Jesse Glickstein

Jesse Glickstein blogged Earth Day Quotes and Lehitraot for Now

  I have very much enjoyed blogging for Jewcology over the past two years, however, due to the upcoming bar exam in July, I will be taking a hiatus from my monthly post.  It has been an honor and truly thrilling for me to take part and witness Jewcology develop and blossom from a seedling of an idea among a group of innovative Jews coming together for a week in Israel, into a thriving community.  In honor of Earth Day, I want to post a series of quotes from individua...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged The Plight of Farm Workers

A few nights ago my wife and I watched a really intense episode of Law and Order SVU which focused on a disturbed couple who abused young children and used them as indentured farm laborers.  My wife, who is a doctoral student in food policy at Rutgers University then  emailed me the following link about a topic we have discussed several times over the past few years: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/09/137623954/the-troubled-history-of-the-supermarket-tomato.  This book re...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Owning Rights to Nature

On Tuesday a very interesting case was argued in front of the Supreme Court regarding patents on seeds by Monsanto (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/business/justices-signal-a-monsanto-edge-in-patent-case.html?ref=earth) .  Although it appears the court will likely side with Monsanto the case had me thinking about a topic I often discuss at home with my wife but have never blogged about on Jewcology.  GMOs are an interesting topic and there are many different aspects that can br...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Time For Faith Communities to Step Up the Fight

  I was surprised to learn that President Obama had focused part of his inaugural address on climate change.  When I heard the speech I was particular struck by the language he used in calling for action.  President Obama stated the following:  "We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our childr...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Faith Communities Must Protect the Vulnerable During Land Use Discussions

  With every passing day I become less of an optimist and more of a realist.  This past year has provided many of us a glimpse of the chaos and destruction that might be in store for us all if no meaningful action is taken on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Although I am encouraged by the outpouring of support for devastated regions, I am losing faith in our government's ability to pass any legislation, nevertheless a meaningful energy/climate bill. Th...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Working Together Towards Adaptation

  A new report just released this week says the ice sheets are melting five times faster than in the 1990’s and occurring more rapidly than scientists believed in 2007 (http://science.time.com/2012/11/30/climate-change-polar-ice-sheets-melting-faster-raising-sea-levels/) .    At the same time climate discussion occurring over the last week in Doha have been unfruitful and hope that a meaningful agreement can be reached is fading (http://www.business-standard.c...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Lessons From Sandy

  As a New York City resident with friends living through New York and New Jersey, the past week has certainly been intense and tragic.  The truth is that for my wife and I, Sandy brought days of downtime because we did not lose power or suffer any damage to our apartment or car.  We feel incredibly lucky but at the same time so awful for the millions impacted by the storm.  During the past week I have seen images on television and heard stories on NPR about so many...more...

Jesse Glickstein blogged Simply Awesome

  I usually use this monthly blog as an outlet to voice my opinions about policies related to environmental issues.  However, this week I read a really cool article that I wanted to share.  The short article (produced below along with a link) illustrates how amazing nature can be and the importance of protecting and preserving as many species of living organisms as possible.  Although I have never viewed a Gouldian finch, and it is quite likely I neve...more...

Jesse Glickstein posted in community: JAC

Jesse Glickstein posted in community: JAC