You can find a list of some easy steps to reduce your impact on our precious water at Canfei Nesharim.org.
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Water seems abundant, but it is precious and needs to be preserved. This resource from Canfei Nesharim contains a fact sheet with information about water and suggested actions to protect it. A great resource to share with your community! The "Water is precious. Don't let it go down the drain!" resource accompanies this one.
You can find printable versions of both at http://canfeinesharim.org.
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Water seems abundant, but it is precious and needs to be preserved. This resource provides a teaching about the Jewish people’s relationship with water, as demonstrated by traditions of Sukkot. Make sure to check out its accompanying resource, "The Value of Water Fact Sheet".
You can find printable versions of both resources at http://canfeinesharim.org/.
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Get in the know about cycling in NYC!
Bicycle Advocacy Groups
Blogs and Online Resources
Learn how to Ride a bike
New York Area Group Rides
NY Cycle Clubs
Bike Trails and Route Mapping
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In my area, water is supplied by a well and the water comes from underground. What is “groundwater”? Where does it come from, and how can I protect it?
Answer:
Fresh water is an increasingly precious resource around the world. As global leaders work to ensure that humans have safe and sufficient water to drink, to promote agriculture, and for other vital activities, the importance of understanding ground water grows.
Ground water is the water that soaks into the soil from rain or other precipitation and moves downward to fill cracks and other ...
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By: Daniel Weber, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
What is a watershed?
A watershed is a drainage area that collects and then drains all surface water from one water source to another. We all know the famous saying, "All roads lead to Rome." In many respects, that is an effective way to think of watersheds, in that everything in the watershed area (streams, pollution, litter, and household water) drains into a larger body of water: a pond, lake, larger river, or the ocean. Some small stream watersheds drain less than 100 square kilome...
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Inside our site you will find resources on a variety of cycling issues including Hazon's participation in the Upper West Side Streets Renassaince campaign.
Here's an excerpt of what you can expect:
Advocacy Alert Listserv
Click here to sign up for Hazon's Advocacy Listserv
We will email this listserv when we hear of advocacy campaigns around the city that require action from volunteers. Examples include launch events of new initiatives and appearing at city council and community board meetings. You can also take a look at advocacy ...
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Hazon is getting people on bikes, getting people to think differently about transportation and cycling, nationally and in Israel. Our outdoor programs raise money for cutting-edge Jewish environmental projects in the United States and Israel. They also support Hazon’s community building projects and year-round programming.
Visit our website to find out how you can participate in one of our annual rides. We ride in New York, California, and Israel.
Check it out here!
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Here is a vast array of resources from the Jewish Climate Change Campaign site. They will help you teach, advocate, and use your assets to work on climate change in your own best way. Click on each link below.
Theology, Tradition and Wisdom
What We Have: Jewish Theology, Tradition and Wisdom
Where We Are: What is Going on in The Jewish Community Now
Vision for the Next Generation: Theology, Tradition and Wisdom
Theology, Tradition and Wisdom Goals for Generational Change: September 2015
Education
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by Canfei Nesharim's Science & Tech Advisory Board
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Summary Statement
Without water life on Earth cannot exist. Yet, the amount, rate, and uses of water by human society have put a great strain on the quality and availability of this critical resource. This, in turn, has important implications for the health and well-being of people everywhere regardless of country or economic status. Among the main scientific concerns are: a) human-caused changes in the hydrologic (water) cycle due to aquifers being drawn ...
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True Joy: Through water
Click here for a printable version (pdf format) of this article
On Sukkos, we celebrate water through the Simchas Beis Hashoeva (Celebration of the Water Drawing Ceremony). It is said that anyone who has not participated in this celebration has not known true joy. (Sukka 51a).
The Gemarrah discusses this concept along with other examples of great things that existed. (51b) Four things are cited as all the glory of their time:
• The Beis Hamikdash for grandeur,
• Jerusalem for “tiferet”
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by Dr. Akiva Wolff
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The Jewish people have a special relationship with water, which is especially evidenced during the Festival of Sukkos. The Mishna[1] tells us that on Sukkos the world is judged for water. Interestingly, on the last day of Sukkos, Hoshana Rabbah, the Midrash tells us there is a final sealing of the judgement for us as well[2]. This would seem to indicate a connection between the judgement for both water and for us. What is the connection between the two?
The importance of water
Water is ...
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Ideas for Action
To present large scale vision, small scale recommendations for action, and a framework for connecting the two, we use a 3x3 grid: This framework reflects a Jewish sensibility. According to the Talmud, “Great is study, because study leads to action.” (Kiddushin, 40b). Action is grounded in, and inspired by education.
In the context of sustainability and climate change, action must have two arms; first, small scale changes in behavior and policy within our homes, communities and institutions; second, advocacy; speaking out publicly ...
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These are Kayam Farm's program offerings - please be in touch if you have questions about our programs, would like to arrange a program with Kayam, or would like to collaborate on adapting some of our programming to your site, program or institution!
Contact:
Yoshi Silverstein, Kayam Education Director
Yoshi@pearlstonecenter.org or 410.429.4400 x235
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This is a sample lesson from Chai Ve'Kayam - a Curriculum Manual for Jewish Agricultural Education. Unit 1: Zera'im - Bringing Our Jewish Agricultural Heritage to Life.
Unit 2, focused around Jewish Educational Gardens, is in development and we're hoping will be ready for printing in mid- to late-December 2010. It will include a revised edition of Unit 1, along with a slew of newly developed curriculum. Keep on the lookout for a sample lesson from Unit 2 to be posted on Jewcology in the near future!
If you are interested in purchasing Unit 1, we ...
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This source sheet accompanies "Shemini Atzeres Shiur: Rain as a Blessing in Our Prayers and Actions".
This content originated at http://www.canfeinesharim.org/community/sukkos.php?page=12386.
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This source sheet accompanies "Mayim Chaim M'Yerushalayim: Exploring the "Nature" of the Simchas Beis Hashoeva Celebration".
This content originated at http://www.canfeinesharim.org/community/sukkos.php?page=12386.
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A Shiur on the Simchas Beis Hashoeva. The Mayim Chaim Source Sheet accompanies this shiur.
This content originated at http://www.canfeinesharim.org/community/sukkos.php?page=12386.
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On Shemini Atzeres, we make a special blessing for rain. We also begin mention in the Amida of Hashem as the One who “makes the wind blow and the rain descend.” What does it mean for us to pray for rain? What does our praying for rain demand of us? And what role do rain and water play in our lives?
This content originated at http://www.canfeinesharim.org/community/sukkos.php?page=12386.
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