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Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue wins prestigious environmental award
BHPS is only the third shul to receive the award, and the first outside London
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EcoJudaism appoints its first ever executive director
Naomi Verber is channelling her passion for the environment into her professional life
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Yavneh College students win TfL competition
Green team’s scheme to turn bus tops into gardens captivated judges
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United Synagogue is almost plastic-free in time for Tu Bishvat
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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,
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Obituary: Martin Polden, OBE
Celebrity and property lawyer whose 'road to Swindon' conversion led him to promote environmental issues
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How British film director Josh Appignanesi overcame anxiety to change the world
Appignanesi discusses his climate change work
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Extrapolations TV review: You won’t save Earth like this
Climate-change drama commits the critical error of making the message the story
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We need to break the Jewish dependence on disposable kitchenware
Addicted to disposables? Time to think again
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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
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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
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Tonnes of harmful plastics are blighting Israel’s top beaches
Food packaging, single-use plastic products and fishing nets are among the main pollutants
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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
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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
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'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
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It is better for animals to be stunned before slaughter
Paper presented to Reform rabbis argues for a rethink on shechita and kashrut
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