Seasonal Recipe: Apple, Pomegranate, and Parsley Salad

by | Aug 30, 2026 | Climate

By Joelle Abramowitz Purchase your apples and parsley at any local farmer’s market. This month’s seasonal recipe is for an apple, pomegranate, and parsley salad, making the most of in-season local apples and parsley. The dish includes Rosh Hashanah staples, apple and...

Towards a Sustainable Tashlich Ritual

by | Aug 30, 2026 | Climate

By Michael S. Simon for the Beth Israel Green Team Task Force Tashlich was first introduced around the 13th century, performed on the first day of Rosh Hashanah as a means of casting off sin. The tradition involves proceeding to a moving body of water, preferably one...

The Leaves are Making Teshuvah

by | Aug 30, 2026 | Climate

The Leaves are Making Teshuvah as chlorophyll fades from their veins to reveal riotous colors of red. the leaves are making teshuvah by letting go of their verdant past. they drop from branches, float on eddies of air to the ground. the leaves are making teshuvah....

Seasonal Recipe: Tomato Toast

by | Jul 29, 2026 | Climate

By Joelle Abramowitz Purchase your tomatoes at any local farmer’s market or harvest from your backyard! This month’s seasonal recipe is for tomato toast. In-season local tomatoes are the perfect balance of sweet, acidic, and umami flavors, a completely different...

Beth Israel’s Mission Mishkan Featured Nationally

by | Jul 29, 2026 | Climate

By Michael S. Simon This year, Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) was one of six Jewish organizations featured in Adamah’s Jewish Climate Leadership “Coalition Counting the Omer” Project (https://adamah.org/climate/coalition/counting-the-omer/), which celebrated climate...