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News Articles about Jewish Eco Seminars<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Eco Seminars in Israel<\/a><\/strong>
    \nBy Michele Chabin and published in the spring, 2011 issue of Na\u2019amat Woman Magazine
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  2. Jewish Environmental Education Takes Root in the Bay Area
    \n<\/a><\/strong>The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California<\/em>, May 16, 2008 by Stacey Palevsky<\/li>\n
  3. Jewish Eco Seminars\u2019 Approach
    \n<\/a><\/strong>Published in Makom blog<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Tikkun Olam and Jewish Environmental Education
    \n<\/a><\/strong>Published in\u00a0the journal Jewish Educational Leadership<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Seeking The Ecological Market At Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem
    \n<\/a><\/strong>By Miriam Kresh in Food & Health<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1) Eco Seminars in Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    By Michele Chabin and published in the spring, 2011 issue of Na\u2019amat Woman Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n

    Travelers looking for a half- or full day encounter with Israeli environmental issues can check out Jewish Eco Seminars, which offers a range of tours in both urban areas and rural settings.<\/p>\n

    One Jewish Eco Seminars tour takes visitors to one of the 10 Jerusalem elementary schools where students grow their own food. Visitors work alongside the elementary or middle-school kids as they plant and harvest, and briefly study Jewish sources that deal with agriculture.The organization\u2019s full-day tour \u201cAn Ecological Lens on Modern Israel\u201d combines a scenic hike through Ein Sataf, less than a half hour\u2019s drive from Jerusalem with experiential and text learning. In addition to giving visitors the opportunity to touch, smell and occasionally taste along the trail, the tour underscores just how limited and vulnerable Israel\u2019s water sources really are, and presents examples of green technology to fight the problem. Another tour takes visitors to an organic farm where they learn about the emergence of organic farming in the past 15 years and study learn how Jewish teachings and values are relevant to modern-day farming.<\/p>\n

    Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Jewish Eco Seminars\u2019 young founder, took me on a private tour of the Mahane Yehuda market. It was a cold and rainy winter day and I met Neril at the Natural Choice Bakery on Agrippas Street, just behind the shuk, where I discovered healthy snacks like gluten-free, sugar-free carob brownies. I had been to the shuk hundreds of times but had never viewed it through an environmental lens. Walking through the main section of the market, where vendors were hawking an eye-popping assortment of fruits, vegetables, baked goods, hand-dipped chocolates, to name a few, Neril, who has a degree in environmental issues, explained how the food Israel imports and exports contributes to the country\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

    The good news, Neril said, \u201cis that the food that is produced in Israel is very, very fresh because it\u2019s grown relatively locally and doesn\u2019t have to travel long distances.\u201d The bad news : \u201cIsrael imports many things,\u201d he said, pointing out the imported wines and cheeses at a Mahane Yehuda gourmet shop, \u201cand also exports water-guzzling produce that Europeans want but can\u2019t themselves grow in the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

    When we stopped every so often, to appreciate the aromal of freshly made kubeh soup and the vendors shouting out the special of the day, Neril began to discuss the many Jewish texts that deal with agriculture, famine and plenty, and how to find a balance.<\/p>\n

    Gazing around him, at the sheer volume of food all around us, Neril expressed gratitude. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how many varieties of things we have here in Israel.\u201d The challenge, he said is finding a way to feed ourselves and our neighbors without destroying the environment in the process.<\/p>\n

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    2) Jewish Environmental Education Takes Root in the Bay Area<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California<\/a>, May 16, 2008 by Stacey Palevsky<\/em><\/em>This article, from the The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, reports on pilot seminars of Canfei Nesharim, in partnership with the Bureau of Jewish Education of San Francisco, that were taught by the Rabbi Yonatan Neril.<\/div>\n

    Late last month, a group of Jewish educators sat in a breezy redwood grove in Golden Gate Park and discussed how to harvest wood from trees in a sustainable way. Much of their discussion centered on a midrash they had just studied: a Torah commentary that was essentially about \u2014 believe it or not \u2014 that exact topic. Yes, even thousands of years ago, Jacob considered the size of his environmental footprint by planting and tending to acacia trees so that future generations would have the resources to build a sanctuary.<\/p>\n

    This lesson is one of dozens assembled by the nonprofit Canfei Nesharim\u2026 Soon, children and teens around the Bay Area will be introduced to this and many other environmental lessons of Judaism thanks to a new partnership between Canfei Nesharim (\u201cwings of eagles\u201d) and the S.F.-based Bureau of Jewish Education.<\/p>\n

    \u201cKids are looking for more than Bible stories,\u201d educator Corinne Taylor-Cyngiser said. \u201cThey\u2019re wondering: How does this matter to me?\u201d<\/p>\n

    Taylor-Cyngiser was one of the people discussing sustainable forestry April 29 in Golden Gate Park, just a two-block walk from the BJE office on 14th Avenue and Balboa Street. She is the Bay Area regional director for Rosh Hodesh, a program for teenage girls\u2026\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to make teens understand that Judaism has something to say about the things they care about,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

    That\u2019s exactly what staff at Canfei Nesharim want to hear, said Toby Rubin, associate director of community and teen initiatives at the BJE. Canfei Nesharim \u201cis unique in that it\u2019s anchored in our tradition and provides a foundation for educators to bring it into their classrooms,\u201d Rubin said.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThey\u2019re filling a huge gap in the Jewish world.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Canfei Nesharim was founded five years ago in New York. Its environmental curriculum of 54 Torah commentaries provides teaching resources to educators in day schools, synagogues and JCCs \u2014 and even to individuals who simply want to host an environmental-themed Shabbat dinner for friends and families.<\/p>\n

    \u201cPerhaps more than any other, the Bay Area Jewish community is ready to access the wisdom of the Jewish tradition regarding the environment,\u201d said Jonathan Neril, project manager for Canfei Nesharim.<\/p>\n

    Neril grew up in Lafayette, studied at Stanford University and currently lives in Israel. In late April, he led two workshops at the BJE \u2014 and in nearby Golden Gate Park \u2014 attracting a variety of Jews: educators, scientists, environmentalists, gardeners and rabbis.<\/p>\n

    During both workshops, participants engaged in chevrutah study, breaking up into small groups to discuss how Jacob planted acacia trees, and how those trees sang when they were eventually cut down and turned into planks for a sanctuary. Participants agreed the trees sang because they were used for their intended purpose, and that Jacob\u2019s grandchildren took only what they needed, no more. Quite the contrast to the way most Americans live today, group members pointed out.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhen God created the world, he created a song for all of creation,\u201d Neril said. \u201cWould that aluminum or rubber sing with the way I\u2019m using it? Am I using it to its fullest potential? Is there a holy purpose?\u201d Today, most of us don\u2019t have any idea how our consumer goods are produced, Neril added. \u201cThat gap is the source of a lot of environmental abuse,\u201d he said. \u201cA solution to environmental issues will have to involve bridging that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Canfei Nesharim and the BJE believe that the Torah \u2014 and educators\u2019 ability to incorporate it into their teaching \u2014 can build that bridge.<\/p>\n

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    3) Jewish Eco Seminars\u2019 Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    From Haaretz Makom Blog<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

    Understanding and Protecting the Land<\/h3>\n

    How often have you walked through the streets of an Israeli city and noticed trash on the ground? Or heard about the shrinking water in the Sea of Galilee, or Dead Sea? Or met an Israeli who didn\u2019t know what composting is? Probably too many times. Unfortunately, many Israelis have a ways to go when it comes to environmental awareness.<\/p>\n

    Environmentalism: A Jewish Issue?<\/h3>\n

    Many Jewish texts point toward an environmentalist ethic. We have the value of \u201cBal Tashchit\u201d \u2013 not wasting \u2013 from the Talmud; \u201chilchot schechenim\u201d \u2013 not polluting the public sphere, or our neighbors areas; and of course, G-d\u2019s mandate from Genesis to \u201cL\u2019ovdah ul\u2019shomra\u201d \u2013 to work and protect the land.<\/p>\n

    Want to Make a Difference?<\/h3>\n

    For more information, please visit their website! www.jewishecoseminars.com<\/p>\n

    To arrange for a Jewish Eco Seminar in your institution or community, contact Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and director of Jewish Eco Seminars, at rabbi@jewishecoseminars.com or 054-723-4973 (Israel-line) or 973-433-3322 (US-line).<\/p>\n

    Jewish Eco Seminars\u2019 Approach<\/h3>\n

    Jewish Eco Seminars is a Jerusalem-based organization that engages and educates the Jewish community through inspiring seminars on Jewish environmental wisdom. It bolsters Jewish educators\u2019 awareness and knowledge of Jewish environmental teachings and empowers them to teach Israel-focused Jewish environmental programming. In addition, it connects Jewish youth concerned about the planet\u2019s future to Jewish teachings on the subject.<\/p>\n

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    4)\u00a0<\/span>Tikkun Olam and Jewish Environmental Education<\/span>
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    Published in\u00a0the journal Jewish Educational Leadership. To read the article, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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    5) <\/span>Seeking The Ecological Market At Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem<\/span>
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    By Miriam Kresh in Food & Health. To read the article, click here<\/a>. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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