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16th 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...
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Laudato 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....
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In 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.
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Why 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...
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Climate 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...
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‘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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