Do not separate yourself from the community (Pirkei Avot, 2:5)
One of the best ways to learn is from the successes of others. In this section, Union for Reform Judaism congregations share their best green practices. Read their success stories and then share yours! Email greening@urj.org to add your program to the collection. This section also provides funding information, holiday guides and other relevant Union resources.
Forming a Green Team Interested in "greening" your synagogue but don't know where to start? Create a Green Team/Green Committee to take charge.
At the Toronto Biennial, Rabbi Yoffie called for a commitment to ethical eating, asking synagogue
leaders to "carefully, thoughtfully, Jewishly" formulate new eating
guidelines for their communities. Download resources and program guides for
developing new food policies, planting community gardens, and educating membership about righteous, healthy eating.
Jews United for Justice has created a booklet with specific suggestions for how families can make purchasing choices for their special day in ways that are mindful of their effect on the environment and workers' rights.
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