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10 Top Reasons to Read “Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet”

July 11, 2016 No Comments

Who Stole My Religion?: 1. Generates interest and discourse on the future of Judaism and our imperiled planet because of its challenging analyses. 2. Delivers a critical analysis of Orthodox Judaism’s views on climate change and politics. 3. Argues that vegetarianism, and especially veganism, is the diet most consistent with Jewish teachings and

Throw Out the Cookie Jar …. And Save the Planet

July 7, 2016 No Comments

As a lifetime Weight Watcher, I have learned a few tricks. The most helpful to me was this one: Banish red light food from your home…and keep healthy food cut up and ready to eat at the front of your refrigerator in plastic see-through containers. Now what does that have

Kosher Palm Oil

June 1, 2016 2 Comments

Until recently I thought I understood the problem with palm oil. I thought palm oil meant unethical agricultural practices causing the destruction of equatorial rainforests, driving Orangutans to extinction and contributing significantly to climate change. I believed that products where palm oil was listed as an ingredient are worse than

Your One Vote Can Make Israel Greener

April 15, 2015 No Comments

Recently, I’ve been more focused on teaching my baby to crawl than the state of the environment in Israel. But even for us moms living inside the family bubble, there’s a world out there that sometimes needs our attention. That’s why I am proud to be part of the Green Israel

Sukkot and Shmita Resources and Events

October 3, 2014 No Comments

SUKKOT AND SHMITA RESOURCES AND EVENTS for 2014-15 contributed by all the organizations and initiatives on “the Map” http://jewcology.org/map-of-initiatives/ Here’s a quick bit of Sukkot Torah to start us off: “The four species of the lulav represent the four types of ecosystems in the land of Israel: desert (date palm),

Earth Etude for Elul 21- What Does Atoning and Returning to God Mean?

September 15, 2014 1 Comment

by Rabbi Judy Weiss Ps. 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my rescue. Whom should I fear?” For an entire month before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we focus on atoning and returning to God. But what exactly, in real life terms, does atoning and returning to God

Earth Etude 15- Looking at the Whole Picture

September 9, 2014 No Comments

By Susie Davidson As a writaholic, I am also a readaholic. As we move forward in our chosen missions toward creating communities that feed, nurture and sustain (while protecting) all the inhabitants of the earth, I believe that it is also incumbent upon us to remain informed about the

Earth Etude for Elul 10- Topsy Turvy Bus

September 4, 2014 No Comments

by Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein The world seems a little topsy turvy these days. A plane missing. 223 girls kidnapped in Nigeria. 3 teen agers kidnapped and murdered in Israel. A plane shot out of the sky. Israel in Gaza. Rockets in Israel. Too many children killed in the

Earth Etude for Elul 9 – A Cry in the Night: My Decision not to Consume Dairy

September 3, 2014 No Comments

by Diana G. A memory: Our newborn is up again. I turn to the clock. It’s 4:25 am. Less than three hours since she last awoke. My husband and I are exhausted, and we lie quietly for a few moments, willing our daughter back to sleep. But her cries

Jewish literary theorist coins ‘cli fi’ genre term for climate change awareness

August 31, 2014 No Comments

Danny Bloom grew up in western Masschusetts in the 1950s, studied Jewish ideas under Rabbi Samuel Dresner, was bar-mitvahed in 1962 under the cantorial direction of Cantor Morty Shames and then started travelling. France, Israel, Greece, Italy, Alaska and Japan. Now he’s 65 and working on what he calls a very Jewish project, Jewish because it

History of the Green Hevra

June 25, 2014 No Comments

The Green Hevra is a network of Jewish environmental organizations that harnesses the power of our members, and the unique wisdom of Jewish tradition, to change the consciousness of our communities, so that the Jewish people becomes a force that creates a more sustainable world. Founding Members include: Baltimore Jewish

New Jewish Environmental Report: Gleanings from Our Field

May 27, 2014 No Comments

Jewcology is proud to announce the release of “Gleanings from Our Field: Green Hevra Report 2014”! Over the last year, we have been a leading partner in the development of this exciting new resource for the Jewish community. In the last ten years, the Jewish environmental field has seen exponential

Know When to Go

May 27, 2014 1 Comment

In March 2014, Canfei Nesharim announced that I would conclude my current relationship with the organization. This posting attempts to explain how I came to this momentous decision, and what I’m hoping for in the future. It began in trickles, in private thoughts that I thought I could never share.

Join Jewcology at the Teva Seminar!

April 8, 2014 No Comments

Jewcology is proud to be a partner in the 20th Annual Teva Seminar on Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education! Monday, June 9 – Friday, June 13, 2014 at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center Join us for a week dedicated to renewing our relationship with the earth, gaining garden education

And on Day Eight of Creation, We Advocated for Change…

March 25, 2014 No Comments

This year, my attention is on the power of advocacy and the opportunity for us to make a difference, as a Jewish community, in environmental policy. After spending a year with Jewcology and Canfei Nesharim focusing my attention on Jewish learning on the environment, and a second year focusing on

Basics of Advocacy for Jewish Environmentalists

February 28, 2014 No Comments

As part of the Year of Jewish Policy Engagement, COEJL, Canfei Nesharim and Jewcology are proud to present: Basics of Advocacy for Jewish Environmentalists: A Citizen Training Webinar To build a more sustainable society, we need more than just individual action: we also need sustainable policies at the local, state

The End of the Year of Action

January 14, 2014 No Comments

It’s the end of the Year of Action! During the last twelve months, Jewcology has been pleased to host and share 24 actions to help you save energy and reduce food waste. Together, our community has taken action and saved resources, and demonstrated the difference we can make together! It’s

Announcing the Year of Jewish Policy Engagement on the Environment

December 22, 2013 No Comments

Sign up here to become a partner in bringing the Year of Engagement to your Jewish community. Jewcology is partnering with the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life in 2014 for a Year of Jewish Policy Engagement on the Environment. This coming year, you’ll have the opportunity to: Get

Help Take Jewcology to the Next Level!

November 8, 2013 No Comments

Have you used Jewcology's resources to engage your community, connect with other leaders or just remind yourself that you are part of a global Jewish environmental community? We want to know how Jewcology is making a difference to you — and what we can do to make it even better.

Honoring the Vera Lieber Memorial Garden

November 5, 2013 No Comments

My local Orthodox Jewish day school, the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, has been on a green roll. It’s especially inspiring because it doesn’t seem like just one person has been pushing it. It’s more like a group of people slowly came to the same conclusion, that there should be

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10 Top Reasons to Read “Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet”

10 Top Reasons to Read “Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet”

Throw Out the Cookie Jar …. And Save the Planet

Kosher Palm Oil

Your One Vote Can Make Israel Greener

Sukkot and Shmita Resources and Events

Earth Etude for Elul 21- What Does Atoning and Returning to God Mean?

Earth Etude 15- Looking at the Whole Picture

Earth Etude for Elul 10- Topsy Turvy Bus

Earth Etude for Elul 9 – A Cry in the Night: My Decision not to Consume Dairy

Jewish literary theorist coins ‘cli fi’ genre term for climate change awareness

History of the Green Hevra

New Jewish Environmental Report: Gleanings from Our Field

Know When to Go

Join Jewcology at the Teva Seminar!

And on Day Eight of Creation, We Advocated for Change…

Basics of Advocacy for Jewish Environmentalists

The End of the Year of Action

Announcing the Year of Jewish Policy Engagement on the Environment

Help Take Jewcology to the Next Level!

Honoring the Vera Lieber Memorial Garden

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