“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink. There’s no such place as away!” I was lucky enough to learn this chant from the remarkable instructors of Teva, an ecological learning experience for Jewish children. It seems like a simple and direct truth appropriate for a child; when we throw something “away,” it doesn’t go far. [...]
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Don’t Throw This Away!
Posted in Uncategorized on 1 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Soiling our soil
Posted in Uncategorized on 18 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
National Geographic’s last cover story presented a detailed analysis of a troubling ecological development: the degradation of our soil. Man-made farming techniques and a concern for what comes out of the soil, rather than what happens to the soil itself, have caused significant amounts of erosion and desertification around the world. This issue is additionally [...]
Think, don’t drill
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Israel, Obama, off-shore drilling on 5 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s a political season, and the issues that drive us at Pitaron Park are part of the discussion. During his speech at the Republican National Convention last night, Rudy Giuliani praised VP hopeful Sarah Palin’s plans regarding off-shore drilling, and then led the convention floor in a chant of “Drill, baby, drill.” Thousands of people [...]
Ahava is Good For the Skin, But What About the Dead Sea?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ahava, business, Dead Sea on 31 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Within the realm of cosmetics, Ahava certainly holds a certain respect. Founded in 1988, the Israeli company exports its [...]
Construction of a Green Synagogue
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged building, green, synagogue on 27 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Making Jewish Jam
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food on 25 August 2008 | 4 Comments »
My obsession began because I dislike the taste of honey. Several years ago, on Rosh Hashanah, I tried to think up a way to serve the customary apples and honey to my friends without actually having to eat the nasty stuff straight out of the bottle. The result: my now world-famous (ok, friend-famous) [...]
The Dead Sea is Slowly Dying
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dead Sea, Israel, water on 24 August 2008 | 1 Comment »
A bit ironic, don’t you think?
Three weeks ago, the World Bank organized three public hearings to discuss the Red-Dead conduit, a plan to import water into the rapidly waning Dead Sea from the Red Sea in the south. Over the last 30 years, the Jordan River (the Dead Sea’s primary source of water) has been [...]
Going green, one baby step at a time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, green, pollution, water on 27 July 2008 | 4 Comments »
Going green should not be scary. I feel like so many people are intimidated by the vastness of the ecological movement, of sustainability, of the color green. In his TED conference talk, “The paradox of choice,” Barry Schwartz explains how too many choices can paralyze us from making a decision. I learned the same theory [...]
Solar Energy in Israel
Posted in Uncategorized on 20 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
I recently received an email from Jacob Richman, a fellow WordPress.com user:
Hi !
This week I launched a new website called:
Solar Energy in Israel
http://www.solar.co.il
Solar Energy in Israel is a free, on-line, educational resource
to learn about solar energy developments in Israel
The site features include:
Frequently Asked Questions – The FAQ sections provide
you with answers to the common questions [...]
Sustainability before 9 a.m.
Posted in Uncategorized on 18 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
An orthodox Jew might wake up at sunrise to say shacharit, while a very reform one might get up at eight to catch the train; they may put on different clothes, live in different neighborhoods, and even speak in different languages. However, there is one important ritual they will likely share that morning: grabbing a [...]
