Jewish Climate Initiative Co-Founder, Dr. Michael Kagan analyzes the question: Can the Jewish People help humanity face climate change, its biggest challenge yet?
19. Halachic ruling forbids strawberries Ynet 04.02.09 Rabbi Yehuda Amichai, who heads the institute, told Ynet that "it used to be enough to take the green leaves off of the strawberry and wash it with soap, but today the bugs stick to the dots on the fruit, and emerge even after a good washing". He said strawberries that had been sprayed with pesticide were not safe either. "In the end they also have insects that won't come off, even if there are less," he said.