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Support JCoOC’s Climate Justice Partner Initiatives

Support JCoOC’s Climate Justice Partner Initiatives

Become a member of Orange County's first Dayenu Circle

When we think about the climate crisis, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the challenge, and skeptical of our capacity as individuals to make a meaningful difference.

A Dayenu Circle can provide a center of gravity, enabling us to align Jewish values with the change we seek to make in the world. We can do this work together not only to take effective action to confront the climate crisis, but to sustain ourselves and our spirits as we act. Rooted in community and drawing on Jewish wisdom and experience supports us as we move from fear and anxiety to courageous action.

What is a Dayenu Circle and why would I want to be part of it?

Chutzpah - Dayenu’s signature, non-partisan effort to mobilize climate-concerned voters in key states - is in full swing. The goal is to elect climate champions at the local, state and federal levels who have the chutzpah to deliver urgent action on climate at the scale that science and justice demand. Dayenu provides a full menu of actions that voters in every state can take in the months leading up to the 2024 election.

NOW, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!

Sign up NOW to attend three phonebanking shifts ​​​​​​​in the next weeks! There will be two or more shifts a week until Election Day.

 

Past Programs

 

Thursday, May 9th | 6:00-7:00pm
2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd in Newport Beach
Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network
ELEMENTAL CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS: WATER

The Interfaith Climate Action Working Group invites all to atttend the first of four Elemental Climate Conversations focused on WATER's devastation by the climate crisis.
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin will be one of the presenters.
Reception following the program

RSVP HERE

JCoOC is a proud member of Adamah’s Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition

 

 

“One generation goes and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.” -Ecclesiastes 1:4

It is no accident that the Hebrew word for human (Adam) is derived from the Hebrew word for earth (Adamah). Living creatures are intertwined with the natural world in our entirety, as taught in Genesis 3:19: "By the sweat of your brow shall you get bread to eat, until you return to the ground from where you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."
 
Showing reverence, love and care for the natural world is as important as showing respect for animals and other human beings. If we want to be honest about it, we could be doing better at all three - especially to our foundational mother (Earth)!
 
Global warming is the existential issue of our time.  Jewish environmental activists are working tirelessly and creatively to be proactive in helping people make necessary changes in lifestyle and working with state and federal policy makers to institute important legislation for environmental protections. The Jewish Collaborative is committed to nurturing a vibrant Jewish Earth Justice movement in Orange County.
 
We support the missions of courageous national organizations like Hazon, Dayenu, Wilderness Torah and Shamayim as well as local leaders like the Environmental Nature Center and the Ecology Center. Please click on the logos (below) to these organizations to learn more about how to get involved, and stay tuned to our broadening work as a Jewish voice and actor for environmental causes and protection.  
 
The time to act is NOW!
 

Resources:

       
 

LOCAL Environmental Stewardship Organizations:
(click on images to link to site)

      

 

Help JCoOC build OC’s first Dayenu Circle

What is a Dayenu Circle?

 

Fri, December 13 2024 12 Kislev 5785