Modern American culture doesn’t have much to say about the importance of place. Of course, we have landmarks: the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, to name a few. But what is important about those places is what is there, or what once happened there. It’s not the place itself that claims us. It’s a combination of monument and memory.
As Jews we are more likely to have a real sense of what place means. We’ve been to Israel, a land that has been a part of our history for millennia, and that today ...
Are you educating the Jewish community about protecting the environment? Have you faced challenges with:
motivating people into action?
inspiring Jews who don’t have the same values as you?
or moving a community into activism and shared commitment?
Jewcology is partnering with educators from Harvard University on a new leadership training intended to address these specific issues, in order to empower Jews who are seeking to educate Jewish communities about the importance of protecting the environment.
Date: Sunday August 21
Time: 10:30am-6:30pm
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