Check out this nice video piece produced by Faith in Place - a coalition of over 400 faith communities throughout Illinois committed to the sacred practice of environmental and economic sustainability. I’m proud to say that JRC (who is featured in the clip) is a longtime member.
From the FIP website:
Our mission is [...]
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Faith in Place
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Green Buildings, Interfaith, Judaism, Religion on November 6, 2008 | No Comments »
The End of Empire: A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah
Posted in Elections 2008, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Health Care, High Holidays, Judaism, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Sermons, War on October 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My sermon for Rosh Hanshanah Day 5769 was something of a sequel to the one I delivered the night before. I’ve reworked it here, based on a version I gave today at Lake St. Church’s World Community Sabbath. (Those of you who read the previous sermon will notice I carried some passages over into this [...]
The Season of our Sustenance: A Sermon for Erev Rosh Hashanah
Posted in Environmentalism, Fair Trade, Global Activism, Green Buildings, HIV/AIDS, High Holidays, Hunger, International Aid, Judaism, Poverty, Religion, Sermons, Spirituality, Tzedakah on October 2, 2008 | No Comments »
As I sat down to write my sermons this New Year, I somehow found myself returning to the theme of “sustainability.” Click below for my remarks on Erev Rosh Hashanah:
JRC Goes Platinum!
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, JRC Construction Diaries on September 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am thrilled to announce JRC has officially achieved a LEED level Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), making it the highest rated green house of worship in the world!
I’ve written about this extensively before, but just to recap: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the point-based review process created [...]
JRC’s New Home: Summer into Fall
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, Judaism, Religion on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s been quite a while since I posted a pic of JRC’s new building. We’ve been settling in for about half a year now and are thoroughly enjoying our new home. Here’s a shot of the exterior with our new front garden, filled with local, drought-resistant species planted by our devoted Garden Havurah.
Our house is quickly [...]
On Coffee and Coexistence
Posted in Africa, Coexistence, Environmentalism, Fair Trade, Global Activism, Interfaith, JRC Africa Trip 2008, Religion, Uganda on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That man in the picture above is JJ Keki - Ugandan farmer, musician, fair trade entrepreneur, local politician and interfaith activist (I’m sure I’m missing several more job descriptions…) JRC has gotten to know JJ well over the years through our our relationship to the Peace Kawomera interfaith fair trade coffee cooperative. JJ (a Ugandan [...]
Guest Posts from Rwanda
Posted in Africa, Environmentalism, Food, Genocide, HIV/AIDS, International Health, JRC Africa Trip 2008, Rwanda, Women's Issues on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
There have been several instances on this trip in which smaller groups have opted for side trips separate from our main itinerary. I’ve asked two participants to share their experiences with you - our first report comes from JRC member Rich Katz, who visited a Rwandan organic farm with fellow JRC’ers Ray Grossman and Jonathan [...]
JRC’s Conscious Choice
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, Judaism on June 30, 2008 | No Comments »
JRC’s new green synagogue building was spotlighted in this nice feature from Conscious Choice Magazine last April. A few corrections though:
- We have not yet been certified by the US Green Building Council. We continue to hope for a Platinum rating and expect receive final word in a few months.
- The rubble in our gabion [...]
What’s Your Footprint?
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Food, Global Warming, Green Buildings on May 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just finished playing an on-line quiz called “Consumer Consequences” - a test sponsored by American Public Media that helps you determine your personal environmental footprint. Based on your consumer habits in various categories (i.e. use of public transportation, energy bills, eating consumption, trash disposal) the quiz calculates how many earths it would take to sustain [...]
My Green Podcast
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmentalism, Green Buildings, Judaism, Religion, Religion/Politics on May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I recently spoke about Judaism and the environment at Beth Shalom - a Conservative congregation in Northbrook, IL. My talk is available as a podcast on the website of the Jewish United Fund of Greater Chicago if you’d like to give a listen…
