Hakhel Resources: Sustainability
A unique resource library for Jewish Intentional Communities.
Inspiration. Tools. Support.
Hazon-Seal presentation JICC 2018
Sustainability as a core value demands rising awarness constantly. Here is a useful set for a community discussion. Method, Presentation and practical guideline for a fruitful process.
Section: Work Towards a Mission
Living Energy Farm: An Answer for Climate Change
Yes we can! It is possible to fix the world. Read how.
Section: Work Towards a Mission
Ecovillages Worldwide – Local Solutions for Global Problems
What is an eco-village? And what is the contribution of this constellation to us all? Read this powerful article.
Section: Work Towards a Mission
Climate Crisis, Dystopia, and Community
There is so much power in our instinctive belief in the need for change. A community with such devotion is something to read about.
Section: Work Towards a Mission
To Cultivate and to Preserve
A remarkable gem of wisdom about the infinite balance between nature and humanity.
Choose the piece you feel more aligned with and try to tell the story of your community with it. What is the vision of your community in this context?
Section: Care for Environment, Connect via Judaism
Shmittah Unplugged
This sourcesheet is divided into chapters. You can either study them one after the other or go straight to the issues that are most interesting for you.
Section: Connect via Judaism
Egypt and Technology
In our hyper-technological society, the mere connection between humaniy and nature becoms a question. Jewish sources can inspire our exploration in that direction
Do a go around and share the most natural experience you evenr had, and the most artificial one. To what extent did each one inspire or energize you? What do miss and gain when connecting with nature? What do we miss and gain when moving away from it towards technological lives?
Section: Connect via Judaism
The Tesla of Eco-Villages by Dana Varinsky, Business Insider
Making this magnificent construction real, is indeed possible.
Section: Care for Sustainability
2018 Spotlight on Filmmakers Podcast
"We train ourselves to reconnect" Bruce Parry.
How do you see the link between interconnectedness and reconnecting with the Planet? When do you feel you touch the core of your connection with yourself and with your enviroment?
Section: Care for Self, Care for Sustainability
Sustainable is Possible: Ma’ikwe Schaub Ludwig at TEDxCarletonCollege
This wise lady has a point! Sustainability has indeed a bad PR. So what else is out there, that we so need to be aware of, but refuse to open up about? Take some time and watch this TED talk
Section: Care for Sustainability
Makom?s Hashomer Hatzair Community in Beer Sheva
What do children want? They want to sense, to engage, to learn by doing. Here is an inventive idea.
Ask your team: How much are you afraid of messy stuff? How much do you allow it in your program?
Section: Care for Environment, Connect via Education
Twin Oaks: An egalitarian community
Isn't as isoteric as it might sound. This format is a modular one and worth thinking of.
Check what are your feelings and beliefs regarding egalliation. What brought you to see it that way?
Section: Care for Community
