Jewish Eco Seminars
Jerusalem, Israel
About
Founded in 2010, Jewish Eco Seminars is a non-governmental organisation based in Jerusalem, Israel working on environment & climate, religion & faith, education.
Jewish Eco Seminars is a Jerusalem-based non-profit that educates Jewish communities in Israel and North America about the connections between Judaism, ecology and modern Israel. It runs seminars, synagogue talks, teacher training, summer camp programming and tours, and works with Jewish youth and educators on environmental ethics. It is a branch of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development and is fiscally sponsored in the US by FJC.
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An Ecological Lens on Modern Israel
Environment & Climate · Israel
Full-day tour combining a hike in Ein Sataf with experiential and text-based learning on Israel's water challenges and green technology.
Jerusalem school food-growing tour
Environment & Climate · Israel
Visits to Jerusalem elementary schools where students grow food, with visitors planting and harvesting alongside pupils and studying Jewish texts on agriculture.
Seminars for Educators
Education · Israel, United States
Seminars that build Jewish educators' knowledge of Jewish environmental teachings and equip them to teach Israel-focused environmental programming.
Machane Yehuda Market tour
Environment & Climate · Israel
Guided tour of Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market examining food production, imports and exports through an environmental lens.
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Canfei Nesharim, Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE), Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, Taglit-Birthright Israel, Young Judaea, BBYO, Shoresh Foundation, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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