In the following video, from the Vayehi Or Workshop, Nigel Savage, founder of Hazon, discusses Hazon, Jews, food and Climate Change. Nigel and Hazon have been working with JCI on the Seven Year Plan for the Jewish People on Climate Change and Sustainability, and in this piece, Nigel offers some hopeful and practical tips towards [...]
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Nigel Savage on What the Jews can (and cannot) do about Climate Change
Posted in Climate Change, Jewish Environmentalism, Religion and Climate Change, Taking Action, food, tagged alliance for religions and conservation, Climate Change, diaspora, Global Warming, hazon, israel, Jewish Climate Initiative, jewish people, nigel savage, seven year plan, sustainability on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Video: Dr. Michael Kagan Introduces “The Plan”
Posted in By Michael Kagan, Climate Change, Judaism, Religion and Climate Change, Taking Action, tagged 1981, Blessing of the Sun, Climate Change, Dr. Michael Kagan, ecology, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Jewish Climate Initiative, Judaism, sustainability on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Jews on Climate Change: In the News
Posted in Climate Change, Good News, tagged Blessing of the Sun, Climate Change, Global Warming, hazon, Jewish Climate Initiative, jewish people, jpost, Judaism, nigel savage, Rabbi Julian Sinclair, shabbat, vayehi or on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Why a Jewish Climate Initiative: An Interview with JCI Co-Founder, Michael Kagan
Posted in Jewish Climate Initiatve, Jewish Ecology, Judaism, ecology, tagged Cain and Abel, Climate Change, ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Holistic Haggadah, Interfaith, Interviews, Jewish Climate Initiative, Judaism, Michael Kagan, Torah on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Yannai Kranzler
When I first sat with Dr. Michael Kagan and Rabbi Julian Sinclair and listened to their plans to create a Jewish Climate Initiative, I immediately got excited about a scientist and a Rabbi joining forces to confront climate change. When I mentioned my excitement, Rabbi Sinclair smiled and said “Michael’s not just a [...]
Unknown Unknowns: A Comparison of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change with the Eighth Chapter of Talmud Bava Kama
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Change Economics, Jewish Climate Initiatve, tagged Climate Change Economics, Compensation for Damage in Jewish Law, Jewish Climate Initiative, Jewish Environment on July 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Rabbi Julian Sinclair
What sort of damages are environmental damages? What sort of restitution is necessary to put them right? This is a foundational question for environmental theory and practice. We will argue that Talmudic thought provides a very useful set of tools and concepts for thinking about the question.
The main means of compensation for [...]
“Save the Whales, Save those Snails.” George Carlin on Saving the Planet
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Jewish Climate Initiatve, tagged Environmentalism, George Carlin, Jewish Climate Initiative, Save the Planet on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In memory of the late George Carlin, we’d like to present to you his take on environmental protection and, “Saving the Planet.” We’ll offer our take at the end, too. Enjoy!
(If you can’t see the video player, click here)
Absurdities aside, Mr. Carlin makes some important points:
1. Environmentalists have often [...]
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