Passover matzah ball soup. There are ways to make this holiday greener. Image via DavidMarcel.
Jews in Israel and around the world are preparing for the week-long Passover holiday beginning Monday evening, March 29, 2010. Passover, …

Question: What product do we buy just to throw out again? Answer: Garbage bags.
New “green” products, like biodegradable garbage bags, are a hot topic. But it’s usually best to manage with fewer products instead of …

During the celebrations for Israel’s 50th anniversary in 1998, Israel’s senior publicists were polled to name the most effective public relations campaign in Israel’s history. The winner? A 1965 campaign to publicize the new law …

I’d always admired people who eat wild vegetables.  No water gets pumped and no gas is drilled to get those plants to the market. But as an immigrant without a horticultural bent, I needed guidance. …

Here at Green Prophet we are concerned about the current water shortage. Today we’re sharing 12 water conservation tips for the kitchen that can impact the Middle East.
1. If you use a dishwasher, always fill …

Making arks and art out of trash kids collect.
This “Noah’s Ark” sculpture above is part of an environmental community project run by Haggit Rich of SafsaPesel in Israel.
In her workshops, groups make usable …

Groups of parents in the Israeli cities of Kiryat Ono, Raanana and elsewhere have organized “walking schoolbuses” to transport children to school in the mornings.
Elementary-school children walking to school used to be a common sight in …

Distributing samples of infant formula and marketing breastmilk substitutes to new mothers is in direct violation of the World Health Organization’s International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. Israel is a signatory to the Code …

Scientists have long known that human breast milk is high in dioxins, environmental contaminants that enter our diets when we ingest agricultural pesticides.
Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine exposed pregnant mice to …

Breastfeeding is good for the environment and good for babies.
To encourage and support breastfeeding in Israel, the breastfeeding support organization La Leche League (LLL) and Tel Hashomer/Sheba Medical Center Nursing School are co-sponsoring a conference …