Urban Hiking, Recycled Origami and Twenty Two Women from Three Religions.
Maya Brilliant – Twenty-two women from different cultural backgrounds and religions met, hiked, ate, and shared in a beautiful Jerusalem setting on the seamline between East and West Jerusalem. This was the fifth monthly meeting of ICSD’s Women’s Faith and Ecology project.
Where Nurture Meets Nature
Elana Frank – Sometimes our best efforts to tackle environmental issues only focus on the short-term – which often leaves us with bigger holes to dig out of in the long run. That seems to be the case quite often with our region’s immediate need for water.
Interview with Rabbi Daniel Sperber
Siiri Bigalke – Interview with Rabbi Daniel Sperber about his experience with environmentalism and his respective religion’s take on sustainability.
Interview with Dr. Håkan Bengtsson
Siiri Bigalke – Interview with Dr. Håkan Bengtsson about his experience with environmentalism and his respective religion’s take on sustainability.
Interview with the Rev. Dr. Martin Zimmann
Siiri Bigalke – Interview with the Rev. Dr. Martin Zimmann about his experience with environmentalism and his respective religion’s take on sustainability.
Interview with the Rev. Angela Zimmann
Siiri Bigalke – Interview with the Rev. Angela Zimmann about her experience with environmentalism and her respective religion’s take on sustainability.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that”
Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Elana Frank – “You are with God to the extent that you can recognize God in another person.” – Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein.
Citizens Declare Cease-Fire at Joint Breaking of Fast
Elana Frank and Rabbi Yonatan Neril – On Tuesday, July 15th, hundreds of Palestinian Muslims and Israeli Jews united to break their mutual fast day together at thirteen events throughout Israel and the West Bank. At one of three events held in Jerusalem, over one hundred people– Jews, Muslims, and Christians– gathered for an evening of socializing, learning, and vegetarian food co-organized by The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) and Jerusalem Peacemakers.
Sewing Seeds, Building Trust, Seeking Peace
Siiri Bigalke – June marked the third month of a new track in our Women’s Faith and Ecology project. This initiative brings together women of Jerusalem to find commonality through shared respect and responsibility for a healthy environment.