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Shomera Awarded the Green Globe The
Green Globe ceremony, organized by Life & the Environment – the
umbrella organization for In
this, its fifth year, one of the recipients of the award was Shomera for a Better Environment for
its exemplary environmental activity. Shomera is proud to receive the Green Globe and intends to
continue in the future in the environmental-social field through its
education, activism and community work. This recognition of Shomera's
activities, encourages us to further enterprise and is positive reinforcement
for all who have participated in the organization's activities.
For articles on the Green Globe Awards
2008: Israel’s Ministry of Environmental
Protection The 3rd Sector (Hazavit Hashlishit –
Hebrew) Maariv
nrg (Hebrew) Renewed Activity in Shimrit's
Gardens Last
week, on the final Shiva night for The
first garden restoration activity commences this week. Meeting
place: The Shomera
w Notice of the passing of Shimrit
Ginott z”l Shomera on The Radio Thank You Hadar We
would like to thank Hadar Raizman who is concluding her work period for
Shomera. Hadar joined the team after her army service, bringing a lot of
energy to her position. She contributed to the ongoing administrative
function and acted as coordinator the Forum of Organizations for the
Preservation the We
wish her continued success in her studies at Bezalel. and, of course, a
wonderful summer trip abroad.
On Trial before a Beit Din This
past Monday, 7.07.08, Shomera for a Better Environment ran a unique Judaism and the Environment event. The
program included a mock
trial, created as a joint
venture with Gazit, the Association for Rabbinical Courts for Financial Disputes. Dayanim (religious judges), lawyers and environmental experts
all participated in a trial that dealt with air pollution caused by a bu Among
the prosecution's arguments were the effect on the health of the residents
and the contractor's deviation from the accepted standards for dust caused by
the construction on the site. The defense argued on behalf of his client that
there would be severe financial damage to both the contractor and those who
purchased the apartments in the bu In
the end, the court ruled in favor of a two week suspension of construction,
which was considered enough time to implement the solutions necessary to
significantly reduce the pollution, without causing severe financial harm to
the contractor.
left
to right: Mr. Binyamin Levin, Rabbi Ovadia Ahituv,
Rabbi Eliezer Shenkolvsky,
Rabbi Yonatan Blass, Mr. Mordechai Beitz Special
thanks to our honored guests who participated in the evening (in order of
appearance): Mr. Avraham Duvdevani,
chair colleague of the KKL; MK Rabbi To
the judges: Rabbi
Eliezer Shenkolvsky – presiding judge for financial disputes in Beit Shemesh, head of Gazit's
steering committee, Gazit; Rabbi Yonatan Blass - presiding judge for financial disputes in Be'erot Yitshak, Gazit; and, Rabbi Ovadia Ahituv - presiding judge for financial disputes in Ofra, Gazit. To
the lawyers: Mr.
Mordechai Beitz, attorney at law and partner at the office of Yig'al Arnon and Co. and Mr. Binyamin Levin, attorney at law. The
evening was hosted by Rabbi Ido Rechnitz, CEO of Gazit and the Mishpetei Eretz institute, Ofra. We would like to thank the Green Environment Fund for its
support of this unique event. For
articles on the mock trial: Ynet (Hebrew) Arut 7 (Hebrew) And the Winners of the Article Competition Are ….. Commencing
in February, Shomera for a Better Environment ran an essay contest on the
topic of Judaism and the environment. The competition generated interest and
a good level of response, and dozens of excellent essays were submitted to
the judges. The writers wrote on a variety of topics. In the Judaism and the
Environment evening, which took place last week (see above) the prizes were
awarded to the following winner. In
third place there were two winners: Writer:
David
Aronovsky Title: Water Quality and Preventing Its
Pollution in Jewish Sources Writer: Aharon Ariel Lavi Title:
Man's
Ownership of Hashem – The Question of Man and Nature through the
Perspective of Judaism Writer:
Ora
Grepstein Title:
"A
[shared] pot among neighbors is neither cold nor hot": religious
considerations in deciding the goals of a green zone surrounding the city 1st
place: Writer:
Yehoshua
Tsviel Lubitz Title:
The
Difference between a Utens We would
like to thank the panel of judges who evaluated the articles: Rabbi Ya'akov Warhaftig – Head of the Beit Ariel Beit Midrash, Rabbi for the
Neve Nof Congregation, and presiding judge for financial disputes. Rabbi Ariel Azriel – Rabbi of the town of Dr. Jeremy Benstein – Associate Director of the For a
synopsis of the articles click here
Activity in the This
past Independence Day the volunteers from the Forum of Organizations for the
Preservation of the Now,
during the summer vacation, each and every one of us should pay special
attention to the For deta
Green Tip Gathering
seeds – now is the time to gather seeds from winter flowers and
vegetables that have dried up such as coriander seeds, various cabbages, beet
leaves and onion seeds.
Home Tip Batteries
– Use rechargeable batteries instead of adding to toxic waste
disposable with ingredients such as lithium. One rechargeable battery can
last up to 3-4 times more than a disposable battery and it can be recharged
hundreds of times before it stops working.
Shomera
needs volunteers to provide administrative assistance, lead hikes in the
Jerusalem Forest and in the neighborhoods of Jerusalem, counselors for art
and other workshops for ch
Many
of Shomera's activities are based on private donations. Donations can be
specified for an individual project or can be for the organization as For
any questions regarding contributions, please send an ema
For additional
information, please visit our website at www.shomera.org
or contact us at our office: If you wish to
be added to the Shomera distribution list, please click here . If you wish to
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Shomera
has been endorsed by the Etz Hatamar Foundation, the Lisa and Mary friedman
Foundation, the Gimprich Fam |
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