Yehuda Ganut, from a predominantly hareidi neighborhood in Petach Tikva, has founded Hareidim L'Svivah [religious-hareidim for the environment]. This group is similar to one in Har Nof which earlier this year actively worked for preserving nature areas in the fast-developing region.
Suffering from pollution and noise in Petach Tikva, in the greater Tel Aviv area, Ganut convinced the city to move a nearby bus terminal to a different area. After a television crew came to his Hadar Ganim neighborhood and publicized the group's activism, Ganut turned to the issue of parks and open spaces.
Ganut has support from many neighbors who studied in the Hevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem and together founded the Hadar Ganim area. Next on Hareidim L'Sviva's list of targets is a new access road to the neighborhood, which Ganut says will be a further source of pollution and noise.
Ganut freely quotes sources in Jewish Law concerning the need for a clean and safe environment. One of his favorite is that of the Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky, known as the Steipler Gaon, who spoke about the value of trees as an expression of G-d's works.
A hareidi newspaper has featured Ganut and his activities, noting they are welcome additions to "a field that probably was not previously known to exist."
Suffering from pollution and noise in Petach Tikva, in the greater Tel Aviv area, Ganut convinced the city to move a nearby bus terminal to a different area. After a television crew came to his Hadar Ganim neighborhood and publicized the group's activism, Ganut turned to the issue of parks and open spaces.
Ganut has support from many neighbors who studied in the Hevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem and together founded the Hadar Ganim area. Next on Hareidim L'Sviva's list of targets is a new access road to the neighborhood, which Ganut says will be a further source of pollution and noise.
Ganut freely quotes sources in Jewish Law concerning the need for a clean and safe environment. One of his favorite is that of the Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky, known as the Steipler Gaon, who spoke about the value of trees as an expression of G-d's works.
A hareidi newspaper has featured Ganut and his activities, noting they are welcome additions to "a field that probably was not previously known to exist."