Evangeline and I are selling these great FAIR TRADE coffees to raise money for our missions trip to Ethiopia. $10.00 a bag. Read below about the coffee and let me know how many bags you would like to order. 963 Coffee is freshly-roasted specialty coffee unlike the majority of coffee that sits on she...

Yes, we are currently raising money to go back to Ethiopia! This will be Evangeline's first missions trip and she will be in Ethiopia on her 13th Birthday!! It's a scary thing to put out there. I so want to return to Ethiopia, really think this will be a great experience for Evangeline but I am stil...

By Shanika Yapa, ILRF intern "We should all be able to walk into a shop and feel that the clothes we buy have been produced without damaging the environment or using poor labor practices, and that we will be able to reuse and recycle them when we no longer want them. I'm delighted that so many fashi...

It's that time of year again where sel-righteous angelic lefties start baning on about Fair Trade bloody Fortnight. We have Douglas Alexander talking crap on LabourList about how it is a wonderful thing. Apparently, Fair trade is fundamental to a fair world, a vital route out of poverty for millions...

What do you get when you mix the red of Valentine’s Day with some green? Not green as in heaps of cash. Think green as in feel-good, save the planet – with a dash of that other green message the M&M market lustfully embraced this V-Day. Ahem. Red and green blended make brown – think brown ...

Wooden Puzzle Box from Topanien Valentine’s Day is sneaking up on us again; hard to believe-wasn’t it just Christmas?   Hey, I am here to assure you there is no need to stress out about this.  Valentines Day gifts do not have to be extravagant, expensive, or complicated.  The perfect...

BOP Source: A Fistfull of Dollars - A story about a Kiva.org Loan (video) by Jenara Nerenberg "Inspiring video from a Kiva Fellow in Cambodia." Kieran Ball left his job in London to follow the progress of a Kiva loan from donor to recipient in Cambodia. This is the story of his and the loan's journe...

It’s Mazel Tov time. This past Shabbat, our family celebrated our son Jonah’s Bar Mitzvah with our family, friends and incredible congregational community. A joyous kvell-o-rama! As you may remember from earlier blog posts, Jonah attended JRC’s congregational trip to Rwanda/Uganda ...

Several years ago, Rabbi Deborah Prinz and her husband Rabbi Mark Hurvitz were traveling in Bayonne, France.  While glancing at a placard in one of the museums they were visiting, Rabbi Prinz was shocked to read that Jews had brought the fabrication of chocolate to France in the 17th century.  As ...

Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Make your holiday party a smashing (and sustainable!) success. Tis the season for gathering with friends and family. If you are hosting a party, it’s important to be mindful of your carbon footprint, keep your expenses in check and be healthy! Even at these to...