By Rabbi Barry Kornblau Barry Kornblau is Director of Member Services at the Rabbinical Council of America and serves as rabbi at Young Israel of Hollis Hills – Windsor Park in Queens, NY. On Shabbat afternoons during the summer, many have the custom to study the section of the Mishna known as Pirkei Avot (Ethics of […]
By Daniel Weber, Ph.D Here some additional changes you can make to reduce your personal CO2 emissions. Fall is the perfect time to save energy. Leave the windows open and take longer walks, now that the heat from summer is fading. You’ll save energy, save money, and reduce your impact on the environment. […]
By: Daniel Weber, Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Below is a list of common invasive species in the United States and what you can do to minimize these problems. The most successful defense is to never establish invasive species and discourage others from practices that may introduce non-native species. However, one highly successful approach for […]
By: Yaakov Lehman The industrial revolution of the 19th century marked humanities transition from an organic energy based society- based on human, animal, and inanimate (wind, water, solar) power sources- to an advanced industrial society based primarily on fossil fuels. With great exertion, humans themselves are only capable of producing about 60 watts of […]
