By Karin Kloosterman

The Independence Day parties last night raged all night long. Years ago when my Israeli boyfriend was playing the circuit with the musician Svika Pik, they could only travel to concerts on this night by ambulance. Besides chopper there was no other way to make it through the crowds and celebrations. Today is [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
A super-sexed fruit fly. Credit: Roi Caspi for Hebrew University.
The Canadian Forest Service knows all too well the problems that come along with imported, uninvited insect pests. The Asian long-horned beetle is devastating our country’s national symbol, the Maple Tree, faster than we can say Oh Canada! There is also the damaging Apple [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
Jewish religious values can help green The Holy Land.
Noam Dolgin is a Jewish environmental educator and the executive director of the Green Zionist Alliance (GZA). Based in Vancouver, Canada, he travels regularly around North America teaching about Jewish environmental values and Israel’s environment.
Here’s our interview with him:
What are your organization’s core activities, [...]

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