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Recent News about Canfei Nesharim
September 2010: Evonne Marzouk and Canfei Nesharim mentioned in Washington Jewish Week online article Torah-focused, eco-friendly Enviro program stresses direct, personal action (article)
July 2010: Ora Sheinson is interviewed in an article in the New Jersey Jewish News Tisha B’Av, BP, and our shared responsibility:Environmental group connects Torah values to healing the earth
June 2010: Washington Post Op Ed article written by Evonne Marzouk Oil Spill as a Warning Sign
June 2010: Article about Evonne Marzouk and Canfei Nesharim in NRG (hebrew)
April 2010: Evonne Marzouk included in Jewish Women's Archive feature article on Jewish Women in Environmental Activism.
March 2010: Local Teens Meet with Members of Congress in Washington, DC and includes mention of educational session provided by Canfei Nesharim (reported in Jewish Times of South Jersey)
Winter 2010: Evonne Marzouk is featured in an article on Interfaith Collaboration in the Loretto Earth Network News.
February 2010: Make Tu B'Shevat greeting cards with your children at the Tu B'Shevat Seder. (download pdf)
February 2010: Make Besamim bags as a fun activity that can be done at the Tu B'Shevat Seder. (download pdf)
October 2009: Canfei Nesharim selected as one of the most innovative Jewish organizations in North America (press release)
September 2009: Shul sinks its hands into protecting environment (reported in New Jersey Jewish News)
July 2009: Heed the warning signs: Washington Jewish Week (Also: printable pdf version).
April 2009: Shabbos as a lesson for Environmental awareness: The Jewish Chronicle, (UK)
April 2009: Jewish News Week
Feb-April 2009: Birkat Hachammah as reported in: Forward, JTA News, Worldpress, Crownheights.info, NJ Jewish News
March 2009: Video: Canfei Nesharim director, Evonne Marzouk at Yale
March 2009: Jewish Exponent
February 2009: Canfei Nesharim launches Environmental Education Strategy for Orthodox schools
February 2009: Our Tu B'Shevat campaign reported in: Jewish DC and The Examiner
February 2009: Social action in the Orthodox Community: Forward
January 2009: Viewpoint: Reprinted with permission of National Council of Young Israel from Viewpoint magazine,Winter, 2009.
October 2008: Sukkot program 2008: Press Release and Picture
July 2008: The Washington Jewish News: Nature of the Torah
June 2008: The Jewish Week (New York): 'It's Not Easy Being Green'
May 2008 The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California: Jewish Environmental education takes root in the bay area
Jan/ Feb, 2008 We Need to Change More Than a Light Bulb (An Op-Ed for Jewish Papers on Tu b'Shevat)
January 22, 2008 Jerusalem Post: The Halacha of Environmentalism
January 16, 2008 Washington Jewish Week: Tu B'Shevat in Silver Spring and We Need to Change more than a light bulb.
January 4, 2007 - Announcing Canfei Nesharim's Sixth Annual Tu b'Shevat Learning Campaign
December 19, 2007 - Green initiative in Pittsburgh
November 30, 2007 - Thinking Green in New Jersey
November 5, 2007 - Yeshiva University: 'Going green to get green'
October 8, 2007 - Canfei Nesharim Named One of North America’s Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits
August 23, 2007 - G-d Created a Perfect World that We must Care For (Canfei Nesharim featured in Canadian Jewish News - PDF format)
August 8, 2007 - Canfei Nesharim Launches Internet Portal for Torah and the Environment
May 8, 2007 - Rabbinical Council of America Supports Torah-Based Environmental Movement Led by Canfei Nesharim
September 15, 2006 - True Joy Through Water: Appreciating water on the holiday of Succos
March 15, 2006 - Spring Forward Hillside: A successful Canfei Nesharim Shabbaton in Elizabeth, NJ
MSNBC: The festival of (energy-efficient) lights - Synagogues this Hanukkah are launching energy audits
Washington Post: The festival of (energy-efficient) lights - Synagogues this Hanukkah are launching energy audits
Canadian Jewish News: Orthodox Group promotes environmental awareness
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Environmentalists celebrate Sukkot with water festivities
The Greening of Orthodoxy - Coverage of Canfei Nesharim's Recent Shabbaton in Elizabeth, NJ
Festival of trees draws Orthodox interest - coverage of Canfei Nesharim's Recent Tu b'Shevat Seder in Silver Spring, MD
Both green and Jewish Orthodox District woman finds bridges to environmental, religious worlds - Washington Jewish Week coverage of our director, Evonne Marzouk
To be young, Jewish and green- Coverage of 2005 COEJL Institute, including Canfei Nesharim
After 25 years of effort, green synagogues blossom - JTA Story with Coverage of Canfei Nesharim's effort
How Green is My Shul? - Jewish Journal Coverage in Los Angeles
Synagogues Go Green - Baltimore Jewish Times story
An Environmental Shabbaton - A Gift to Israel from Loving Jews - Washington Jewish Week coverage of our director, Evonne Marzouk.
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