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Protect the Stranger. Love thy Neighbor. Pass the Dream Act.
Protect the stranger. Love thy neighbor. Pass the Dream Act. כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם for you were strangers in the land of Egypt The Reform Movement is mobilizing to pass a clean Dream Act of 2017.
A Greening Glossary: Quick Reference
Just what is sustainability? What is "organic"? Do I have a carbon footprint? And what exactly does it mean to be green? The Green Glossary is a compilation of environment-related words and phrases and their definitions.
FAQs About Greening
Find out the answers to some of the most frequently asked greening questions. You can scroll down and browse all frequently asked questions or choose from the list below to jump to a specific question Is environmentalism a Jewish Issue? Yes!
Text Study on the Environment - Caring for the Land
Leader's Materials: You shall count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years gives forty-nine years.
Text Study on the Environment - Environmental Legislation
Leader's Materials Carcasses, cemeteries and tanneries must be kept at fifty cubits’ distance from a town. A tannery can only be set up on the east side of a town [because the east wind is gentle and will not carry the fumes to the town.] Mishnah, Baba Batra 2:9.
Sample Sermon on the Environment - Rabbi Irwin A. Zeplowitz
by Irwin A. Zeplowitz written for Union for Reform Judaism's 10 Minutes of Torah Near the end of the 1999 film Magnolia, there is a frightening scene of a rain of frogs. At first humorous, it suddenly turns horrific, even deadly.
Sample Sermon on the Environment - Rabbi Benjamin David
by Rabbi Benjamin David To be a Jew in 5769 North America is to live amidst the stretching light of religious freedom. We enjoy more access to Torah, to synagogue life, to clergy and sacred Jewish literature than any generation ever has.
Environmentalism in Israel
There are many organizations in Israel dedicated to tackling the environmental challenges of the region. Learn more about the issues they tackle and how you can get involved by visiting their websites.
For RAC Program Alums - Reconnecting this Summer
Take me out to the ball game! Join RAC Staff and program alumni on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:05 p.m. for a Washington Nationals baseball game. Please RSVP with this form by May 30th (significant others are welcome to join us). Take action!
Four Prayer Poems for Natural Disasters
Written by Rabbi Zoe Klein of Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA in honor of those affected by Hurricane Katrina How Much Water Is Inside A Tear How much water is inside a tear, And how long does it take to dry them? As long as there is misery and fear In the people who continue to cry them.