The day the Earth stood stupid

By Marty Kaplan
Published on May 13, 2013

Say goodnight, Earthlings. That message — plus the slimmest of shots at an eleventh-hour reprieve — was announced to the people of the world last week.

11-year-old is focusing on the (re)Cycle of life

By Ryan E. Smith
Published on March 21, 2012

When Avery Sax discovered a year ago that she has a life-threatening malformation of blood vessels in her brain, it altered her life — in one way, for the better.

Saving on Utilities

By Annie Korzen
Published on September 19, 2011

A grown-up children’s story

By Rabbi Karen Deitsch
Published on October 26, 2006

Noach invokes juvenile fascination upon reading the pshat. But we are not children. And underneath whimsical images and happy songs exists grown-up information to which we must attend if we have any hope for hearing youthful voices in our future.

Partners in Creation

By Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater
Published on October 19, 2006

Many rabbinic texts detail our long tradition of ecotheology, explicitly supporting the idea that caring for the Earth is a distinctly religious imperative.

Seven-Year Switch

By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
Published on May 18, 2006

The benefits of the seven-year cycle are immeasurable. First, the land recovers the trace minerals it needs without using ammonium-nitrate-based fertilizers, which endangers the aquatic ecosystems. Second, the social structure is corrected every seven years; the differences between the classes are eroded and a sense of unity and togetherness takes over. Lastly, the seventh year provides an opportunity to stop the insane race for provisions, power and glory. It allows people to reconnect to the precious gifts of their family and their inner self.

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on April 14, 2005

Kids Page

By Abby Gilad
Published on September 18, 2003

Kids Page