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Written by Esther
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When I was at the CAJE conference this summer, I found a flyer from a project called the Green Menorah Covenant; it played on the seven branches of the menorah (not the Hanukkah one, the regular, synagogue one) and identified seven ideas to help you make your own personal and congregational/organizational changes on behalf of the environment.
The Green Menorah is the symbol of a covenant among Jewish communities and congregations to renew the miracle of Hanukkah in our own generation: Using one day's oil to meet eight days' needs: doing our part so that by 2020, US oil consumption is cut by seven-eighths.
The Shalom Center, which runs the Green Menorah Covenant program, defines the three aspects of the Covenant:
* hands-on action by congregations and congregants to reduce CO2 emissions on their own
* infusion of Jewish festivals, life-cycle events, prayers, and education with eco-consciousness
* advocacy for change in public policy
The program mostly runs in synagogues, but even if you're not affiliated with a particular synagogue community, you can read the entries in the Shalom Center's blog, which focuses on personal and communal actions on behalf of the environment, here.
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