Video: Dr. Michael Kagan Introduces “The Plan”

In the following video, Jewish Climate Initiative Co-Founder, Dr. Michael Kagan, discusses the significance of the recent Blessing of the Sun and introduces The Seven Year Plan for the Jewish People on Climate Change and Sustainability, at the Vayehi Or: Values and Vision in Energy and Climate Change Workshop in Jerusalem. (More videos from the [...]

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Jews on Climate Change: In the News

Jewish Climate Initiative/Hazon’s recent Vayehi Or event was recently featured in the Jerusalem Post, in an article by Ehud Zion Waldoks, entitled “The Jewish People’s New Challenge: Climate Change.” Here’s an excerpt from the article:
Can Judaism provide a solution to global climate change? Jews have tackled many challenges over the past millennia, but none quite [...]

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Birkhat Hahama, The Blessing of the Sun, 2009

By Rabbi Julian Sinclair
Here’s a short quiz. Read the following quote and then answer the simple question below.
This country, with God’s help, can be self-sufficient in energy. The problem lies in the failure to utilize God’s gifts to their fullest…  There is one energy source which can be made available in a very short time. [...]

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