Press From The Israel Ride
Press on the Work of Hazon and The Arava Institute
CT Jewish Ledger, January 23, 2007
CT cyclists to raise money on Israel bike ride
"“The Arava Institute has a wonderful program in Middle East environmentalism. But it goes further than that..."
Los Angeles Jewish Journal, January 5, 2007
Opinion: Moral Diet
"Meanwhile, a cutting-edge Jewish organization in New York, Hazon, just announced it would expand its program linking synagogues with local, sustainable farms to five congregations across North America and one in Israel in 2007."
Jerusalem Post, December 31, 2006
Forum urges Jews to think how did this food get to my plate?
"All of Hazon's food work, plus the work of our friends, is a hopeful testament that we are standing together at the foothills of a national movement around the intersection of Jewish life and contemporary food issues"
New York Times, January 2, 2007
From Far Beneath the Israeli Desert, Water Sustains a Fertile Enterprise
"Israel, long heralded for its agricultural success in the desert through innovative technologies like drip irrigation, has found ways to use low-quality water and what is considered terrible soil to grow produce like sweet cherry tomatoes, peppers, asparagus and melon,"
The New York Jewish Week, December 29, 2006
Questioning Ban on Palestinian Students
Said David Lehrer, director of the Arava Institute, “When you have Palestinian students in the classroom it opens up a whole new perspective on discussions that are relevant to Israel. We host forums on water issues, air pollution and sustainable agriculture. How can you have that discussion if Palestinians aren’t part of it?’’
Words from 2006 Israel Ride Alumni
Two of our 2006 Israel Ride Alumni have recently had articles published about their experiences on the Ride.
Bruce Stanger (2004, 2005, 2006 Rides)
Three Hundred Miles Through the Desert, Year After Year
Scott Gordon (2006)
How Did an Annual Visit to Grandma Turn into an Experience of a Lifetime?
Press from the 2006 Ride
atlanta jewish times, july 2, 2006
"It is the wide-open spaces. It's undeveloped. It is nature at work and — I know it sounds a bit corny — the raw beauty of nature. I look at the desolate landscape and think to myself, 'This is much prettier than most things man can put together.'"
kansas city jewish chonicle, april 28, 2006
"I have been training for a while, and am rather excited about the ride," Rabbi Katz said last week.
atlanta jewish times, april 24, 2006
"My personal preference is to visit a place and experience it rather than ride in an air-conditioned tour bus."
san mateo county times, december 19, 2005
"It just seemed like an exciting thing to involve the school with"
This was the gift of a lifetime – one of the most thrilling moments of my life, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life describing to people on any imaginable level how incredible an experience this has been. Listening to Palestinians and Jews, Germans and Americans, discussing something of common concern – the environment – made me believe that this was the key to solving the peace process. We can achieve the impossible, I didn't think that I could complete a 300-mile bike ride, but here I am. If I can do that, then anything can be done. - Mandy Patinkin
