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We bumped into Neta's blog "bobilina" by accident and have been so charmed by her unique hand-made creations, often done with the help of...

Although Israel has grown into a modern post-industrial economy, the country still has strong agrarian roots, most famously, the agricultural socialist community of the kibbutz. But earlier than that, the Bible proscribes things to do to mark the passing seasons. There are rights and rituals for nature in Judaism and it all started thousands of years ago.

Throughout history when a great event happened people would reset their calendar. When a new king became ruler the year would start again with...

Tell the plastic film it is time for a wrap and invest in food-grade silicone food covers, which can go in the freezer

“There are four heads of the year… on the fifteenth of Shvat for the trees…” Mishna, Tractate Rosh Hashana, 1:1 As our home revolves around...

I recently had the opportunity to interview poet laureate and known environmental activist Robert Hass (full interview is here).Hass was in Israel for the...

In Judaism it is traditional to make blessings. In fact sometimes it can feel, for the initiated, that one makes blessings for everything! It...

From the same gal that brought us the inflatable kayak skirt (the Evacuation Skirt), which is great for flash floods when global warming sets...

Israel offers such an incredible potpourri of cultures. They all seem to melt together through Rachel Oren's Ethnicware.There you can find one-of-a-kind cushions handcrafted...

I love composting. It is pure satisfaction for anyone remotely interested in growing things, and watching how things can grow, sprout, shoot up, and...

Andreas Weil, our friend from EcoOcean called us today excited about a new art event happening next Tuesday night in Dizengoff Mall. Apparently an...

"You can trace the recent history of Tu B’shevat seders like branches on a tree." Nigel Savage, originally from Manchester, England, founded Hazon (Hebrew for...

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

One of my more vivid childhood memories is of the drive across the George Washington Bridge from New York to New Jersey, and zoning...

Two Architecture lecturers from the Technion Institute in Haifa have designed a high-rise sustainable energy apartment complex that includes greenhouses for all its residents,...