ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE

The CAI Environmental Committee invites congregants to join us in 2023-24 for educational programs, activities, and actions. Congregation Agudath Israel is a member of the national Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition and is affiliated with Adamah, the organization whose aim is to “cultivate vibrant Jewish life in deep connection with the Earth.” The committee has 30 members, and we welcome you to join us!

The committee’s mission is to educate the CAI community in ways to care for the environment that are grounded in Jewish teachings and history We take actions to help the synagogue and congregants of all ages and stages to lessen our negative impact on the environment and collaborate with local and state partners on activities and advocacy to protect and sustain the environment. We support environmental justice and engage with Jewish environmental movements outside of the CAI and local community.

We currently offer, are in the process of planning, and/or are hoping to offer the following:

Environmental Shabbat

Recycling program at CAI

Sustainable Kiddushes

Tu B’Shevat Seder

Earth Day program

Plant/Seed Swap

“Nourishing Our Souls” (the vegetarian interfaith cookbook created with CAI’s Interfaith Committee)

Jewish Youth Climate Movement

Field trips

We invite you to contact us if you have an interest in what already is on our agenda or if you have additional ideas that you’d like to work on with us. We wish you a good summer!

Harriet Sepinwall and Mark Lipsy

are cochairs of CAI’s Environmental Committee