jewish community around Tu b'Shevat. All you need to participate is a video camera (regular camera with video mode works just fine), a neutral wall, and yourself! Here are
Jakir Manela of Kayam Farm asks Jewcology's Question of the Week.
