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Eco Rabbi takes the Hanukkah Challenge!

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Eco Rabbi: Parshat Vayeshev – Love the Land and it Will Love You Back

Traveling through the mountains of Judea I am always struck by the stark contrast between the mountainous areas where there are villages and where...

Eco Rabbi: Parshat Vayishlach – Waste Not Want Not

Living green is about not being wasteful. If you save up a little bit at a time it adds up! David Bach in “The...

Eco Rabbi: Parshat Vayetzei – Working Together

In this week's segment Jacob leaves his parent's home. Jacob just out-maneuvered Esau, his brother, for the birthright and now Esau wants revenge. Jacob...

Muslims Should Waqf for Water Because It’s Good for the Environment

The video is a bit slow to start and speaks to a somewhat unsophisticated audience, but it introduces an important concept of charity in...

Ran Morin And How He Relates to the “Nature” of the Middle East

Famous for his Orange Suspendu sculpture in Jaffa, I had the pleasure to interview environmental artist Ran Morin. Rarely granting interviews with the press,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Have a Healthy Ramadan: Greening Your Fast

We're now just over a week into Ramadan, and hopefully those of you that are fasting have settled into a comfortable routine.  For any...

On the Way to Sulha: Where Religion and Ecology Meet

Sulha, meaning reconciliation in Arabic, is an annual grassroots event held in Israel, bringing people from all religions, faiths and none, to be together...

Eco-Rabbi: Parshat Maasei – What Kind of Mark Are You Leaving?

When I was growing up whenever we would go to a park or on a camping trip, my parents would instill in me the...

Faith & the Environment: Multi-faith Perspectives

In a special guest post, Steve Chase, the founder & director of the Environmental Advocacy & Organising course from Antioch University in New England,...

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Data centers in Space? Sophia Space and Apex plan on busing them in

Can data centers really be built in space? Pasadena-based Sophia Space is partnering with Apex to test the idea by launching modular AI computing systems into low Earth orbit in 2027. Using radiation-hardened compute TILEs cooled by passive radiative systems and mounted on scalable satellite buses, the companies aim to prove that edge computing can operate reliably in space. While challenges remain, the project represents an important step toward distributed orbital computing networks that could support everything from climate monitoring and pollution tracking to autonomous spacecraft navigation in an increasingly crowded orbital environment.

Mona Khalil, Orange House Project founder, sea turtle protector killed in Lebanon

Mona Khalil spent decades protecting Lebanon's sea turtles and coastal ecosystems. Her death in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah shines a light on a broader environmental tragedy unfolding across northern Israel and southern Lebanon. From damaged wetlands and disrupted bird migrations to threatened seed banks and endangered wildlife, the region's ecosystems are becoming casualties of a war with no clear end in sight.

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Want your rental property to pay the mortgage? Build a sustainable home that practically advertises itself. From solar-heated hot tubs and energy-efficient appliances to pet-friendly yards and Nordic-style saunas, eco-conscious upgrades can justify higher rents, attract better tenants, and reduce costly vacancies. This guide explores practical ways landlords can improve cash flow without major renovations, including working with property managers, adjusting rental rates strategically, reducing operating expenses, and uncovering new revenue streams. Whether you're running an Airbnb, a vacation cabin, or a long-term rental, sustainability isn't just good for the planet—it can be good for your bottom line. A greener property often becomes a more profitable one.

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