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A Rabbi in the Desert: Repairing the text, repairing our lives

Last week I travelled to Jerusalem for two days as part of the Arava Institute’s Peace-Bulding Leadership Seminar (PLS) which is mandatory for all our

04/12/2016

Israel Rider Guest Blog: Living The Dream

The first sight one sees from the airplane window upon touchdown in Israel is the very large lettering on the contemporary airport terminal proclaiming, Ben

24/11/2016

Israel Ride 2016

From November 8th to 15th, the 2016 Israel Ride participants went on a unique journey to discover Israel on two wheels. This Israel Ride was

21/11/2016

Director’s Blog: Setting Out on the Israel Ride

This week Israel remembers the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin 21 years ago. Though the Arava Institute was founded a year after his assassination, the Institute

08/11/2016

A rabbi in the desert: Ancient wisdom in modern environment

Last week, I took my “The Bible as a Key to Environmental Thought” class to the Uvda Valley, behind Kibbutz Ketura. The Uvda Valley is

06/11/2016

Arava Institute Water Expert Visits Central Pennsylvania

From Israel to Pennsylvania, water resources are precious and must be protected. During a recent trip to the US, Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director of the

27/10/2016

A rabbi in the desert: A reminder of what can be

When I was five I attended my first political rally. It was the March on Trenton which paralleled the famous March on Washington and Martin

26/10/2016

Women Wage Peace March of Hope

For the past two weeks women and men throughout Israel have been demonstrating peacefully for hope and peace in various locations as part of the

21/10/2016

Director’s Blog: Memories of the Late Shimon Peres

It was my great privilege and honor to have met Shimon Peres, blessed be his memory, on a number of occasions during my life. The

02/10/2016

A Rabbi in the Desert: Encountering Religious Diversity

On a sunny August desert morning, I found myself invited by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to talk about the Arava Institute’s research in

22/09/2016

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