by Annie Wolock | Sep 28, 2025 | Climate
By Annie Wolock for Federation of Greater Ann Arbor Composting food is an easy way to take personal responsibility for helping fight climate change. It’s simple to get started, and this month, we aim to answer some of your questions. Hopefully, you’ll come away with a...
by Annie Wolock | Sep 28, 2025 | Climate
By Chava Israel In 2019, Rabbis Beth Cardin and Avram Israel Reisner presented a Teshuvah (Responsa) to the Conservative Committee on Jewish Law and Standards to address the need for a comprehensive environmental ethic rooted in halachah and ethical writings. The goal...
by Annie Wolock | Sep 28, 2025 | Climate
By Michael S. Simon for the BIC Green Team Task Force Beth Israel Congregation (BIC) is a proud member of Adamah’s Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition. In 2022, twenty major Jewish organizations signed up to launch the Coalition, demonstrating a consensus that the...
by Annie Wolock | Sep 28, 2025 | Climate
By Rabbi Sara O’Donnell Adler Staff Chaplain, University of Michigan Hospitals Certified Michigan Naturalist Why do we begin our year in the fading light of summer and as leaves fall from the trees, exposing their bare branches to the cold? During Sukkot, we can...
by Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Aug 22, 2025 | Climate
By Michael S. Simon for the A2J CC The Ann Arbor Jewish Climate Circle (A2J CC) is a Washtenaw County Jewish organizations coalition under the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) umbrella. Its goal is to coalesce our community to push back against the onslaught...
by Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Aug 22, 2025 | Climate
By Elina Zilberberg, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, A2J CC Since its founding, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County has been committed to creating solutions, promoting dignity, and inspiring humanity. Over the years, JFS has committed to and...