Where Start-Up Nation mee ts the Green Revolution: How Israeli Innovation is Greening the Holy Land and the Planet
\nWhere: Rooftop Sukkah of the JCC in Manhatta
n (334 Amsterdam Ave.\, at 76th St.)
Entrance fee: $20\, covers kosh
er lunch
In celebration of Sukkot\, the fall harvest holiday\,
join us to learn about current pressing environmental issues in Israel. NI
F welcomes Jay Shofet\, Director of the Green Environment Fund (an NIF grantee)\, to speak on the presenc
e of environmental consciousness in Israel’s social protest movement\, c
urrent ecological issues the country faces\, and how Israeli innovators ar
e spurring sustainable development techniques to combat challenges across
the globe.
The Green Environment Fund’s mission is to prom
ote environmental sustainability through equitable\, responsible and compr
ehensive environmental policies and actions\, which benefit all sectors of
Israeli society. Among other achievements\, the GEF has most recently bee
n fundamental in dramatically reshaping the Israeli government’s harmful
Planning Reform Bill\, championing the safety and rights of Israel’s en
vironment and public.
About the speaker:
\nJay Shofet is the Director of the Green Environment Fund\, a unique consortium of fu nders guided by Jewish and humanitarian values\, created in part by the NI F. Prior to his work with the GEF\, Jay served as the Director of the Reli gious Pluralism Project and of Resource Development Consultation at SHATIL \, the New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for social change organizations in Israel. He recently finished a third term on the executi ve board for the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism.