Blog & News
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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Eco Bible
Blog: The groundbreaking Eco Bible draws on 3,500 years of religious ethics to show how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God's creation.
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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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How Can We Keep the Holy City of Jerusalem Clean?
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - am writing to encourage an expanded religious sensitivity concerning our waste—how much garbage we produce, and where our garbage and sewage go. Why, because in this...
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Will God, Technology, Politicians or Eco-Billionaires Alone Save Us From Our Ecological Crisis?
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - I want to share with you and debunk a few commonly held views about how others will save us from our ecological crisis, in the hope...
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