May 6, 2021An excerpt from Jonathan Schorsch's “A Call for Green Sabbaths” in Resurgence & Ecologist MagazineThe coronavirus pandemic has taught us once again, the hard way, how interconnected we all are and how interconnected are all aspects of...
Apr 5, 2021Collective Farming and Community Development in Rural Zambia By Ido Shargal On this particularly hot day, I visited Robson’s farm. Robson, who lived in the village of Mashekiri, was one of the most...
Mar 8, 2021An Open Letter to my Colleagues in Europe and Israel by Miléna Kartowski-Aïach Photo by Miléna Kartowski-Aïach, December 28th, 2020, Caracole of Morelia, Chiapas. Second world gathering of...
Nov 24, 2020San Francisco Passes "Overpaid Executive Tax" LawIn a brilliant and long-overdue move, the city of San Francisco, in which many of the newly-minted millionaires from Silicon Valley live,...
Jul 30, 2020Two New Pieces by JASS Director Jonathan SchorschCheck out two new articles written by our director: "Green Spiritual Technologies: Putting the Anthropocene to Rest (One Day a Week)"...
Jun 8, 2020Black Lives MatterHarriet Tubman Monument, Harlem I watch the still unfolding events in the United States with mixed emotions. On the one hand I am...
May 24, 2020Welcome In addition, the new site features this blog, which we plan to open up for writing by JASS faculty, alumni and invited guests.