SPEAKERS GUIDE

Ramona Rubin

Director
Eco Kosher Network

Ramona received a masters degree in public health epidemiology at the University of Michigan where she did extensive work with Michigan Integrative Medicine. Her focus is on connections between human health and the environment, particularly the spiritual connections between a healthy environment and mind-body healing. She formed the Eco Kosher Network to educate and empower people to affirm the positive aspects of consuming sustainably and choosing foods and products in harmony with health and creation. A certified Permaculture designer, Ramona is available to help organizations and individuals implement their ecological visions. Ramona connected with her Jewish heritage and practice while working in defense of Headwaters Forest in California and enjoys sharing stories and teachings from her diverse travels and experiences.

Topics on which qualified to speak:

• Ethical / Halakhic Perspective
• Ecology and Natural History: Western US
• Jewish Environmental Action
• Environmental Health and Justice
• Green Building / Sustainability
• Food, Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Health
• Cultural Ecology

Types of Presentations available for:

• Scholar-in-residence for congregations
• Scholar-in-residence for campus
• Jewish outdoor education programs for youth
• Jewish outdoor education programs for adults
• In-service training program for educators
• Synagogue speaker / sermon
• Campus speaker
• Conference speaker
• Day school / religious school speaker
• Video presentations of Green Borders: An Ecological Vision of the Holy Land