eb Henna taught: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Clearly, the chicken. How do we know this? We learn from the Book of Esther that when Mordecai asked Esther to go […]
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Purim and Veganism
The joyous festival of Purim shares many connections with veganism. According to the Talmud (Megilla 13a), Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, refrained from eating meat while she lived […]
Purim Lessons That Can Help Avert a Climate Catastrophe
There is increasing evidence that the world is approaching a climate catastrophe. The hottest year in recorded history was 2024, breaking the record set just the year before. Amazingly, […]
Over 100 Jewish Groups Voice Deep Alarm and Concern Over Recent Attacks on Democratic Norms and Values
Joint Statement Led by Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Conservative & Reform Movements WASHINGTON, DC – A broad coalition of over 100 national and local Jewish organizations have released a new […]
My 8 Tu Bishvat-related articles
Their titles are: 1. Why Is This Night Different: Thoughts on Tu B’Shvat 2. Tu B’Shvat and Vegetarianism and Veganism 3. Preserving the Sacred Environment: A Religious Imperative – A Tu Bishvat […]
My invitation to a 2025 Tu Bishvat seder
Shalom, You are cordially invited to a Zoom Tu Bishvat Seder on Tu Bishvat, Wednesday, February 12, from 8 to 930 PM Israel time (1:00 to 2:30 PM US Eastern […]
My message to rabbis urging them to stress the importance of shifts to plant-based diets in efforts to avert a climate catastrophe
Shalom, dear rabbi, As a respected community leader, you are in an excellent position to help create a habitable, healthy, environmentally sustainable world for future generations in a way […]
My six Chanukah-related articles
The titles are: Chanukah and Vegetarianism and Veganism 2. Miraculously Stretching the Oil: Dietary Connections to Energy Use 3. Celebrating Miracles at Chanukah 4. Eight Reasons to Become Vegan During […]
Chrismukah: Giving Thanks for Miracles!
This article was co-edited by Prof. Dan Brook (Bio at end) Christmas on December 25 and Chanukah on 25 Kislev periodically coincide and do so again in 2024 […]
Can a Climate Catastrophe Be Prevented?
Humanity’s most urgent issue is whether a climate catastrophe can be prevented. Alarming trends and recent extreme climate events suggest that the world is approaching a critical tipping point. In […]
Why Jews Should be Vegans or at Least Vegetarians
Veganism is the diet most consistent with fundamental Jewish teachings. Judaism emphasizes pikuach nefesh, that Jews should carefully preserve our health and our lives. Of the 613 Jewish mitzvot (commandments), […]
Code Red for Humanity: A Jewish Response to the Climate Crisis
This article was co-authored by Michael Gribov. Director of Movement Building for Jewish Vegan Life. The world is at a tipping point. The United Nations has declared a “code red […]
What is 
?
Jewcology is a project of graduates of ROI (http://roicommunity.org), who have come together to create a resource for the entire Jewish-environmental community. Jewcology incorporates collaboration from a wide range of Jewish environmental leaders and organizations worldwide. This project was funded by the ROI Innovation Fund.
The long-term goal of this project is to build a multi-denominational, multi-generational, regionally diverse community of Jewish environmental activists, who are learning from one another and from an expanding set of Jewish-environmental resources, how to educate their communities about our Jewish responsibility to protect the environment.
We welcome sponsors, volunteers and collaboration! To get involved, drop us a line:
Press about Jewcology
- Jewcology: Rejuvenating ourselves and our planet (Jerusalem Post)
- New Jewish Environmental Network Receives Start-Up Grant (Jspace)
- A Look at Jewish Social Media (Ynet News)
- Jewcology: The Leading Edge of Jewish Environmentalism (Care2.com)
- Propelling Latin American ‘Jewish Spring’ (Ynetnews)
- Riveting (Environmental) Talks by Remarkable People (EJewish Philanthropy)
- Learning to Tell Stories: A Leadership Training for Jewish Environmentalists (Presentense)
- A Responsibility To Defend A Fragile & Glorious World: Judaism & The Environment (TreeHugger)
- Transforming the Jewish World (Atmosphere, El-Al’s in-flight Magazine)
- Web Sighting (Hadassah Magazine)
- It’s Easy Being Green, and Jewish… (Chicago Jewish News)
- Working to Raise Eco-Consciousness by Turning Screens Green (Philadelphia Jewish Exponent)
- Jewcology.com- A New Online Hub for Jewish Environmentalists (ShalomLife.com)
- Jewcology.com – New online home for Jewish farmers and environmentalists (CASFS Blog & Forum)
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Celebrate Jewish women environmentalists on Tu B’Shevat (Jewish Women’s Archive)
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Jewcology website off to fast start (Jerusalem Post)
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הכדור בידיים שלנו (ifeel.co.il)
- Launching Jewcology.com (EJewish Philanthropy)
- Jewish Activism + Environmentalism = Jewcology (Arutz Sheva/Israel National News)
- A Green Jewish Portal (The New York Jewish Week)
- A Very Jewish Environment (Washington Jewish Week)
- Jewcology.com – New Online Home for Jewish Environmentalists (J of Northern California)
- Introducing Jewcology (Virtual Jerusalem)
- Ecology Activism and Jewish World (Ynet News)
- Jewcology Website Launches (Cleveland Jewish News)
- בחזרה לשורשים: האמונה הסביבתית של ברוך ראק (NRG.co.il)
- Canadian co-founds Jewish environmental web portal (Canadian Jewish News)
- Jewish Environmentalists Go Virtual: New “Jewcology” Site Fosters Worldwide Collaboration and Education (Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Blog)
- And don’t miss our feature on the ROI Community website
