International Jewish Earth Week was founded in 2005 to educate about Jewish environmental values. There is more to Tu b’Shvat than planting trees.
The ancient festival of Tu b’Shvat offers communities the opportunity to connect environmentalism with Jewish spiritually in creative ways, engaging Jews across a wide spectrum of observance levels and backgrounds. Most Jews are unaware that Judaism has anything to say about the our relationship to the environment. In fact, Judaism commits humanity to be stewards of the earth, protecting it from e
07/22/2022
https://rabbiyonah.substack.com/p/leaving-our-world-a-better-place
Leaving Our World a Better Place: Remembering Bruce Whizin The Jewish people and Israel have lost one of their greatest admirers and supporters, who passed away at the age of 91.
07/12/2022
Bruce Whizin, a friend and influential philanthropist, passed away on July 9, 2022. Funeral today Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 1:00pm at Eden Memorial Park. Bruce Z"L supported Jewlicious Festival and his foundation continues to support Jewish Earth Week. May his memory be for blessings and his neshama have an Aliyah.
The funeral will be on:
11500 Sepulveda Blvd
Mission Hills, CA 91345
02/11/2022
Ostrich thinking in ND.
Great River reapproves coal plant and power line deal Great River Energy's member cooperatives Wednesday reapproved the sale of the company's Coal Creek power plant in North Dakota and an accompanying 436-mile power line.
01/04/2022
We are excited to be partnering with folks on 10 campuses to create Tu b’Shvat celebrations! We are not excited that our country keeps drilling more oil and gas wells.
Federal oil lease sale planned for early 2022 in North Dakota, Montana after yearlong pause Oil and gas leasing on federal lands is expected to resume early this year in North Dakota and Montana after the Biden administration halted the process nationwide almost one year
01/26/2021
More events !!!
01/26/2021
Amazing news for Jewish Earth Week
BlackRock Chief Pushes a Big New Climate Goal for the Corporate World Larry Fink is using his firm’s huge influence to pressure companies to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
01/21/2021
Great way to start Jewish earth week!
Biden, in a Burst of Climate Orders, Rejoins the Paris Agreement The president also canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and ordered federal agencies to begin the process of reinstating environmental regulations reversed under the Trump administration.
01/18/2021
Thanks to our sponsors, we are helping support Tu B'Shvat educational programs on at least 12 campuses this year - from California to Tel Aviv.
01/15/2021
Email rabbi at picoshul.org to apply
12/30/2020
We are pleased to annnouce 2021 campus grants for Tu B Shvat Programs!
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