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Toxic Kosher Coke Banned During Passover
As we learn from Starbucks and their new sustainable approach of using a red beetle to color their pink drinks (that’s instead of oil tar), when you follow dietary laws for any religion, sometimes the...
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Sharing Eden – Green Teachings from Jews, Christians and Muslims (Book Review)
Faith is something which the Middle East has a lot of. Whether that faith is being used solely for good is another matter altogether – some are trying to change that by invoking the shared green...
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6 Ways to Make Your Conference Go “Green”
All conferences, regardless of their topic, are inherently unsustainable. International events with attendees and speakers from around the world often leave an enormous carbon footprint before they...
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How Green Are the Olympic Games?
Going into the London Olympic games, Green Prophet covered issues affecting Arab athletes who planned to compete in the 26th modern Olympiad since the games were revived in Athens in 1896. These are...
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5 Ways Yom Kippur Can Green The World
Miriam talks of Yom Kippur and the power of consciousness. The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is a day of introspection and prayer. In Israel, it’s a day of closed business and empty streets. The great...
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First Solar Succah Goes Up In Kfar Saba, Israel
“We’re one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Israel,” says Kfar Saba mayor Yehuda Ben Hamo. In Israel, each municipality raises a Jewish holiday temporary tent called a succah for the...
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Israel Closes Down Bodies Exhibition Early
Legal, or a human rights violation? The “Bodies” exhibit raised a storm of controversy in Israel. Israelis are no strangers to making art from live naked humans. Green Prophet’s coverage of Spencer...
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Tu B’Shvat is Jewish New Year For The Trees
The Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat, a day especially loved by children, is a special eco-day in Israel. Celebrate it with a fruity feast. It’s true, a few days before the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat...
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Traditional Passover Matzah Balls RECIPE
Matzah balls, the only Eastern European food that crossed over to Sephardic cuisine. While Ashkenazic Jews have enthusiastically adopted the spicy foods of Israeli’s Sephardic communities, there...
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Jerusalem Launches World Pilgrimage Conference for People of Faith
Green Pilgrim Jerusalem hosts a week-long international symposium on greening pilgrimage, with major religious leaders from around the world. Faith and community leaders from around the world will be...
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Hannukah Workshop To Teach the Miracle of Upcycled Lighting
Sustainable designer Aya Tager will teach upcycling workshops this month so that the lighting miracle of Hannukah can continue beyond the holiday’s 8 days. The Jewish holiday of Hannukah celebrates the...
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Permaculture Hannukah Party at Yesh Meain Ecological Farm
In honor of the last day of Hannukah, the Yesh Meain permaculture farm will be hosting an all-day permaculture celebration. Links are often found between Jewish holidays and the environment, and...
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Tu Bishvat: Is the Jewish New Year of the Trees Green?
Spring has sprung in Israel, marked by almond blossoms and Tu Bishvat The Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat begins as the sun sets on the 7th of February 2012. This holiday has its origins in some...
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Public Transportation on Tel Aviv’s Sabbath: Ecologically Smart or Defiling...
Public transportation shuts down completely on the Jewish Sabbath across Israel, but now Tel Aviv (Israel’s secular capital) wants to allow buses within the city on Saturdays. It’s a bit of a paradox:...
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Holy Land Leaders: Muslims, Jews, Christians Link to Save the Planet
Ahead of Rio +20 join the interfaith climate and energy conference in Jerusalem next week. Can mobilizing the world’s faithful save the planet where activists without faith have failed? Muslim, Jewish...
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Jerusalem’s Western Wall for the Birds
Swifts return to nest at Judaism most sacred site When the swifts came back to Jerusalem’s Western Wall last week there was rejoicing as bird watchers and the religious welcomed them home to Judaism’s...
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Egypt Suffers When Israelis Spend Passover Elsewhere
Hundreds of Israelis used to spend Passover in Sinai but this year that’s very unlikely to happen and Egypt suffers as a result. Every year the government warns Israelis to avoid Sinai during Passover....
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Starbucks Chooses Bug Colorant Over Really Gross Alternative
Starbuggs? Starbucks is turning to natural food colorings. The bad news for those who keep kosher – they’re using bugs. It might not be able to turn a profit in Paris, but Starbucks coffee has a...
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10 Tips to Avoid Food Waste on Passover
Passover matzah ball soup. There are ways to make this holiday greener. Image via DavidMarcel. Jews in Israel and around the world are preparing for the week-long Passover holiday beginning Monday...
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Common Sex Book for Orthodox Jews: Is it Kosher?
A quiet little how-to book has been translated into Hebrew offering basic sex education to Israel’s Orthodox Jews. “The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy”, perhaps first in this genre, serves up...
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