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Noam Dolgin
Green Zionist Alliance
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Noam Dolgin is a Jewish environmental and Israel environmental educator, organizer and activist. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Green Zionist Alliance, working from North America to promote environmental sustainability in Israel. Currently living in Vancouver, BC, Noam recently left Park Slope Brooklyn, where for the past 6 years he served as Associate Director of the Teva Learning Center. For more on Noam visit www.noamdolgin.com.
Shabbat as a Weekly Environmental Holiday
Spiritual and Practical Guide to Shabbat Practice
- Friday 9:10PM–10:25PM Tower Board Room
Shabbat dinners are one of the most common forms of Jewish activity. While this weekly holiday is a great opportunity for community building and family bonding, Shabbat is also central to Jewish values of personal and communal sustainability. In this workshop we will explore the Jewish values of sustainability inherent in Shabbat and discuss ways to make your communal Shabbat dinner more environmentally conscious.
Treif Tomatoes?
The Ethics and Halacha (Jewish Law) of Genetic Engineering
- Saturday 7:20PM–8:35PM Embassy Room 2
Would you eat a tomato you knew had pig genes in it? How about fly or human? You may be doing just that and don't know it. Genetically engineered foods now dominate our shopping market shelves. In this session we will explore the Jewish ethical and legal questions surrounding the genetic engineering of food (pro and con), and help forward a Jewish response to this timely issue.
Limmud NY's Tu B'shvat Spectacular
New Year for the Trees
- Sunday 10:45PM–12:45AM Coffee Shop
Join the Limmud NY community as we celebrate the New Year of the Trees in a fun and creative environment. Using the Kabbalistic model of the Tu B’Shvat Seder, we will explore ideas of Creation and preservation, self and community, Godliness and cleanliness. Food, Music, Learning, Crafts, Bibliyoga and more. Facilitated by Noam Dolgin with a number of special guests.
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