Jewish PARK(ing) Day, organized by Mitsui Design, is just under a month away on Friday, September 18th. Do you have a PARK near you?

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PARK(ing) Day, an annual open-source event now in its tenth year, has reimagined metered parking spaces around the globe as tempora...

This is the second installment of a weekly place-based Omer series. In this year of Shmita, it's my goal every week of the Omer (the counting period from Passover to Shavuot) to do something that helps me connect more deeply to place, and then write about it. Read the...

This is the first installment of a weekly place-based Omer series. In this year of Shmita, it's my goal every week of the Omer (the counting period from Passover to Shavuot) to do something that helps me connect more deeply to place, and then write about it. Read the p...

Pesach and the Torah of Place

This week we celebrate Pesach (Passover), the first of the shalosh regalim – three pilgrimage festivals to the Temple in ancient Jerusalem – that celebrate the agricultural cycle of Biblical Israel. A springtime holiday known for commemor...

We are excited to announce that Mitsui Design founder Yoshi Silverstein's recent ELI Talk in NYC is officially live for your viewing pleasure! 

In this 13-minute talk, hear how soil, compost, Hebrew doo-doo, and a childhood full of place-based nature experiences i...

The Leichtag Foundation just released this new video documenting the volunteer sukkah build day. Great editing and time-lapse from the folks at Leichtag! 

Time-lapse for Mitsui Design's sukkah, Tension Release, and interview with designer Yoshi Silverstein, begins at...

Mitsui Design's submission, Tension | Release, is a finalist for the Leichtag Foundation's National Sukkah Design Competition! 

Join us if you can for the public volunteer build day Sunday, October 5th and be sure to stay tuned for updates and to VOTE for the winner!

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