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Laudato Si’ first anniversary: interfaith impact
News Coverage: Among the interreligious organisations that have taken the Pope’s call to heart is the Jerusalem based Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development which works to promote peace and environmental awareness through...
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Creating A “Shared Society”: What Might that Mean for the Holy Land?
Blog: Marilena Bekierz - Last week I attended the Givat Haviva Conference on Shared Society, with fascinating presentations and discussions.
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New Curriculum for seminarians, inspired by Pope Francis
News Coverage: A young Israeli rabbi, Yonatan Neril, especially committed to developing the relation between faith and ecology, has taken to heart Pope Francis’ repeated call to take action to protect the...
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What does Passover have to do with the Earth?
Blog: David Miron-Wapner - Passover and Earth Day coincide this year. The juxtaposition of these ancient and modern days can help augment our awareness of the pharaoh-like power humanity collectively wields...
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Partnering in Good Faith, for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
Blog: Andrew Deutsch - A very special interfaith ecology tour, “Partnering in Good Faith, Towards the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River,” took place on January 28th, 2016. EcoPeace led the tour,...
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Women’s Faith and Ecology Project in Jerusalem Spurs Dialogue and Action
Blog: Manya Kagan - The Women's Faith and Ecology Project in Jerusalem continues to engage Christian, Muslim, and Jewish women in the Jerusalem area for inspiring seminars on faith and ecology.
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On Sisterhood and Sustainability in Jerusalem
Blog: Manya Kagan - Fourteen Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women participated in a Women's Faith Ecology Seminar in Jerusalem, along with panelists of the three faiths. The participants were quite diverse...
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Dr. James Hansen – The Climate Problem Will Not Go Away Until We Put a Price on Carbon
Blog: Nick Breeze - At the United Nations climate conference in Paris, one of the world's leading climate scientists and former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies spoke critically...
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A Jewish Response to Climate Change
Blog: Andrew Deutsch - In late December 2015, a leading theologian, a Member of the Israeli parliament, the CEO of a leading solar energy company, and others revealed insights into “A...
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Trees and Humans in the Holy Land
Blog: Chelsea Revell and Rabbi Yonatan Neril - Conflict, climate change, consumer society, and quickness of travel. These are the driving forces that put human society at loggerheads with the trees...
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Transforming Jerusalem’s Kidron Valley from Sewage Stream to Thriving Ecosystem
Blog: Ricki Silber - The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development co-organized and co-guided a tour of the Kidron Valley, together with the renowned Israeli guide Avner Goren, for 40 Jordanian, Israeli, Palestinian,...
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