This is a seminar for faith communities and non-profits who already know they want to do more to conserve energy, lower costs, and care for creation. It will be facilitated by Nikki Coddington, writer and former Executive Director of New York Interfaith Power and Light, and Rick Ufford-Chase, Co-Director of Stony Point Center. There...
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Professional Development
Energy Stewardship for Congregations: A Practical Guide to Taking the Next Steps
Limmud learning: coming to a town near you
Limmud is the Hebrew word for learning. It is an approach to cross-communal Jewish education that started in the UK in 1980 and is now being enjoyed by communities throughout the world. In the UK the original and largest event has become a five-day residential Conference, a festival of learning held on a university...
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Naomi Tsur, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, headlines the Green Israel Summit!
Naomi Tsur, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, will be the keynote speaker at the Green Israel Summit! She heads Jerusalem’s environment, urban-planning and historic-conservation committees. This is only her second year in office, but Naomi already has made significant contributions to Jerusalem’s environment by developing a circuit of city bike paths, limiting private-car use in...
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Advice, please! Sustainable Food Opportunities in Higher Education?
The Sustainable Food Jobs blog is a tremendous resource if you’re interested in sustainable – food – jobs. The also have listings of further contact resources, so I trust they could take the information below and build a powerful tool. Any help much appreciated. The SFJ blog is looking to expand a bit and...
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Environmental Leadership Program: Fellowship Program
Inspiring visionary, action-oriented and diverse leadership to work for a just and sustainable future. OUR VISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP Our plan of action is guided by strong convictions about the nature of leadership and the need for it within the environmental community. We believe that: Leadership begins with relationships and the personal skills needed...
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Leadership Retreat for Women of Jewish Non Profits and Educational Orgs
The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership is hosting a tuition-free L’dor v dor Leadership Retreat for women of Jewish non profits & educational organizations, July 16-18 in Ancramdale, NY. We are accepting applications now! The retreat is a weekend long training program located in a beautiful facility in upstate New York, where we teach...
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Teva Seminar on Jewish Environmental Education
Join us for the Teva Seminar on Jewish Environmental Education, sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, June 7-10, 2010! This one of a kind four day professional development opportunity in Jewish Environmental Education brings together students, camp staff, congregational and day school educators, Torah scholars, lay leaders, and farmers every year. We’re excited for you...
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Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature
Dear Friend, OWLink Media and I are excited to announce the launch of a new web educational series titled “Mentoring, Community and Resilience” expanding on the newly released edition of Coyote’s Guide to Connecting With Nature. For a limited time, when you purchase the web educational series (at a cost less then the price of the...
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Pardes Social Justice study track
For the coming 2010-2011 Academic Year students can study at Pardes for as little as $1,250! This applies to students who are eligible for a MASA Automatic Grant (North American Jews between 21 and 30 years old, who have not participated in a long-term Israel program since September 2004). For those students who are...
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