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by Joel
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 12:00am

The Kibbutz movement is alive and well - in Seattle

By Nathan Burstein, The Forward

It's seen its share of ups and downs, but the kibbutz movement is now alive and well - in Seattle.

by Joel
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 12:00am

Making the Diaspora Bloom

by Toni Hellmann

Jews energize environmentalism outside of Israel

by Joel
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 9:00pm

The following appeared in The Forward on June 24:

by Joel
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 7:00pm

The following appeared on the popular Jewschool blog on 06/23/09:

by Joel
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 9:00pm

Check it out: A Jewish co-op house in Portland dedicated to building a "vibrant, multi-faceted, inclusive, grass-roots" community, as well as modeling sustainable practices for us all to emulate.

by Joel
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 4:00pm

And a Canadian one, too! Let's call these people and organize a conference. :)

by Joel
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 9:00pm

The following was printed in the second issue (Sivan 5769) of Eruv, a new journal of Jewish thought and issues published by friend of the Kibbutz Rabbi-Maggid Sarah Etz Alon.

by Joel
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 9:00pm

The following appeared in the New York Daily News back in March. Turns out one of these Brooklyn kibbutznikim is the brother of a friend of mine!

by Joel
Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 9:00pm

The following is from PresenTense magazine's latest issue, on Jewish education:

by Joel
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 4:39pm

Last night at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival, I joined a rowdy delegation from the Ravenna Kibbutz to watch a documentary about some other Jews (about 2,000, as it happened) building a cooperative vision of their ideal community, back in the ‘30s.