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KOSHER VEGAN: Bringing Two Values Together – Under God?
A fascinating exploration of why veganism is gaining prominence among Jewish scholars, rabbis and other religious leaders. They are promoting a plant-based diet as the most ethical and spiritual form...
Read MoreChristians, Jews, and Muslims Unite to Call for Climate Action
A review of the Interfaith Climate Change & Renewable Energy Conference co-sponsored by ICSD, the Swedish Theological Institute, the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and held at Tantur Ecumenical Institute....
Read MoreLife influences how people deal with environment, say Mideast faith leaders
Interviews with Catholic, Jewish, and Palestinian leaders after an ICSD-organized conference, held at Tantur Ecumenical Institute and co-sponsored by the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. The conference focused on religious...
Read MoreThe – URGENT – Environmental Agenda For The Jewish People
Consider these dark facts: About 97% of Israel’s electricity is generated from burning fossil fuels – this from a country that can power itself 100% by the sun during the...
Read MoreArchbishop Welby’s comment leads to development of African solar project
A comment made by the Archbishop of Canterbury during his visit to the Holy Land in April, has resulted in a pioneering green energy project for churches in Africa. During...
Read MoreExxonMobil concede defeat in climate change battle with Church of England
The global oil giant ExxonMobil have finally caved in to shareholder demands – led by the C of E’s Church Commissioners – to set out how the business will be...
Read More16th Century Scholar Warned of Hurricane Irma Through Hebrew Riddle
Rabbi Yonatan Neril, who has a BA and MA from Stanford University with a focus on global environmental issues, notes in Huffington Post that the leading 20th century mystic Rabbi...
Read MoreLaudato si’: Università pontificie romane alleate per la casa comune. Al via a novembre un “Joint Diploma” in ecologia integrale
Il Papa chiama, e i suoi atenei rispondono con un percorso formativo congiunto che per la prima volta mette in sinergia sette istituzioni universitarie e un istituto di studi superiori....
Read MoreIn Israel, religious differences don’t always lead to ugly conflict
The tension on and around Temple Mount, which has gone on for weeks now, should be diffused before it escalates into the worst kind of conflict: a religious war.
Read MoreWhy is it so hot right now?
ICSD Director Yonatan Neril writes about the links between the increasingly hot summer weather across the world - including Pakistan's world-record 130 degrees Fahrenheit - and the increasing human-caused production...
Read MoreClimate change: It’s not just for liberals anymore
On a viciously hot day in Jerusalem this brutally hot summer, three prominent religious figures - a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew - gathered at the Jerusalem Press Club...
Read More‘Rabbis Should Grow a Spine’: Why Politics Trumps Religion When It Comes to Climate Change
Orthodox Jewish leaders in Israel call for a Jewish response to climate change, but others in America say it's 'delusional' to think rabbis can influence the government on such a...
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