Yosef I. Abramowitz

Named by CNN as one of the six leading “green pioneers” on the planet, Yosef I. Abramowitz is a co-founder of the solar industry in the State of Israel and serves as CEO of Energiya Global Capital, a Jerusalem-based developer building solar fields in Africa and elsewhere. This column is adapted from a JTA op-ed penned by the author. He can be followed on twitter @kaptainsunshine.

BIRDS FLY near factory emissions n Tangshan, China, in 2016. Waskow emphasizes the importance of using religion to fight climate change

Powering peace in the era of climate crisis - opinion

Noble Energy’s Leviathan gas field, not far from Caesaria

Why the Chevron acquisition of Israel's Noble Energy is bad for Israel

As a masked woman looks on, Roni Ben-Ari and Yonatan Meushar celebrate their wedding at Ein Hemed, which is offering free, small-scale weddings for young couples due to restrictions imposed by the government to fight coronavirus on March 18

Corona’s silver lining


Hezbollah energy threat could send Israel back to biblical times

For a country blessed with endless sun and great technology – and obsessed with security – we’re sure acting like our decision-makers are in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry

Iran's proxies, including Hezbollah, are empowered throughout the Middle East

Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kudos to the Nobel Peace Prize committee for recognizing the bold visions and action of Ethiopia’s youthful Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed.

Reuven Rivlin visits Ethiopia

A call to release Eritrean religious prisoners

Hopes ran high when Eritrea won its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Instead, it has become not only one of the poorest countries on Earth

A man walks in front of a church in Eritrea

No more sanctioning slavery and oppression

A call to release Eritrean religious prisoners by September 12, the Geez New Year

A boy playing the role of a prisoner has his hands tied during a rally marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day April 17, 2019.

A wild woman exits

In appreciation of local musician Becca Kristovsky.

BECCA KRISOVSKY

A wild woman exits

In appreciation of local musician Becca Kristovsky.

Becca Kristovsky

A needed change: Shaking up the Federation economic model

The Federations not only need to re-think their advocacy strategy within Israel but also their financial strategy.

DON’T YOU want to be part of this? Why aren’t Federations investing in Israel, asks the author.

Break-lines: How conservative Israelis and Reform U.S. Jews are torn

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen

A poster promoting Israeli-Diaspora dialogue at the GA, due to take place in Tel Aviv from October 22-24

The next big thing?

The author (front right) with 8,000 Falash Mura in 1998 ignored at the time by the State of Israel; although all of them made aliyah, about 9,000 remain in Gondar today

Reclaiming the light of chosenness

I’m not budging. I continue to hold onto our chosenness.

A general view shows Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City