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Aytzim: Ecological Judaism — www.Aytzim.orgAytzim (meaning "trees" in Hebrew) is a New York-based secular, progressive and pluralistic Jewish environmental organization that supports a multi-denominational, multi-generational, regionally diverse community of Jewish environmental activists who learn from one another how to educate their communities about our Jewish responsibility to protect the environment. Aytzim has five projects: (1) Green Zionist Alliance: The Grassroots Campaign for a Sustainable Israel. The Green Zionist Alliance works to protect and educate about the environment of Israel and the Middle East. (2) Jewcology: Home of the Jewish Environmental Movement. With more than 1000 blog posts, pedagogical materials, a job board, and an interactive map of Jewish-environmental initiatives, Jewcology.org is the largest online resource for information on Jewish environmentalism. (3) Shomrei Breishit: Rabbis and Cantors for the Earth. More than 100 Jewish clergy, including chief rabbis from around the world, have joined this environmental-advocacy group that Aytzim runs in partnership with GreenFaith. (4) EcoJews of the Bay, which conducts regional Jewish-environmental cultural activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. (5) Jews of the Earth, which leads regional advocacy and environmental-action activities in the greater Washington D.C. area. Canfei Nesharim — www.CanfeiNesharim.orgCanfei Nesharim ("The Wings of Eagles") teaches about the importance of protecting the environment from the perspective of Jewish Orthodox law. The organization's goal is to help Orthodox Jews and the entire Jewish community understand the Jewish laws that are relevant to the environment, and to empower the Jewish community to take actions that will make a difference in addressing climate change and other environmental challenges. Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life — www.coejl.orgThe Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) deepens the Jewish community’s commitment to the stewardship of creation and mobilizes the resources of Jewish life and learning to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants. To advance its mission, COEJL works with a variety of Jewish and multi-denominational organizations for education, environmental advocacy and incorporation of environmental practices into Jewish and American life. Hazon — www.hazon.orgHazon's mission is to create and support healthy and sustainable communities in the Jewish world and beyond. Hazon accomplishes its mission through three means:
Kayam Farm at Pearlstone — www.KayamFarm.orgKayam Farm’s mission is to embody and inspire social and ecological responsibility through Jewish agricultural education. Kayam runs an organic farm on the campus of Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, a community-supported agriculture program, an environmental bike ride, eco-Shabbatons, Jewish environmental learning retreats and sustainability workshops. Wilderness Torah — www.WildernessTorah.orgWilderness Torah reconnects Jewish traditions to nature cycles through environmental education and outdoor Jewish-festival programs for adults, children and families on the West Coast, such as Passover in the Desert, Shavuot on the Mountain and Sukkot on the Farm. >>> Click here to download this page formatted as a handout <<<
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Did You Know?
If the water level of the Kinneret continues dropping, the entire lake may become salty - and eventually another Dead Sea.
Mideast Green News
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‘Earth Has No Climate Problem. We’re the Ones Who Won’t Survive Within Decades’ – HaaretzRotem Shtarkman May. 3, 2022 Professor Dan Tchernov does not believe the earth has a climate problem. In...
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Israeli company Watergen supplies water to those in need in Syria -Jerusalem PostThe Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees is using the innovative technology of the Israeli company, Watergen, which supplies...
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Israeli technology helps bring water to rural Africa – YNETOwini, a subsidiary company of the Mitrelli Group, was able to make water more accessible in more than...
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Israel’s Cabinet Endorses Climate-change Bill, Dividing Environmentalists – HaaretzThe bill approved by the ministerial committee is significantly less stringent than an original version that the ministry...
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Israel Wants to Become a Petroleum Superpower, and the Climate Crisis Can Wait – HaaretzA visit to state-owned EAPC facilities in Ashkelon, one of the world’s 20 largest oil storage facilities, make...
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