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COEJL's monthly E-bulletins are filled with Jewish environmental information - tips for celebrating Jewish holidays with an environmental twist; opportunities to learn more about Judaism and the environment; green tips for living your life with concern for health and the environment; and much more!

Please, DO NOT TAKE ACTION on any Action Alert items in the archive. They will be out of date and not in conjunction with any active campaign.

March 27, 2007 [#35]
CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN : Going Beyond the Bulb
TAKE ACTION: Keep the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Free From Drilling
CELEBRATE: A Water Aware Passover
LEARN: Wine of Joy, Wine of Conscience, by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger
IN THE FIELD: CFLs Helping Low-income Families
GO GREEN: A Sweet Pesach - Sugarcane Biodegradable Tableware

January 31, 2007 [#34]
TAKE ACTION: Our Health at Risk
CELEBRATE: A Tu B'Shvat Shabbat
LEARN: Celebrating the Tu B’Shvat of the Kabbalists; The Environment in Contemporary Jewish Law
IN THE FIELD: Rabbi Warren Stone, COEJL Board Member and Environmental Activist
GO GREEN: Adopt-A-Tree; Eco-office Supplies

September 27 , 2006 [#33]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE: A Light Among the Nations aka How Many Jews Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? - A Jewish Response to Global Warming
TAKE ACTION: Having Our Say on Protecting the Environment; Support New Bills to Reduce Global Warming Emissions
CELEBRATE: Make Yom Kippur a Car-Free Day
LEARN: Inspiring Words for the Days of Awe
IN THE FIELD: Spotlight on Allan Tweddle, COEJL’s West Virginia Affiliate
GO GREEN: Kosher, Organic Fruit of the Vine

June 1, 2006 [#32]
TAKE ACTION: Urge Support for the US Israel Energy Cooperation Act
CELEBRATE: Spend Shavuot in the Great Outdoors
LEARN: Shavuot: Humility and Blessings
IN THE FIELD: Going for the Gold!
GO GREEN: Travel Green

April 5, 2006 [#31]
TAKE ACTION: Protect the Endangered Endangered Species Act
CELEBRATE: A Green Cleaning of Chametz
LEARN: Overcoming Real Slavery
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Synagogues are Going Green Around the Country!
GO GREEN: Compostable Dishware and Whole Grain Matzah for Passover

February 7, 2006 [#30]
TAKE ACTION: A Seder Sampling; Protect National Forest Roadless Areas
CELEBRATE: A Taste of Tu B’Shvat from Around the World
LEARN: If a Tree Falls in the Forest on Tu B’Shvat...
IN THE FIELD: Canfei Nesharim’s Tu B’Shvat Learning Campaign
GO GREEN: Seeing the Forest for the Trees

December 7, 2005 [#29]
TAKE ACTION: International Climate Conference
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Reporting Live From Montreal
CELEBRATE: Thinking of Miracles
LEARN: Global Warming: Why Jews Should Care
GO GREEN: Wrap It Up

September 30, 2005 [#28]
TAKE ACTION: Protect the Endangered Species Act
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: The Noah Alliance Sets Sail
CELEBRATE: Apples and Honey
LEARN: Who By Fire, Who By Water
GO GREEN: The Season of our Rejoicing
GREENING SYNAGOGUES: Green Action in the Field

August 16, 2005 [#27]
TAKE ACTION: Share Jewish Environmental Ideas with COEJL
CELEBRATE: Animal Rites vs. Animal Rights
LEARN: Caring for Creation
GO GREEN: Tofu BBQ
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: A Biodiversity Hotspot
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Inspiring Eco Dance Performance

June 29, 2005 [#26]
TAKE ACTION: Action Updates on Pesticides; Climate Change
CELEBRATE: Something Old, Something Pristine; Something Borrowed, Something Green
LEARN: What's Jewish About Community Supported Agriculture?
GO GREEN: Green Mitzvot
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: Threats to the River Jordan
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Jewish Community Briefing on Energy Policy and Climate Change

May 24, 2005 [#25]
TAKE ACTION: Protect Our Forests: Oppose Repeal of Roadless Rule
CELEBRATE: Omer for the Earth
LEARN: COEJL's Rabbinic Fellow Travels to Tehran
GO GREEN: Sustainable Spring
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: New Partner in Israel Project
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Interfaith Environmental Convocation Held in Washington

April 21, 2005 [#24]
TAKE ACTION: Support the U.S. - Israel Energy Cooperation Act
CELEBRATE: Recycling Passover Customs
LEARN: The Earth Day/Passover Connection
GO GREEN: Investing in a Sustainable Future
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: Learn More about Israel's Environment - Online!
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Greening Synagogues in New Jersey

March 23, 2005 [#23]
TAKE ACTION: Duties of the Heart
CELEBRATE: Deliver Us from Destruction
GO GREEN: Healthy Hamentashen
LEARN: Interpreting Jewish Environmental Texts
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: Israel Internship Opportunities
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: An Early Bloome in D.C.

February 17, 2005 [#22]
TAKE ACTION: Arctic Threatened Again!
CELEBRATE: Shabbat in Harmony with Creation
LEARN: Jewish Mindfulness as the Foundation for Environmental Action
GO GREEN: Winter Wheels
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Sharing Tu B'Shvat Seder Stories

January 19, 2005 [#21]
TAKE ACTION: Protect Our National Forests!
LEARN: The Tree of Life
CELEBRATE: Four Questions for the Tu B'Shvat Seder
GO GREEN: Tell Me More About Trees
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: Smart Growth is Growing Smarter
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Think Globally, Act Jewishly

October 18, 2004 [#20]
TAKE ACTION: Get Out the Vote!
ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENT: We're Looking for a Few Good Jewish Environmentalists
LEARN: Noah Was a Righteous Man
CELEBRATE: The Blessing of the Moon
GO GREEN: Fall Food Festival
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Boston Gives Thanks to the Source and We're All in the Same Boat in New York

September 14, 2004 [#19]
TAKE ACTION: Playing Politics With Pollution
CELEBRATE: Tashlikh and the Sea
LEARN: The Meaning of the Shofar
GO GREEN: Green Tsuvah
STAFF NEWS: New COEJL Staff Members
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Hazon Rides Again!

August 11, 2004 [#18]
TAKE ACTION: Speak for the Trees!
CELEBRATE: Lessons of Tisha B'Av
LEARN: The Dawn Chorus
GO GREEN: Ecological Kavannah
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Moonlighting with Santa Cruz COEJL

June 30, 2004 [#17]
TAKE ACTION: Support Strong Air Quality Regulations
LEARN: Lessons of Summer
CELEBRATE: Shabbat Under the Stars
COEJL STAFF NEWS: New Rabbinic Fellow
GO GREEN: Food for Thought
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Hazon's 4th Jewish Environmental Bike Ride

May 25, 2004 [#16]
TAKE ACTION: Needed: Eight More Votes for the Earth
CELEBRATE: Shavuot: Stop and Enjoy the Flowers
LEARN: Counting the Omer
GO GREEN: Staying Green Under the Chuppah and Beyond
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Mazal Tov to COEJL Southern California's President Lee Wallach!
HELP GROW MORE GREEN SYNAGOGUES: special article by Rivka Gevurtz

March 23, 2004 [#15]
TAKE ACTION: More on Mercury
CELEBRATE: Have a Passover Seder That Honors All Forms of Creation
LEARN: Towards a Sustainable Future for Israel
GO GREEN: Green Cleaning for Pesach
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Report From COEJL's Jewish Environmental Leadership Institute

February 18, 2004 [#14]
TAKE ACTION: Reduce Mercury Pollution!
CELEBRATE: It's a Mitzvah
LEARN: Sustainable Purim
GO GREEN: Keep the Fire Burning...
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: COEJL SC Turns Over a New Leaf

January 22, 2004 [#13]
TAKE ACTION: Tu B'Shvat Forest Action!
CELEBRATE: Tu B'Shvat Higiyah
LEARN: Trees are Us
GO GREEN: Winterize it!
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: JGEN Israel Trip Update

November 19, 2003 [#12]
TAKE ACTION: Urgent Alert on the Energy Bill!
CELEBRATE: A Radiant Hanukkah
LEARN: Environmental Reflections on Hanukkah
GO GREEN: Green Gift Guide
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: SAZ COEJL Cleans Up

October 23, 2003 [#11]
TAKE ACTION: The Climate Stewardship Act of 2003
CELEBRATE: Happy Heshvan!
LEARN: Two Days of Rosh Hodesh
GO GREEN: Cut Out the Coffee Contaminant
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: JEI Takes to the Trees

September 23, 2003 [#10]
TAKE ACTION: Just Say No to a Bad Energy Bill!
CELEBRATE: Rosh Hashana Apples and Honey
LEARN: Happy Birthday, World!
GO GREEN: Mow, Mow, Mow Your Lawn
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: MI COEJL asks, "What Should the Governor Drive?"

August 18, 2003 [#9]
TAKE ACTION: Close the Dirty Diesel Loophole!
CELEBRATE: Introspection in Elul
LEARN: Tisha B'Av, Tragedy, and The Temple
GO GREEN: Clean Car Conservation
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Greater Boston COEJL Gets in on the Action

July 16, 2003 [#8]
TAKE ACTION: Stop the Public Lands Giveaway!
CELEBRATE: A Restful Shabbat
LEARN: How the Sabbath Can Transform
GO GREEN: Hot Town, Summer in the City
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: CoejlSC Environmentalists of the Year

May 30, 2003 [#7]
TAKE ACTION: Protect the Endangered Species Act!
CELEBRATE: An Environmental Shavuot
LEARN: The Bringing of the First Fruits
GO GREEN: Just One Word... Plastics.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Mark & Sharon Bloome Jewish Environmental Leadership Institute 2003

April 22, 2003 [#6]
TAKE ACTION: Help Defend the Clean Water Act!
CELEBRATE: Earth Day as a Jewish Holiday.
LEARN: Mayim Chayyim: The Waters of Life.
GO GREEN: Water, Water Everywhere...
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: MI COEJL Activists Call for Clean Air.

March 20, 2003 [#5]
TAKE ACTION: Clear Skies Act?
CELEBRATE: Passover Seder Reading
LEARN: The Passover-Environment Connection
GO GREEN: Spring Cleaning
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: NJEP's Energy Conservation Campaign

February 20, 2003 [#4]
TAKE ACTION: Break the Paper Chain!
CELEBRATE: An Environmental Purim
LEARN: Bal Tashchit - Do Not Waste
GO GREEN: A Review of the Three R's
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Bay COEJL's Making the Connection

January 16, 2003 [#3]
TAKE ACTION: Support Bi-partisan Global Warming Bill!
CELEBRATE: Celebrate a Different Type of Seder.
LEARN: The Judaism and Nature Connection.
GO GREEN: How to Recycle Your PC.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Adam va-Adamah's Special Tu B'Shvat Seder

December 23, 2002 [#2]
TAKE ACTION: Not happy with the new fuel economy standards?
CELEBRATE: Host a Tu B'Shvat seder.
LEARN: Shabbat's environmental message.
GO GREEN: Which fish are friendliest?
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: NJEP's "Purchase with Prudence" Campaign

November 20, 2002 [#1]
TAKE ACTION: Tell the auto industry CEOs what you think!
CELEBRATE: Prepare for Hanukkah and Tu B'shevat.
LEARN: Learn how the Talmud relates to energy conservation.
GO GREEN: Winter tip to save energy.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIELD: Greater Boston COEJL's Institute 2002!