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L’Mayim!

Intended audience: Children up to 12 years old. What to Provide: Water to drink- preferably in reusable cups. Have participants sit in a circle and share the following with them: “All the streams flow to the sea yet the sea is never full. From the place in which water comes, there it returns.” (Koheles 1:7) Explain that the above is an interesting quote from Koheles (Ecclesiastes), one of the books in the Tanach which is read on Sukkos. Ask participants: What do you think this passage means? If the participants are very young or if they are having trouble understanding the quote, have them close their eyes ...

Torah, Math and the Environment

Intended audience: Children 7 and up. What to Provide: 1 large bucket filled with water 1 large empty bucket One large glass or clear plastic cup or jar (at least 1/3 quart capacity). One common plastic washing cup (32 oz.) or, preferably, a metal cup of about the same size. Share the following with the participants: In the Simchas Beis Hashoeva during the time of the Beis Hamikdash, many Jews, led by a Cohen, would walk together to the banks of the Shiloach, a spring that runs outside of the Old City. They would collect what the Torah calls 3 “log” of water from the spring and then they would all walk back ...

True Joy for your Simchas Beis Hashoeva

What to Provide: Chocolate, cakes, and other delicious treats Mezonos so that people can make a “leshev basukkah” bracha Water to drink (the water should be served in pitchers rather than in bottles – if you must buy bottles, buy 3 gallon jugs of water; serve in paper cups, not plastic) After the group has settled in and had the chance to eat, quiet the group for a brief discussion. It is ideal if they can sit. Share the following with your audience: Talmud Bavli Sukkah 51 a+b He who has not seen the rejoicing at the place of the water-drawing has never seen rejoicing in his life. What made for such ...

Sukkah Hop Activity – U’shavtem Mayim B’sason: Sukkot & the Gift of Water

Click here for a printable version of this page. Learning Objectives: · The connection between Sukkot and water and that water is a gift from Hashem · The importance of water in our lives and our responsibility to help conserve water Materials: · Foods or objects that relate to water or plants like Swedish fish, fruits and vegetables, fruit flavored/shaped candy, paper, wood carvings, etc. Facilitator Notes: · The following activities each have suggested time limits, but understand that this is flexible depending on the group. You may choose ...

The Jewish Food Movement

Jewish Food Movement The new Jewish Food Movement: (draft) 7-year goals Over the past few years, a growing number of Jewish foodies, farmers, rabbis, chefs, teachers, students, families and many others have brought meaning to the words new Jewish Food Movement, asking why and how one can eat in a way that is both deeply Jewish and deeply sustainable. It is time to ask a new question: where will this movement be in 7 years? Last Rosh Hashanah ended the last shmita (sabbatical year) cycle, and we’ve begun the countdown to the end of the next shmita cycle in September 2015. Using the shmita cycle, with its wisdom about our ...

Sustainable Kosher Foods: Cheese, Chocolate, Meat, and Wine

Check out The Jew & The Carrot’s green resource ideas – for holidays, simchas, families, your table, and life! Pages in this section: Kosher Sustainable Cheese List Kosher Sustainable Chocolate List Kosher, sustainable meat Kosher Organic Wine List

Tuv Hashavua: The Hazon CSA Newsletter

Tuv Hashavua The Hazon CSA Newsletter Each week, Hazon CSA members pick up a Tuv HaShavua (the “best of the week”) newsletter with their vegetables. With recipes, and articles about Judaism, food, and environmental issues, Tuv HaShavua is a key way to educate members. It is also a valuable tool for informing members about important dates and events. Finally, it connects them with their farmer, their host synagogue and JCC, and Hazon.

Sustainable Food Education for Children

Min Ha Aretz Student Curriculum An 18-lesson curriculum for students with family education programming that weaves together Jewish tradition and contemporary food issues. Questions? Contact us at foodeducation@hazon.org or 212-644-2332 ext 316 Click here for a sample lesson.

What is the Tu B’shvat Seder?

Excerpt from Hazon's Manual on running a Tu B'shvat Seder: What is a Tu Bishvat Seder? In the Middle Ages, Tu Bishvat was celebrated with a feast of fruits, in keeping with the Mishnaic description of the holiday as a "New Year." In the 1600s, the mystic kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria, of Sfat, and his disciples instituted a Tu Bishvat seder in which the fruits and trees of Israel were given symbolic meaning. The main idea was that eating ten specific fruits and drinking four cups of wine in a specific order while reciting the appropriate blessings would bring human beings, and the world, closer to spiritual perfection. The ...

An Evaluation of Water Issues Facing Israel

Daniel Weber, Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Dead Sea level is dropping by approximately 1 meter a year as Israel, Jordan and Syria are unsustainably redirecting the water that once flowed into the Dead Sea. In addition, the Dead Sea Chemical Factory on the Israeli side and its Jordanian equivalent are responsible for dropping the sea level by 25% due to the evaporation ponds that are used to extract the chemicals. Our science committee has evaluated a major article that appeared in the international edition of the Jerusalem Post that details the state of Israel's water sources. On February 11, 2004, Daniel ...

Tap Water v. Bottled Water

I heard about dangers from drinking tap water in America, but then I heard bottled water can be just as bad. What is the best way for my family to enjoy safe and healthy water? The following article is referring to tap water and bottled water in America. The content and conclusions of this article may not hold true for other countries. Many Americans hear negative things about tap water and start using bottled water more. But which is really better? Bottled water companies spend a lot of time and money marketing their product as safer, cleaner, and better than tap water. After all, bottled water companies are businesses. Of course, they ...

The Blessing of Rain Teaching & Bottled Water Fact Sheet

Is your bottled water really safe? A new fact sheet from Canfei Nesharim. On the front side is a teaching about Shemini Atzeres and tefilas geshem (prayers for rain). On the back is a fact sheet with information about bottled water that may surprise you. This content originated at Canfei Nesharim.org.

Tips for Saving Your Water

Find more tips for saving water on at Canfei Nesharim.org.

Water Action Tips

You can find a list of some easy steps to reduce your impact on our precious water at Canfei Nesharim.org.

The Value of Water Fact Sheet 

Water seems abundant, but it is precious and needs to be preserved. This resource from Canfei Nesharim contains a fact sheet with information about water and suggested actions to protect it. A great resource to share with your community! The "Water is precious. Don't let it go down the drain!" resource accompanies this one. You can find printable versions of both at http://canfeinesharim.org.

Water is precious. Don’t let it go down the drain!

Water seems abundant, but it is precious and needs to be preserved. This resource provides a teaching about the Jewish people’s relationship with water, as demonstrated by traditions of Sukkot. Make sure to check out its accompanying resource, "The Value of Water Fact Sheet". You can find printable versions of both resources at http://canfeinesharim.org/.

New York Bike Advocacy Resources

Get in the know about cycling in NYC! Bicycle Advocacy Groups Blogs and Online Resources Learn how to Ride a bike New York Area Group Rides NY Cycle Clubs Bike Trails and Route Mapping

What is “Groundwater?”

In my area, water is supplied by a well and the water comes from underground. What is “groundwater”? Where does it come from, and how can I protect it? Answer: Fresh water is an increasingly precious resource around the world. As global leaders work to ensure that humans have safe and sufficient water to drink, to promote agriculture, and for other vital activities, the importance of understanding ground water grows. Ground water is the water that soaks into the soil from rain or other precipitation and moves downward to fill cracks and other openings in beds of rocks and sand. Of all the fresh water in the world ...

Clean Water, Clean Lakes -The Science of Urban Watersheds

By: Daniel Weber, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee What is a watershed? A watershed is a drainage area that collects and then drains all surface water from one water source to another. We all know the famous saying, "All roads lead to Rome." In many respects, that is an effective way to think of watersheds, in that everything in the watershed area (streams, pollution, litter, and household water) drains into a larger body of water: a pond, lake, larger river, or the ocean. Some small stream watersheds drain less than 100 square kilometers, while the Mississippi River watershed drains 2/3 of the continental United ...

Outdoor Advocacy And Education

Inside our site you will find resources on a variety of cycling issues including Hazon's participation in the Upper West Side Streets Renassaince campaign. Here's an excerpt of what you can expect: Advocacy Alert Listserv Click here to sign up for Hazon's Advocacy Listserv We will email this listserv when we hear of advocacy campaigns around the city that require action from volunteers. Examples include launch events of new initiatives and appearing at city council and community board meetings. You can also take a look at advocacy campaigns run by other NY Area groups.