Tu B’Shvat Seder

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Honey From the Rock: The Torah’s Deep Ecology

Time is running out to avoid disaster. This is the refrain that emerges from even a cursory glance at the media’s portrayal of such pressing issues as global climate change, world peace, and economics. In an ever rapidly changing world, in which it seems we have very little control and

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An Unexpected Connection

What do Jerusalem and Charlottesville, Virginia have in common? Each has a highly successful pedestrian mall designed by Lawrence Halpin. Jerusalem has Rechov Ben-Yehudah (Ben Yehudah Street). Charlottesville has the Downtown Mall. You might be wondering what the significance of all this is, but all that will get cleared up

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Question of the Week #6

Rabbi Shawn Zevit, Director of Congregational Services, Outreach and Tikkun Olam at the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, asks Jewcology's 6th Question of the Week.

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Environment Art Contest

BabagaNewz.com is teaming up with Jewcology.com to spread the word about Jewish environmentalism. Teach your students what Judaism has to say about preserving our environment using the lesson plan provided, then have students create artwork—print or multimedia—based on a relevant Jewish text of their choice. (See www.babaganewz.com/envirocontest for a list

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Environmental Tip of the Week

http://environmentaltip.blogspot.com/ I just started this blog. When I headed the Environmental Club at Stern, I sent such tips by email weekly. Feel free to copy and use what I have here for personal or educational purposes, just please give me proper credit.

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How to Organize a Successful Tu b’Shevat Seder

Tu b'Shevat is coming! This year it falls on January 19-20. In my role as executive director of Canfei Nesharim: Sustainable Living Inspired by Torah, I've been organizing and hosting Tu b'Shevat seders all around the world over the last ten years, including interesting model seders at different times and

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Post 01: Building a Movement from the Ground Up

This post is part of an ongoing discussion about involving young people in environmental activities. This first post in the Building a Movement (BAM) series focuses on choices young people have when they graduate from high school. Teenage Angst I had a radio show that I co-hosted for several years

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Support Jewcology at Year-End!

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

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Are any of your organizations hiring?

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!

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Attention recent college grads!

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

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Chochma & Bina, Wisdom & Understanding

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

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Planning for Tu B’Shvat & reflections on a few Jewish plants

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

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Introducing Teva Ivri

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

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