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Meeting Your Green Love

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Eco-Rabbi: Genesis and Environment

"Look at My work, how beautiful and perfect is everything that I created. I created it for you. Be careful not to ruin and...

Gil brushes up on his "Natural Finishes"

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Are Green Activists Devoted, or Suffering from Disorders? You decide.

Sunday's New York Times featured an environmental article ("Extreme Approaches Toward Living a Green Life") with an interesting twist.  After describing what many everyday...

Enduring Protracted Tales of Eco-sheds in "Almost Green"

Freelance writer James Glave has successfully turned the planning and construction of a shed on his property in British Columbia into a thriving trade. His...

The End of Suburbia – Coming to Israel Soon?

Last week, Green Prophet Daniella Cheslow got her teeth into The End of Food, a book which critiques, and predicts the decline of,...

Yom Kippur: A Day Without Cars in Tel Aviv

Kids on bikes cruise past Azrieli towers. A couple of years ago I read a book called Carfree Cities, which put forward a very convincing...

Yom Kippur, The Greenest Day of the Year in Israel

In a few hours Jews in Israel will start the annual holiday Yom Kippur, and a day-long fast. It is by default, the greenest...

Daniella Relishes 'The End Of Food' by Paul Roberts

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Green Holiday Celebrations Continue with a Green Sukkah

After celebrating Rosh Hashana sustainably this past week (even making pomegranate-nut salad for that extra special touch), some of us may be looking forward...

Guy Dauncey's "Earth Future" And A 'So-So' Review of Eco Short Stories

Earth Future is a collection of very worthy short stories. It is immediately clear that Guy Dauncey is not writing from a literary and...

The Compost Guy Takes on his Mother

Compost plays an important role in this Green Prophet's life as has been written about in previous posts, and over the years I’ve become...

Sustainable Reading: The CEO of Eco-Libris Speaks

You love reading books, and at the same time you care about the environment and don’t feel too good about all the trees cut...

Start the Year Right with a Sustainable Rosh Hashanah

With the Jewish new year coming up in next week, some of us are thinking about green new year's resolutions and lifestyle changes that...

Sustainability Blogger Hamutal Dotan

Meet Hamutal Dotan, our expert on all things culinary and delicious. Hamutal is currently working as a web editor in Toronto and aspires to be a full time writer.

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Inside the Private Terminal Experience: The Luxury, Privacy, and Efficiency Behind Every Private Jet Flight | Hera Flight

Explore the complete private terminal experience in business aviation. Learn how FBOs provide VIP service, privacy, luxury lounges, expedited boarding, enhanced security, and seamless travel for private jet passengers.

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Jewish herbalism is experiencing a revival as educators like Naomi Spector uncover centuries of plant knowledge preserved through the diaspora. Blending the wisdom of Maimonides, Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, and remedies passed from generation to generation, this forgotten ecological heritage reveals how Jewish communities adapted to new landscapes while keeping their cultural identity rooted in the natural world.

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