The following are a sampling of programs from the Religious Action Center's Environmental Program Bank. View the full program bank at http://resources.rj.org/rac/enviro/.
Community Garden, Temple Israel
Creation of a community garden to harvest and donate produce to area food banks.
Eco-Friendly Sukkot: Greening the Harvest Festival
Suggestions on making Sukkot celebrations environmentally friendly.
Visit a different social action website each night of Chanukah. Use these sites as a springboard for volunteer work and charitable giving.
Congregation holds Environmental Advocacy Forum.
Fill your mishloach manot baskets with Fair Trade products and create a more just and sustainable world while enjoying tasty treats.
Shavuot: Reconnecting to the Land and its Produce
Confirmation class presents a Shavuot meal, researching how and where it was harvested.
Tikkun Olam: Social Action for All Congregants
The Temple revamped its social action program and in doing so, motivated congregants to make commitments and contributions to social action at new unprecedented levels.
