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Day 16: Week 3, Day 2 of the Omer – Gevurah of Tiferet

Compassion that is disciplined and focused. by Rabbi Robin Damsky Recently I was rear-ended at a red light. I was more stunned than anything else, and getting out of my […]

70+ Rabbinic Call to Move Our Money to Protect Our Planet

Dear chevra, By April 30, 2014, more than 70 Rabbis and other Jewish spiritual leaders have signed this Call. Now we appeal to all members of the Jewish community to […]

Day 15: Chesed b’Tiferet

Week three of the Counting of the Omer is the week of Tiferet, and in the context of Tiferet, Rabbi Robin Damsky will be sharing thoughts about gardening. Rabbi Damsky […]

Behar: Bring Shmita Learning & Action To Your Own Community

The Torah reading for this upcoming Shabbat (May 9-10) will be Parshat Behar, the portion of the Torah that offers us the visionary teachings of the Shmita/Yovel cycle. This year's […]

Speaking Out Faithfully: A Green Sheep Webinar from Interfaith Power and Light

On Thursday night, April 24, I had the privilege of participating in the Green Sheep Webinar for the Interfaith Power & Light chapter in my region (DC, MD, NoVA). The […]

Teaching your children to be environmentally aware

Caring for the environment, and tending G-d’s creation, the Earth, is a core value in Judaism. How do we instill in our little ones the practices that will help them […]

Day 14: Malchut B’Gevurah

Day Seven of Week 2 (14th day of Omer): Malchut in Gevurah by Susie Davidson Malchut is about dignity, and the final manifestation of the intended change. But it is […]

Day 13: Yesod b’Gevurah

Day Six of Week 2 (13th day of Omer): Yesod in Gevurah by Susie Davidson Yesod is about foundations, the base of support from which to enact these desired changes. […]

Day 12: Hod b’Gevurah

Day Five of Week 2 (12th day of Omer): Hod in Gevurah by Susie Davidson Hod stands for humility and acknowledging limits. In concert with the restraint and discernment of […]

Day 11: Netzach b’Gevurah

Day Four of Week 2 (11th day of Omer): Netzach in Gevurah by Susie Davidson It all begins with ourselves. And Netzach signifies trusting in ourselves by summoning both strength […]

Day 10: Tiferet b’Gevurah

Day Three of Week 2 (10th day of Omer): Tiferet in Gevurah by Susie Davidson The aspects of Tiferet are harmony, compassion and mercy. "Tiferet is a blueprint for change, […]

Day 9: Gevurah b’Gevurah

by Susie Davidson Day Two of Week 2 (9th day of Omer): Gevurah in Gevurah Focus, discipline, restraint, determination, careful measure – times two. This is steadfastness in the face […]

What is ? Jewcology is a project of graduates of ROI (http://roicommunity.org), who have come together to create a resource for the entire Jewish-environmental community.  Jewcology incorporates collaboration from a wide range of Jewish environmental leaders and organizations worldwide.  This project was funded by the ROI Innovation Fund. The long-term goal of this project is to build a multi-denominational, multi-generational, regionally diverse community of Jewish environmental activists, who are learning from one another and from an expanding set of Jewish-environmental resources, how to educate their communities about our Jewish responsibility to protect the environment. We welcome sponsors, volunteers and collaboration!  To get involved, drop us a line: 

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