EcoJudaism appoints its first ever executive director

Naomi Verber is channelling her passion for the environment into her professional life

Yavneh College students win TfL competition

Green team’s scheme to turn bus tops into gardens captivated judges

United Synagogue is almost plastic-free in time for Tu Bishvat

The mystical Seder with roots in Israel

Tu Bishvat, The New Year for Trees, which falls next Thursday, offers plenty of scope for creative celebration,

Obituary: Martin Polden, OBE

Celebrity and property lawyer whose 'road to Swindon' conversion led him to promote environmental issues

How British film director Josh Appignanesi overcame anxiety to change the world

Appignanesi discusses his climate change work

Extrapolations TV review: You won’t save Earth like this

Climate-change drama commits the critical error of making the message the story

We need to break the Jewish dependence on disposable kitchenware

Addicted to disposables? Time to think again

Meet the retailer who says: Designer togs for kids? Pre-loved makes sense

Shoshana Kazab explains why she has built a business recycling children’s fashion items

The Bible's not to blame for climate crisis

The Creation story is sometimes mistakenly seen to be at the root of our ecological sins

Tonnes of harmful plastics are blighting Israel’s top beaches

Food packaging, single-use plastic products and fishing nets are among the main pollutants

Jonah's story is a call to global responsibility

The story of the reluctant prophet will be read on Wednesday on the afternoon of Yom Kippur

Herzliya hermit at risk of eviction after 50 years from elaborate cliffside cave home

A man who has been living in a cliffside cave since the 70s is being threatened with eviction by Israeli authorities

'Relief and delight' as Jewish eco-farm Sadeh is saved

Jewish Youth Fund, which owns the Kent site, has had a change of heart over its sale

It is better for animals to be stunned before slaughter

Paper presented to Reform rabbis argues for a rethink on shechita and kashrut

Synagogues are honoured for eco efforts but none reach the gold standard

Silver and bronze awards presented by EcoSynagogue to shuls hitting environmental audit targets. The high bar for gold has been achieved by only one congregation, West London