Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
These podcasts include interviews, talks and discussions involving Richard Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America (www.JewishVeg.com) and other Jewish Vegetarian leaders. Richard Schwartz can be contacted at president@JewishVeg.com. He has many articles and various taped presentations at JewishVeg.com/schwartz. Audio editing by http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html
Location:
United States
Description:
These podcasts include interviews, talks and discussions involving Richard Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America (www.JewishVeg.com) and other Jewish Vegetarian leaders. Richard Schwartz can be contacted at president@JewishVeg.com. He has many articles and various taped presentations at JewishVeg.com/schwartz. Audio editing by http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html
Language:
English
Episodes
Alon Tal Interview Part 1
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Part 1: Alon Tal one of Israel's leading environmentalists, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense and other Israeli environmental groups continues his discussion of global warming threats to Israel and responds to questions.
Duration:00:29:48
Alon Tal Interview Part 2
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Part 2: Alon Tal one of Israel's leading environmentalists, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense and other Israeli environmental groups continues his discussion of global warming threats to Israel and responds to questions.
Duration:00:32:12
Carmi Wiseman Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Carmi Wiseman discusses what his group "Sviva Israel" is doing to help educate Israeli youth about environmental problems in Israel and what they can do to reduce their environmental footprint.
Duration:00:18:52
Mira Edelstein Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Mira Edelstein discusses the work of "Friends of the Earth, Middle East" in trying to mitigate environmental problems common to Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan. Among the issues considered are the diminished flow of the Jordan River, the shrinking Dead Sea, Israel's water crisis and global warming effects in the region.
Duration:00:29:25
Naor Yerushalmi Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Naor Yerushalmi, director of "Life and Environment," discusses this Israeli environmental umbrella group and their efforts to help their over 100 affiliated environmental groups respond to environmental problems in Israel.
Duration:00:12:15
Jeremy Benstein Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Jeremy Benstein, author and Associate Director of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership in Tel Aviv, discusses the group's efforts to educate Israelis and others on Jewish environmental teachings and ways to address Israel's environmental challenges.
Duration:00:19:39
Michelle Levine Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Michelle Levine, spokesperson for the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) discusses the society's objectives and its many educational projects.
Duration:00:26:37
Gershon Peleg Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Gershon Peleg, Managing Director of the the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), discusses the history of SPNI and its efforts to educate Israelis about Israel's natural areas and how to protect them.
Duration:00:06:44
Justin Krieger Interview
8/12/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Justin Krieger, an urban planner with the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) discusses Israel's urban environmental problems and steps being taken to address them.
Duration:00:06:14
Edna Barnea Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Edna Barnea, of the Open Landscape Institute of the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), discusses the group's efforts to preserve natural areas in Israel.
Duration:00:08:07
Joseph Tamir Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Joseph Tamir, lawyer for the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS), discusses efforts to reestablish the group as a non-profit organization in Israel.
Duration:00:06:48
Dan Arbel Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Dan Arbel, a long-time leader of the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS), discusses the history of the group and Jewish teachings on vegetarianism.
Duration:00:09:38
Presentation by Richard Schwartz
8/7/2009
Presentation: Richard Schwartz, President of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," argues that a revitalized and active Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) is essential at a time when Israel and the entire world face so many environmental and other threats.
Duration:00:17:35
Q & A: Richard Schwartz
8/7/2009
Q & A: Richard Schwartz, President of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," discusses ways that the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society can promote vegetarianism in Israel.
Duration:00:16:51
Yossi Leshem Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Yossi Leshem, Israeli environmental and bird migration expert, discusses issues related to bird populations and migrations and environmental problems in Israel.
Duration:00:37:25
Shay Davidowicz Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Shay Davidowicz and other Tel Aviv environmental and vegetarian activists discuss ways that they are educating Israelis about the benefits of plant-based diets and the need to respond to environmental problems.
Duration:00:28:50
Eren Ben Yaminy Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Eren Ben Yaminy, an Israeli environmental activist and founder of an Israeli Green political party, discusses how political activism can help improve Israel's environment and economy.
Duration:00:23:13
Avo Levi Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Avi Levi, founder and director of Green Action, a group that links consumer behavior to environmental problems, discusses the ethics of consumerism and their campaign to reduce the number of billboards.
Duration:00:22:24
Gil Jacobs Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Gil Jacobs, director of Green Course, an Israeli University-based environmental group that has chapters on 26 campuses, discusses the group's efforts to green campuses and to increase environmental awareness and activism in Israel.
Duration:00:22:32
Arie Raveh Interview
8/7/2009
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Arie Raveh, owner of Buddha Burgers, a vegan restaurant in Tel Aviv, discusses the vegan foods he serves and the recent increase in veganism in Israel.
Duration:00:07:37