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How Earth Day Aligns with Jewish Values

My burgeoning love of the environment began during a 1978 Muppets’ television special. It featured Buffalo Springfield singing “For What It’s Worth,” parodying the original song using Muppet animals. The...

What does the Bible say on the preservation of the environment?

Today’s world faces countless environmental issues - air, water and land pollution; climate change; global warming; deforestation; overpopulation; waste disposal; ozone layer depletion – and the list goes on. These...

Rabbiner och religiösa tänkare ger ut Eko-Bibeln

Detta enligt rabbin Yonatan Neril som står bakom den nya “Eco Bible” (Eko-Bibeln), en samling bibelkommentarer av både rabbiner som levde...

New ‘Eco Bible’ explains what the Hebrew Bible says about ecology

To what extent can we link ecology and the Hebrew Bible? This is what is revealed in the new book Eco Bible, written by Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Rabbi Leo...

Eco Bible explores Hebrew Bible’s ecological and spiritual wisdom

A groundbreaking new Eco Bible explores the Hebrew Bible's ecological as well as spiritual wisdom, to address humanity's greatest challenges in protecting life on Earth.

Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen? Here Are 3 Theories

When the Passover holiday begins — on the evening of April 8 in 2020 — Jewish people around the world will celebrate by retelling the biblical story of the Exodus...

Muslim, Jewish, Christian clergy meet at ecology symposium

JERUSALEM: Bedouin sheiks, Catholic priests, and Orthodox rabbis gathered yesterday at the Interfaith Seminary Symposium on Ecological Behaviour in Jerusalem.

Israeli NGO Moves Forward with Plans to Build Solar Fields in Mozambique

ICSD successfully signed an MOU with Mozambique and Eswatini. This is the next step in building solar fields on Mozambican Church land to decrease energy poverty and increase clean energy.

As Pope visits Mozambique, plans for large solar field on Church land launched

Coverage of recent success on ICSD, Gigawatt Global, and the Anglican Church's solar energy project in Mozambique and Eswatini. With quotes from ICSD deputy director Phillipa Friedland, Bishop Vicente Msosa...

ICSD in the OCCURSO Newsletter

The OCCURSO February 2019 newsletter, in which ICSD is highlighted. Two ICSD team members will run the Jerusalem Marathon in March 2019 to raise awareness about various projects.

The Magic of Tu BiShvat in Jerusalem

Author Shira Zwebner discusses ways to connect with nature, Judaism and urban gardening in Jerusalem on Tu BiShvat, the Jewish New Year of the trees. She interviews ICSD about the...

Rhode Island church uses solar to promote environmental stewardship

Rhode Island’s faith communities are beginning to embrace renewable energy. Across the United States, houses of worship are using solar panels as a way to lower energy costs and make...

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