I don’t usually think of myself as much of a foodie. In order to address some health conditions, I’m on a pretty rigorous diet, which has taken a lot of previously loved foods – tomatoes, bread, ice cream, chocolate – out of the mainstay in my diet.
For a long time I thought that I didn’t like food at all: I wished I could simply take a pill and move on with my day. As you can imagine, this has kept me on the fringe of some parts of the Jewish environmental movement. I’m not one for conversations about making the most ...
The JEI Teen Group did a great job spreading the word to St. Louis area congregations about ways to go Green on Sunday April 22 (Earth Day). The Teen Group fanned out and gave two presentations: one at BSKI Mitzvah Day and one for the 8th grade class at Bnai Amoona. The teens talked about simple things congregants could do to reduce waste and lower their carbon footprints.
