The Heschel Center is dedicated to building a sustainable future for Israeli society - environmentally, socially and economically - through education and reflective activism. Our strategies include leadership development, education, working with government and non-government organizations, and fostering activism and community-based projects across all sectors of Israeli society.

We are at the forefront of developing the concepts and framework to lead Israel towards a sustainable future.   We train and network leaders who will promote and implement sustainable ideas and practices. We combine the ideas and this dynamic network into concrete change at every level from the local to the national and even global.

Latest From the Heschel Center:

Pratt Prize for Environmental Journalism 2009 Winners

The Pratt Prize for Environmental Journalism, funded by the Pratt Foundations, is awarded annually  to cutting-edge environmental reporting on the national, local, and commity levels. The Prize is given for four categories of journaism, and for the first time a life-time acheivement award was given... (read more)

Video clips : Watch Heschel's 10th Year Anniversary Video Clip Here, Fellows program, Green Schools Network, Media and Fellows film-clips.

“…the Heschel Center is arguably the heart and mind behind Israel's environmental movement. If you open a newspaper in Israel and read an environmental expose - chances are staff from the Heschel Center had a hand in it…." - ISRAEL21C