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Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Jul 24, 2026, 6:26 PM

Jewish Earth Alliance’s Virtual Lobby Day Shows the Power of Climate Advocacy

Volunteers from Jewish Earth Alliance speak with Senate staff about key legislation that can help protect the people and places we all love. Photo courtesy of JEA.

I was delighted to join the Jewish Earth Alliance's annual Pre-Tisha B'Av Virtual Lobby Day once again this year. Having participated in several of their lobby days over the years, I continue to be impressed by the organization's ability...

Jul 21, 2026, 6:18 PM

The European Message and the Vanishing Eco-Political Vote in Israel

The Green Vote. All Rights are Reserved to Carmit Lubanov ©

The recent political reshuffling in Israel delivered a quiet yet telling message: veteran advocates who connected environmental justice with peace and social equity have been pushed to the unrealistic margins of party lists. Figures whose public track records bridge...

Jul 19, 2026, 4:41 PM

Jerusalem to Judean Desert: Was Persian Qanat system Adapted in the Biblical Age?

Was the Persian Qanat Technology Adapted in the Land of Israel for Flash Flood and Surface Runoff Management? It is intriguing to consider the possibility that as early as the sixth century BCE, during the late First Temple period and...

Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 17, 2026, 5:44 PM

Why the World Needs a Modern-Day Jeremiah

More than 2,600 years ago, Jews failed to heed the prophet Jeremiah's warnings that they must change their ways. The result was the destruction of the First Temple. Tisha B'Av later became associated with many other Jewish tragedies, including...

Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 16, 2026, 10:12 AM

The Two Essential Actions Needed for a Better Future World

Humanity faces many serious challenges, but two actions could greatly improve the prospects for a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world: accelerating the transition toward plant-based diets and achieving a durable resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Current threats to humanity...

Jul 15, 2026, 9:01 PM

Beyond GDP: Why the World is Failing the Climate Justice Test

AI Illustration of Professor Robert Bullard, "the father of the environmental justice movement," who guided and accompanied researchers and activists around the world in action to reduce environmental inequality. All rights are reserved to Carmit Lubanov ©

While global leaders showcase carbon reduction targets and green transition plans, a starker reality unfolds beneath the surface. The climate crisis is not merely a physical threat of rising temperatures; it is, first and foremost, a structural crisis of...

Jul 15, 2026, 8:06 AM

Today’s changing world: A readers guide

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There was a book I read as a child, which I only partially remember. I pulled it off my grandmother’s bookshelf in the late '60s, early '70s; and only remember a snowy scene and a character trying to solve...

Jul 9, 2026, 10:11 PM

Judean Desert: Unknown Ancient Water System Near the Biblical Village – Sekhakha?

The Nahal Sekhakha Tunnels: An Ancient Water Engineering Project in the Judean Desert? In 1958, Professor Yigael Yadin—the renowned archaeologist and Israel's second Chief of Staff—wrote in his article on water supply in times of peace and siege: "There are regions...

Jun 30, 2026, 7:44 PM

What Makes a Good Society?

I hesitated before writing this. With so much suffering in the world this week, speaking about Israel may seem almost inappropriate. France mourns the victims of a deadly heatwave. Zimbabwean migrants have once again found themselves searching for food, shelter and...

Jun 30, 2026, 11:15 AM

Israel Is Building a CT Scanner for Clouds

Sometime in the coming weeks, a satellite about the size of a shoebox and roughly four kilograms, the heft of a small housecat, is set to lift off from California to attempt something no weather satellite has managed. It...

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