Upcoming
Power for Purpose: Moving others to Act on Climate
Climate, health, and environmental justice cannot wait. Learn more about how you can move members of your community to act and answer some of the tough questions that may come up. We will also take time for action together, sending messages to the White House on urgent climate regulations. All are welcome, and no prior experience is necessary.
B'haalot'cha
The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light at the front of the lampstand.'" - Numbers 8:1-2
Study Leads to Action: The Sacred Earth Virtual Book Launch & Climate Action Workshop
Featuring: R' Arthur Waskow, R' Elizabeth Bahar, Dr. Mirele Goldsmith, R' Nate DeGroot
Moderated by: Jordan Berg Powers
Action facilitated by: R' Cookie Lea Olshein
A collaboration of: The Shalom Center, CCAR Press, and The Religious Action Center (RAC)
When it comes to climate justice, which is better, learning or action? Learning, for it leads to action! Join The Shalom Center, CCAR Press, and The Religious Action Center for a night of learning and action in honor of the release of "The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet." In this new collection from CCAR Press, leading thinkers at the intersection of Judaism and Earth-wisdom reflect on human vulnerability in the face of forces of nature, examine conceptions of our place in cosmology, and grapple with environmental destruction.
During this program, four of the book's contributing authors will converse about how Judaism compels us into action for climate justice and attendees will get to take concrete action as part of The RAC's Power for Purpose campaign.
Sh'lach L'cha
The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying, "Send emissaries to scout the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelite people; send one man from each of their ancestral tribes, each one a chieftain among them." - Numbers 13:1-2
Korach
Now Korach, son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, betook himself, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth--decendants of Reuben--to rise up against Moses, ... - Numbers 16:1-2