COEJL's Global Climate Change Resources

From COEJL's Resources:

Why energy is a Jewish issue

COEJL Hanukkah: Let There Be (Renewable) Light

• Jewish Texts as Resources on Global Climate Change

• Invite a Speaker on Energy

• 8 Days, 8 Actions for Hanukkah

• 8 Days, 8 Actions Hanukkah cards for 2002, 2003, 2004 [pdf]

• During ‘The Feast of Lights’ be mindful of conservation

• The Darkness of Winter: Environmental Reflections on Hanukah 

A Page of Talmud Study on Clean Air Standards [pdf]

Purchase "God's Creation and Global Warming" video. [pdf]
A 15 minute video on climate change and why it is an issue of faith. "God's Creation and Global Warming" Study Guide. [pdf]

From COEJL's Programs:

Global Climate Change and Energy Campaigns

COEJL's Environmental Policy Platform:
February 2007

Greening Synagogues Resources

Rabbinic Groups' Climate Resolutions:

On The Importance of Preserving the Environment from The Rabbinic Council, 2006

Climate Change Resolution from the Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2005

Resolution on Global Warming and Endangered Species [pdf, p.10] from the Rabbinic Assembly, 2005

JRF Resolution on the Environment from the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

From SEEDS, COEJL’s Interactive Resource Bank:

8 Days 8 Actions
8 simple actions to help conserve energy, slow global climate change, and save you money!

Global Climate Change and Hard-Boiled Eggs
A hands-on activity to teach young chldren (Kindergarten-4th grade) about the concept of Global Climate Change

Hanukkah Energy Scavenger Hunt
For grades 5-8, learn and play about conserving energy!

L'Or v'Or, L'Dor v'Dor
Have an intergenerational discussion about issues of the environment and energy

Roots and Branches: Section 3 - Saving Energy
Judaism began long before anyone worried about global warming or dependence on foreign energy supplies. But even then, energy for cooking and light was valued and Judaism instructed our ancestors to use it properly.

Take an Energy Survey of the Campus
Campus energy-efficiency programs and advanced technology programs have become models for institutional efficiency and have cut millions from utility bills.

Turn Out Those Lights
For the cost of four t-shirts, jackets or hats, your school could save as much as $1000 a month in energy costs.

Additional Resources:

Global Climate Change Resources from the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism

Green Menorah Covenant from The Shalom Center

From Take Action:

The Climate Stewardship Act (S 342) or (HR 759)

The United States Israel Energy Cooperation Act (HR 5342)

The Interfaith Climate Change Network (ICCN) of Protecting Creation