Who We Are
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) deepens and broadens the Jewish community’s commitment to stewardship and protection of the Earth: via outreach, activism, Jewish learning, and advocacy.
Through a network of Jewish leaders, institutions, and individuals -- and in partnership with our many multi-faith allies -- COEJL mobilizes the Jewish community to advance eco-justice, increase sustainability, and advocate for policies that support environmental protection.
Through a network of Jewish leaders, institutions, and individuals -- and in partnership with our many multi-faith allies -- COEJL mobilizes the Jewish community to advance eco-justice, increase sustainability, and advocate for policies that support environmental protection.
What We Do
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COEJL partners with the full spectrum of national Jewish organizations to integrate Jewish values of environmental stewardship into communal life
SupportCOEJL supports synagogues around environmental education and action opportunities -- call us for a consult, or to explore a live or virtual presentation
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COEJL activates national Jewish institutions, local initiatives, and individuals to fight for environmental protection efforts, and enact enduring change
ParticipateCOEJL actively participates in inter-religious and civic coalitions to protect the environment, public health, frontline communities, and our common future
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Can you help support this vital mission?
And God took the first human, and placed this person in the Garden of Eden -- to tend / serve it, and to guard it. "
(Genesis 2:15 -- לְעׇבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשׇׁמְרָֽהּ)