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Amazing Energy Innovations Happening in the Jewish State

Amazing Energy Innovations Happening in the Jewish State with Dr. Daryl Temkin

By on October 25, 2011 in California, Events, Israel

Dr. Daryl Temkin received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of Southern California in Education and Counseling Psychology. Besides his work in counseling psychology, for the past decades, he has served as a guest lecturer at a large number of North American universities, corporations and national leadership organizations.  He is the founder and director of the Israel Institute for the Advancement for Alternative Energy Innovation, which serves to teach pivotal facts about Israel and Israel’s contributions to advancing technology.  (more…)

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Sukkot at Red Wagon Organic Farm

Minyan Na’aleh in the Denver Post

By on October 25, 2011 in Colorado, Sukkot

Hazon in Colorado partnered with several other local organizations to hold a wonderful sukkot event for young families on a local organic farm. The kids harvested their own gourds, learned about the sukkot-water connection, took a hay ride, made sukkah decorations and shook the lulav. Read more about the event in the Longmont Times-Call.

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Jewish Climate Initiative

High Tech Spirituality and the Environment in Israel

By on October 25, 2011 in Climate Change, Events, Israel

Sunday, November 6, 6:30 – 8:00 PM B’nai Jeshurun, 88th Street Sanctuary 257 West 88th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue), New York, NY Meet Michael Kagan of The Jewish Climate Initiative in Israel. Michael has been an innovator and entrepreneur for 18 years. He has co-founded six high-tech companies, holds a doctorate in chemistry from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is an inventor with twelve registered patents. This event is co-sponsored with Hazon.

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Sukkot, Market of the 4 Species at Bnei Brak by Flavio@Flickr

Closed for Sukkot

By on October 16, 2011 in Holidays, Sukkot

The Hazon offices will be closed through October 21st for the holiday of Sukkot. Staff will return to the office on Monday, October 24th. We’d like to wish everyone a chag sameach and happy holiday. Please check out our Healthy, Sustainable Sukkot Resources. What’s Sukkot? MyJewishLearning.com has a Sukkot 101 that covers the basics. If you live in New York City, Westchester, or Long Island, we invite you to learn about Care to Share, our first annual citywide and volunteer fresh produce drive running through October 18th (The Jew and the Carrot has a few words about Care to Share, too). Check out Repair the World’s Sukkot round-up of blog post about “homelessness, poverty and hunger, as well as sustainable agriculture and the environment.” Read Pursue’s round up of resources to “help raise your awareness of the justice issues associated with Sukkot.” The Jew and the Carrot discusses “a few reasons why it is especially important to eat locally and sustainably during Sukkot” and has a complete menu for a meatless Sukkot feast. How are you making your Sukkot more healthy and sustainable? Share your tips in the comments below! Photo by Flavio@Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons.

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2011 Hazon California Ride

Cross USA Ride Information Sessions

By on October 11, 2011 in Cross-USA Ride, Cycling, Events, Rides

Learn more about the 2012 Hazon Cross USA Ride as the ride’s director, Wendy Levine, travels this October and November to speak to potential riders. View a list of the stops she’ll be making below. We ask that you RSVP if you’re planning on attending. Date Location Time Jan. 23, 2012 Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 E. 27th St. (b/w 3rd Ave and Lexington Ave.), New York, NY 7:00 PM

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Building a bee hive at Ekar Farm

Of Bees and Men: Fixing the Bee Problem

By on October 7, 2011 in Colorado, Farming, Food

Originally posted on the Jew and the Carrot During the first summer in my current home in Denver, there were plenty of bees in the garden. Every time I walked outside to see how things were growing, I could see the bees buzzing around the plants, happily pollinating my zucchinis and herbs. I had an abundant harvest that year; in fact, I probably still have some pesto in the freezer. The next summer, there were almost no vegetables to harvest. And upon reflection, I realized there were also no bees. That was the summer of 2006. (more…)

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Sukkot Mishpacha

By on October 4, 2011 in Colorado, Events, Holidays, Sukkot

October 11, 4-6 PM Red Wagon Organic Farm, 7694 N 63rd St, Longmont, CO $10 for children, adults are free. Celebrate the harvest festival of Sukkot at Red Wagon Organic Farm. We will enjoy a hay ride and will learn about Sukkot with Rabbi Rose from Congregation Har HaShem. We will also make a special project and then meet for a Sukkot celebration and picnic dinner. Please pack dinner for your family and bring a can or box of food to donate to EFAA (Emergency Family Assistance Association)! (more…)

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Milken HS Students

How 2011 California Ride Fundraising Dollars Are Working for Change

By on October 3, 2011 in California Ride

We’re excited to share with you how grant recipients from the 2011 California Ride and Retreat have been making progress towards fulfilling their proposals. Below is a brief reminder of who the organizations are and what they’ve been up to. 7SEEDS Project Berkeley, CA The goal of the 7Seeds Project is to relearn the practice of Shmita as a universal guiding principle & healing offering for all peoples. The 7Seeds Project is working to create a contemporary set of tools to celebrate and engage this timeless wisdom as we collectively cultivate an integrative design system that empowers local community, sustainable agriculture & financial equality. (more…)

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Hazon in the News-September 2011

By on September 30, 2011 in In the News

Press Chicken Shechting at the Hazon Food Conference in Jewish Review Hazon Conference at UC Davis Spotlights Food, Jewish Life in Jewish Review Hazon CSA with Full Belly Farm on Osher Marin JCC JCC to Launch Agriculture Program in Marin Independent Journal Israeli Environmentalist Jeremy Benstein Finds Green Roots in Ancient Texts on Jweekly.com Ideas for Moving Forward in Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Online Homespun Kibbutz Branches Out into Year-Round Venture on JWeekly.com SJSU Jewish Series Offers a Full Menu on Sustainability Blogs This Nu Year in Jews and Social Justice on Pursue Video Jewish Farming from Leadel Jews and Social Media from Leadel

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Rabbi Steve Greenberg

Crowning God King

By on September 27, 2011 in Holidays, Reflections

By Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Hazon Board Member Originally posted on Siach: An Environment and Social Justice Conversation Every year, as the summer winds down I begin to look forward to the high holidays.  While I surely enjoy the family and the food, for me it’s the chill in the morning air, the haunting music and the power of the liturgy that excite me.  My partner and I seek out singing-communities on the high holidays.   I can’t wait to be carried away by the once-a-year melodies and from the beginning of September they waft through my brain in anticipation.   The music expresses ecstatic joy, longing and dread and this mix of emotions is reflected in the poetry of the liturgy. (more…)

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CSA Pick Up

Care to Share

By on September 26, 2011 in Food, Holidays, Sukkot, Tzedek/Justice, Video

UJA-Federation of New York — in collaboration with Met Council, AmeriCorps, and Hazon — invite you to participate in our first annual Care to Share citywide and volunteer fresh produce drive. Care to Share will take place from Monday, October 3 – Tuesday, October 18, 2011, encouraging volunteers to symbolically fulfill the Jewish custom of gleaning, a custom tied to the harvest season and the Sukkot period. Traditionally, farmers leave the four corners of their fields unharvested so the needy can glean from the fields with dignity. (more…)

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Isabella FreeRadio: Shared Values

By on September 15, 2011 in Events

Monday, September 19th, 4 PM EST Isabella FreeRadio will speak to Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service and Hazon Rider,  and Nigel Savage, Executive Director and Founder of Hazon on the topic of “Shared Values: Why we Bring our Organizations to Isabella Freedman to Dream.” This episode will be hosted by Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield of Jewish Greening Fellowship and Hazon rider. Visit Isabella FreeRadio’s website for instructions on how to listen to online, listen over the phone, or submit a question. UPDATE 9/21/11: Stream or download the episode from JCast Network.

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Feeding Foodies

Feeding Foodies: Planning for the Hazon Conference

By on September 15, 2011 in Institutional Food Values

Originally Posted on The Jew and the Carrot By Anna Hanau Bring over 300+ foodies, chefs, nutritionists and rabbis together to talk about food… and you better have a good plan for what to feed them! Planning food for the Hazon Food Conference is a delightful challenge. We have a list of food values which we try to meet at all Hazon events — and yet the values themselves sometimes conflict with each other. Add the fact that we’re not throwing a dinner party for 12, and the decisions get a lot more complicated. Food procurement and institutional cooking is an area that has a long way to go in terms of sustainability, and we’re proud of our efforts to nudge us along on that route — but we’re far from there yet. Here are some of the values we try to meet, and the choices we made to get there at the 2011 Hazon Food Conference at UC Davis. 1. Local & Seasonal: Should feature fruits and vegetables that are in season in August. Ideally they are grown in Yolo County (where UC Davis is), or at least, in Northern California or California. 2. Natural, whole grain, unprocessed: In […]

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