Recognizing the existential threat that climate change presents, the Green Team readily engages in actions that reflect Jewish values by advancing the environmental sustainability of Temple Sinai’s building and grounds, by engaging in public policy on a local, state and federal level, and by promoting best practices by congregation members as individuals and households. To learn more or to volunteer, contact Liz Feldman and/or Sarah Barr Engel.
Green Team members are involved in promoting composting at Temple Sinai, maintaining our pollinator wildflower garden, and planning for the replacement of our solar panels. We also helped to bring composting to Temple Sinai, diverting tons (literally!) of waste from landfills. Learn about the do’s and don’ts of composting here. Or watch the video made by some of our teens on the left sidebar. [Note: all of Temple Sinai’s paper and disposable products are compostable!]
Want to help Temple Sinai’s composting effort? Sign up to help members compost correctly at an upcoming event.
Green Team members are actively supporting the efforts of the Jewish Earth Alliance, a grassroots network of communities working together to enable Jews to engage in the policy process at the Federal level. Recent and planned activities include lobby days with members of Congress and calls for action to protect and defend programming and funding for climate solutions.
Temple Sinai is a member of the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition, and as such, we have developed a Temple Sinai Climate Action Plan for Getting to Zero Emissions. In developing the plan, the Green Team involved the broader Temple Sinai community, including the nursery and religious schools, Sinaites, and the Davis Center. View our Climate Action Plan.
The Green Team advocates for the strongest possible climate change measures in national, state and local policies, by
The Green Team provides information on how we can reduce our carbon imprint at home and organizes collective campaigns, with recent initiatives involving residential solar purchasing and residential composting. For information on sustainable living, see below:
The Green Team integrates opportunities for nature connections into our organizational culture by promoting and participating in events such as the Temple Sinai Tu Bishvat Seder and the Bedikat HaMayim™ International Pre-Passover waterfront cleanup.
Sarah Barr Engel, Co-Chair
sarahbarrengel@gmail.com
Liz Feldman, Co-Chair
lizolfefeldman@gmail.com
