JCAN

Induction Cooktop Webinar
2025-03-18 23:00 - 2025-03-19 00:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Induction Cooktop Webinar! Andee Krasner (Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and co-author of report on gas stove health risks) discuss gas stove risks and the benefits of induction cooking. We also hear from neighbors using induction cooktops, plus plenty of time for Q&A.
Did you know cooking with gas might be making your kitchen air worse than outdoor pollution? Gas stoves release harmful emissions like nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which can even increase asthma risk in kids. Induction stoves heat faster than gas and are super efficient—plus, they’re safer (you can’t burn your hand on the stove!). New rebates and tax credits make switching to induction more affordable than ever.

Learn more about heat pumps and solar here – [https://bit.ly/plugIN-Wayland4] and other actions you can take to reduce emissions www.energizewayland.org

This event is sponsored by plugIN MetroWest, in partnership with MassEnergize.

Heat Pump Webinar with plugIN and Resilient Swampscott
2024-12-05 00:00 - 01:00 | MA
Join the plugIN communities (Acton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Sudbury, Wayland, and Westborough) and Resilient Swampscott for a webinar on heat pumps. Hear from an expert from the Heat Smart Alliance, and learn from the experiences of community members. We hope to see you all for an evening of information, community, and learning!

Climate Activism Ahead After A Decade of Jewish Climate Action
2024-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | https://youtu.be/R4uoW9XEHOI
Facing the second half of this crucial decade, can we still meet climate goals? After a decade as a leader in community-based climate activism and a career in clean energy, Fred Davis will share a forward-looking view. Change is constant, as climate itself continues to demonstrate, so can we humans still make transitions quickly enough? It’s almost 2025/5785, and the question will soon be moot, one way or the other. With so much going on, which way to look? Whatever your climate concern, whatever activist community, we hope you will appreciate this well-informed yet frank assessment, informed both by faith and first principles.

About Fred Davis: From the 1970s Energy Crisis to today’s Climate Emergency, both as a professional and an advocate, Fred has been a leader in clean energy. In the past decade, he has been at the forefront of communities transitioning toward a low-carbon future, decarbonizing with heatpumps, solar, and electric vehicles.
Fred ran his business wholesaling energy-efficient lighting products, and was a leader in that field. He helped devise the first national standards for lamp efficiency and chaired the first national conference on energy-efficient lighting. He helped introduce the world to compact fluorescent light bulbs, to electronic ballasts, and to efficient LED products.

In both municipal and faith-based communities, Fred has been active as an organizer driving community decarbonization. As member, then Chair 2019-22, of Medfield Energy Committee, he helped to effect solar and efficiency projects, implement a climate action plan, and promote the potential for net-zero in the massive redevelopment of a historic state hospital campus.
As the top energy expert at Jewish Climate Action Network, and President since 2022, he’s been helping to lead over 120 synagogues and their congregants toward decarbonization. Fred devised curriculum ideally suited for volunteer green teams, and mounted impactful programs such as Solar for Synagogues, and Accelerating Heatpumps.
Fred also currently serves on the Board of MCAN (Massachusetts Climate Action Network), and the Program Committee of NESEA’s Building Energy Conference. These days, Fred is most interested in training local climate leaders in the singularly impactful peer-to-peer program, Decarbonizers of [your community].

Let's Talk Electricity Rates
2024-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 | https://youtu.be/NtPomcBtnUY
With summer air conditioning season underway, let’s discuss: what makes MA electricity costs so high? Rates in this state are about twice the national average. Is that because we consume less? Because we have the best energy programs?
How can we respond, in personal choices, as well as with policy changes? And how do high rates impact the state’s transition to heat pumps and electric vehicles, essential for climate?
Electricity providers may soon offer time-varying electric rates with new electric meters now being installed. Shifting when we use electricity could reduce power grid peaks, lower electric rates for everyone, and allow some high-emitting peak power stations to be closed permanently. Heat pumps and EVs would become more financially compelling, benefiting the climate.
But will these new rates benefit justice communities? Are they too complicated? Or might new AI-enabled apps and devices make this easier to do? Let’s consider the possibilities.
About Harvey Michaels

Harvey Michaels, a member of JCAN’s “Legs and Regs” committee, will lead the discussion, following some introductory material. He serves as Lecturer of Energy Management Innovation within MIT’s Sloan Sustainability program, and also advises energy and climate policymakers on electric rate innovations and utility energy efficiency policies. His focus this year has been the needed transition to heat pump and EVs, and how AI-enabled smart homes may help. Harvey’s earlier career included leadership of several energy efficiency companies.

The Climate Crisis - An Israeli Perspective
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | https://youtu.be/I3GcmNrLrVg
Dr. Tamara Lev, Israel Institute Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Boston University, will discusses the climate crisis in Israel. She will describe why Israel is an ecological and climate change “hotspot”, and government policies to address these issues, in the light of the current political crisis. Dr. Lev is the Climate Policy Director for the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.
Dr. Tamara Lev holds a LLB from the Hebrew University, and a PhD from Tel Aviv University School of Law. After completing her PhD, Tamara joined the Israeli Department of Justice and worked under the Deputy General Attorney on legislation of and consultation about environmental law and regulation, offshore oil and gas regulation and related fields.

Heat Pumps Are For Everyone
2024-03-14 11:30 - 2024-03-15 12:30 | MA
plugIN to electrify your heating, cooling or hot water system with a heat pump
Heat pumps are one of the most effective ways to make your home more comfortable, reduce your carbon footprint, and help create a healthier community. Learn about air source heat pumps, geothermal systems, and heat pump water heaters. Attend if you

want to learn why heat pumps are climate friendly and work in cold climates
want to add air conditioning to your home or replace your aging AC system
have an older heating system (more than 15 years old) and want to know about replacement options
are curious about heat pump hot water heaters
want to learn about new state incentives (up to $10,000) and amazing new 2023 federal tax credits
want to hear from neighbors who have heat pumps about how they work
want to meet our community coaches who can help you figure out your next step

Steve Breit, of the Heat Smart Alliance and master heat pump coach will provide an overview, neighbors will share their experiences with heat pumps, our community coaches will discuss how they can help you take the next step. Bring your questions!
This event is sponsored by Energize Wayland, Town of Wayland, Congregation Beth El, Temple Shir Tikva and plugIN — a collaboration among the Towns of Acton, Natick and Wayland and the City of Framingham to promote heat pumps, solar and community solar with support provided by the non-profit MassEnergize.

Hope Is Heat Pump: How One House of Worship & School Reduced Carbon by 85%
2024-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | https://youtu.be/J7-NJIajW_g
Can your house of worship or non-profit achieve 85% reduction in carbon emissions? Temple Shir Tikva just did that! JCAN is excited to showcase their ground-breaking, up-to-the-moment story of transitioning to heat pumps. Your house of worship or non-profit could face a similar problem/opportunity: Lay leadership was confronted with a failing heating system. They sought advice. Top professionals engineered and installed the equipment. Could it be that simple?
Come hear from the team who kept school and sanctuary in full operation while leaping towards climate neutrality: Richard Kaye, TST lead; Wes Stanhope, CEO of Building Evolution; and Jody Renouf, Director of Operations at GreenerU.
Shir tikva means song of hope, and right now, hope is heat pump.
Wes Stanhope, CEO of Building Evolution, has over fifteen years of leadership experience in the built environment on both sides of the Atlantic, working in USA, Ireland, and UK with construction, facility conditions assessments, energy management, and commissioning projects. Wes is responsible for developing and implementing Building Evolutions vision, mission and philosophy. Wes is both active in the long-term planning and operations of the company, as well as day to day operations. As principal of Stanhope Developments he brought over 370 commercial and residential construction projects from proposal through to design and completion in Ireland and UK. After returning to USA, Wes managed the energy auditing and retro-commissioning of over 23 million square feet of US Federal Facilities. Wes also has extensive experience managing and implementing assessments and commissioning of large scale private universities, commercial properties, state facilities, non-profits, and large multifamily developments.

Jody Renouf, Director of Operations at GreenerU, has nearly three decades of experience in the energy industry, including more than 20 years of construction project management. His experience includes ten years of project management with GreenerU, spanning all types of building systems. Jody is a certified energy auditor, able to specify, implement, commission, document, troubleshoot and train others on efficiency measures. Prior to joining GreenerU, Jody was a field engineer for Shell Oil, responsible for capital projects, major maintenance, and compliance activities at a continually changing portfolio to 100 to 300 commercial sites with an annual budget of $6-10 million. He implemented a national regulatory compliance program, building custom data analysis tools to ensure accountability of subcontractors, consultants, and colleagues. Jody has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University and is a Certified Energy Auditor with the Association of Energy Engineers.
COSPONSORED BY JCAN-MA and MIP&L

The Poetry of Climate Change
2024-02-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event
Calling all poets and poetry lovers! Spend an evening with the poetry of climate change at a virtual open mike. Rabbi Katy Allen and Dr. Thea Iberall will moderate the evening, sharing some of their poetry, inviting others to share theirs, and facilitating a conversation on what the offered poetry brings up for each of us.
We’re in my sleek red Toyota on the 405 freeway
not far from the Pacific Ocean. It’s nighttime and
we’re passing through El Segundo. You ask,
“Should I hold my breath?”
I’m staring at the power plant. I’m staring at my future.
It’s raw and stark
Excerpt from “El Segundo” by Thea Iberall
Rabbi Katy Z. Allen is the co-founder of the Jewish Climate Action Network and also the founder and spiritual leader of Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope. She received rabbinic ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in 2005. Rabbi Katy’s most recent book, A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image, and Text is “a meditation on our universal journey through trauma toward healing.”

Thea Iberall is ‘a shimmering bridge between heart and mind.’ An inductee into the International Educators Hall of Fame, Thea has been published in anthologies and journals including in Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust. Thea’s poems springboard from the personal into moral issues and emotional truths.

Running A Decarbonizers Program For Your Congregants
2024-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 | https://youtu.be/fwX_XQu0UjY
It’s a super-powerful, super-easy, peer-to-peer program, designed to motivate members of YOUR local synagogue/community to substantially reduce carbon in their households. You’ll work on the steps, how it fits into climate activism, also the obstacles. Taught by members of the JCAN-MA Tech Council led by Fred Davis, president of JCAN-MA. He has been a leader, a professional and an advocate in the arena of clean energy since 1978.
A testimonial on Running a JCAN-MA Decarbonizing program:

Dig Deep: Affect Change Through Stories
2023-07-11 23:00 - 2023-07-12 00:30 | MA
Trying to convince people there is a climate crisis with common sense and science doesn’t work. People listen through their emotions, not through their reason. In this six-week class, you will learn a simple technique to write an emotional story from your authentic self. You will learn about the three voices of writing, and how to create an image/moment and list its 7 basic elements. You will also learn how to construct a story by stringing together bookended image/moments. The focus will be on constructing compelling stories from news or scientific articles that involve climate change and environmental justice issues. At the end of the class, we will have a public reading of our work. Whether you want to explain the science of climate change or the Jewish concept of repairing the world, learn to write from your deep, authentic voice. You’ll wind up writing your story which then becomes everyone’s story and creates a community to affect change.
FREE. REGISTER HERE
The instructor, Dr. Thea Iberall, is the author of the ecofeminist novel The Swallow and the Nightingale. She was inducted into the International Educators Hall of Fame in 2015 for her creative teaching methods. Her poetry book The Sanctuary of Artemis traces the roots of patriarchal domination. Her musical We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History tells the story of how women got their rights in America. Thea has taught writing since 2005, focusing on teaching Jack Grapes’ Method Writing techniques. She has a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from USC and a PhD. in Computational Neuroscience from UMass. www.theaiberall.com

Bentshmarking Your Synagogue’s Carbon Footprint
2023-06-21 16:00 - 17:30 | MA
Calculating your synagogue’s “benchmark” — its carbon footprint — provides a baseline for ongoing reduction efforts. The methodology is straightforward, all it takes is this webinar and 2-3 hours of concentration. Led by Andrew Webster. Learn how to use the overhauled Bentshmarking spreadsheet MIPL-JCAN Carbon Calculator for Houses of Worship. For years, JCAN has trained green-teams in how to use this tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their synagogue facility. FREE and ONLINE REGISTER HERE

JCAN Radical Residential Retrofitting
2023-06-20 23:00 - 2023-06-21 00:30 | MA
What was radical yesterday is reasonable today. Households all across the country are grappling with sudden spikes in energy costs, and a very short window to decarbonize. We and our fellow congregants are looking to upgrade our leak prone houses, but oy, what to do?

For years, Rachel White (Byggmeister) and Audrey Schulman (HEET) have pioneered brand-new approaches to retrofitting our aging homes. Now these two leading lights will be sharing with us findings they recently presented at Building Energy Boston 2023. White will provide a definitive evaluation of the ‘superinsulation’ mode of retrofit. And Schulman will report on the current status of neighborhood thermal networks, now under construction in many locations. With a flood of federal funding, finding the optimal approach today involves questions not even broached a decade ago, and may not be what we expect. The residential sector must decarbonize at an accelerated rate. Are we and our co-congregants reducing our homes’ carbon footprints radically enough?
FREE AND ONLINE
About the presenters
Rachel White is CEO of Byggmeister Design/Build, a nearly 40 year-old residential remodeling company that is striving to serve as an exemplary steward of homes and to prepare them to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Rachel has been affiliated with Byggmeister since 2008, when she hired the firm to renovate her house. What started as an effort to reduce the energy and carbon footprint of her own home became her life’s work. Prior to joining Byggmeister Rachel taught modern Jewish history to adult learners. She holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Brown University and a BA in Religion from Haverford College.
Audrey Schulman co-founded HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team) in 2008. A lover of maps, she created the first-in-the-nation statewide zoomable public map of utility-reported gas leaks. Through her co-leadership of the FixOurPipes.org study, she helped municipalities coordinate with utilities to find solutions to fix gas leaks faster and at less expense. She started the Large Volume Leak Study, which discovered a way for gas utilities to identify super-emitting gas leaks and repair them. Together with Zeyneb Magavi, she has developed HEET’s innovative solution to transition gas utilities from gas to networked geothermal, or systems of networked ground source heat pumps. There are several gas utilities now installing thermal networks in Massachusetts and New York.
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (Eastern time)

The Tree of Life: Standing amongst the Trees as the Climate Derails
2023-06-15 23:00 - 2023-06-16 00:00 | MA
Spend time exploring and reflecting on ancient and modern texts, poetry, and art that focus on trees and the interconnection of all life and then relax into a guided meditation inspired by our time studying together and themes of resilience in the face of climate disruption. Led by Rabbi Katy Allen, JCAN-MA Co-founder. Online and Free REGISTER HERE

A Tree of Life Workshop - Online 3-part March 15,22,29
2023-03-15 23:00 - 2023-03-16 01:00 | MA
Are you stressed out by life and the state of the world? A climate or social justice activist? Dealing with trauma or loss in your personal life?
Join Rabbi Katy Allen for a three-part online series of multimedia interactions and meditations on a journey through trauma and healing with her new book, A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image and Text, with photographs by Mary North Allen. Give yourself the opportunity to transition to a greater level of faith and acceptance in the face of personal loss and despair with the world. Join with others to use art, music, movement, and more to connect circles of personal, communal, and global grief and healing.
This workshop will take place during three 1 1/2 to 2-hour sessions, giving participants time to experience the full trajectory of the healing process. You need register only once. Dates are March 15, 22, and 29 at 7:00-9:00PM Eastern time. REGISTER HERE
Participants are encouraged to spend time with the book ahead of the workshop in order to enhance their experience that day.
This event is sponsored by the Jewish Climate Action Network-MA, Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light, Common Street Spiritual Center, Open Spirit Center, and Ma’yan Tikvah.
If you choose the ticket with the ebook option, the ebook can be purchased here.
A reflections from A Tree of Life Workshop participants:
“It was a powerful, healing experience. I experienced deeper insights…Each photo and text generated pages of journal writing for me. I experienced a sense of comfort in seeing the written words. Along with the timelessness and grounding of the trees, it further informed me that G!d is truly present here.” – P.S.
“I experienced the sessions as being rich and revelatory…so many memories, making connections, experiencing deeper insights…. I don’t know Hebrew but I experienced a sense of comfort in seeing the written words. Along with the timelessness and grounding of the trees, it further informed me that G!d is truly present here.” –J.G.
“I think your book is brilliant! Having so few words, it afforded greater space and freedom for things to emerge than if paragraphs had been written. And the words you wrote are so precise, expressing so much in terms of pain, joy, healing and love. The fact that the sensitive and moving photographs were taken by your mother…wow, what a tribute. A beautiful piece of work and, as you said in your introduction, personal and universal. I can see it being used as a retreat…one day, several days…and I trust that, however it is used, it will be transforming for those who experience it.” –J.G.
Rabbi Katy Z. Allen is the co-founder of the Jewish Climate Action Network-MA and the founder and rabbi of Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope, a congregation that holds services outdoors and has a growing outdoor children’s learning program, Y’ladim BaTeva (Children in Nature). She received her MA in Jewish Studies from Hebrew College in 1999, her rabbinic ordination in 2005 from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, NY, and her chaplaincy board certification from Neshama: Association for Jewish Chaplains in 2010. Prior to her ordination, Allen worked as a high school science teacher, a writer and editor of science educational materials, and a Jewish educator. She worked as a staff chaplain at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for 10 years and then served part-time as a hospice chaplain while facilitating spirituality and Earth programs at Open Spirit in Framingham, MA. Rabbi Katy lives in Wayland, MA, with her spouse, Gabi Mezger, who leads the singing at Ma’yan Tikvah. She loves to walk in the woods, ride her bicycle, and tend her garden.

Heat and Cooling with Electric Heat Pumps October 26th 7:15-8:45pm
2022-10-26 23:15 - 2022-10-27 00:45 | MA
Click here and we”ll send you the zoom link.
https://community.massenergize.org/JCAN/events/733
Electrifying your home’s heating and cooling system with a heat pump is one of the most effective ways to make your home more comfortable and reduce your overall carbon footprint. Learn about cold-climate air-source heat pumps, geothermal systems and heat pump water heaters. You should attend if you

want to learn why heat pumps are climate friendly,
want to add air conditioning to your home, or
have an aging heating system (more than 15 years old) and want to know about replacement options.

You will learn about suitable options for your home by talking with installers, neighbors who have installed systems, and volunteer heatpump coaches. You will also learn about all the new incentives and tax rebates in 2022 and 23!
Cosponsored by MassEnergize.

Induction cooking - no more gas!
2022-05-18 23:00 - 2022-05-19 00:00 | MA
Missed it? We’ve got you covered: watch the recording here.

If you cook with gas, you may not be aware of the drawbacks… and the alternative!

Gas stoves likely make the air in your kitchen more polluted than recommended outdoor clean air quality standards Burning gas releases nitrogen dioxide, small particulate matter, and carbon monoxide, all components of air pollution. Cooking on a gas stove increases kids’ risk of current asthma by 42 percent. Ventilation can work well to remove air pollution but only if the exhaust hood over the gas stove is strong enough,if it vents outdoors and you remember to use it.
Once your stove is ready for replacement, your best bet is to replace it with an electric or induction stove. An Induction stove is not your usual electric stove, which can take longer than gas to heat food! An induction stove cooks food faster even than a gas stove, and temperature regulation is just as precise as on a gas stove. It uses magnetic waves which only heat the pan, not the surface of the stove, so it is never so hot that you can burn your hand on the stove, even when cooking. This also makes it more efficient than gas and electric stoves. Costs of induction burners and stoves vary widely. You can purchase a two-burner induction cooktop for about $125 and the price goes up from there.

Andee Krasner (Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and co-author with Rocky Mountain Institute of a report on gas stoves), will talk about the health risk of gas cooking. We’ll also have testimonials of neigbors who use induction, and lots of time for Q&A.
A collaboration of Energize Wayland with Green Lincoln, Energize Lexington, Jewish Climate Action Network, Harvard Energize, and Green Newton.

Greening Your Home Heating & Cooling webinar
2022-03-01 00:30 - 01:30 | MA
Electrifying your home’s heating system with a heat pump is one of the most effective ways to reduce your overall carbon footprint and make your home more comfortable. Come and learn about cold-climate air-source heat pumps, geothermal systems, and heat pump water heaters.
You should attend if you…

want to learn why heat pumps are climate friendly
want to add air conditioning to your home
have an aging heating system (more than 15 years old) and want to know about replacement options
want to learn about the state’s substantially expanded financial incentives
want to hear from neighbors who have installed systems.

Join us for an informative event hosted by Congregation Beth El’s Green Team, MassEnergize, and the HeatSmart Alliance
Presentation by Steve Breit Steve is a Beth El member, engineer, and self-described “heat pump geek”. He is a volunteer contributor to the HeatSmart Alliance, MassEnergize, EnergizeWayland, and Beth El’s Green Team. He has assisted many local homeowners, including Beth El members, with updating their heating/cooling systems and can assist you with greening your heating systems.
For more information, contact John Harper, Beth El Green Team, jpharper47@gmail.com

Greening Your Home Electricity
2022-01-28 00:30 - 01:45 | MA
Greening Your Home Electricity — What are your options?

Are you considering adding solar panels to your roof?
Sudbury has a community electricity aggregation program.
Wayland and Framingham are planning them. What are those?
What’s a community solar project? What do I get when I subscribe?
What’s the difference amongst these options?
I am renting my place. Trees shade my roof. What can I do?
Can I combine these options? How do I compare competing offers?
How can I help make a new renewable power project happen?

If you have questions like these, then this evening is for you!
Congregation Beth El’s Green Team, with support from MassEnergize and the Jewish Climate Action Network‐MA (JCAN), can help you sort out the possibilities.
Come learn about options for your home from our terrrific speakers:

Paul Gromer, Peregrine Energy Group (www.peregrinegroup.com) clean energy consultant for municipal community aggregation programs statewide
Barry Sheingold, New Energy Opportunities (http://newenergyopps.com/
John Harper, Birch Tree Capital (https://birchtreecapital.net/), clean energy consultants and members of the Beth El Green Team

Click Here to Register
For more information, contact John Harper, Beth El Green Team, jpharper47@gmail.com

Heating and Cooling with Electric Heat Pumps
2022-01-12 00:00 - 01:30 | on zoom, Wayland, on zoom, Wayland, Massachusetts, US
Electrifying your home’s heating and cooling system with a heat pump is one of the most effective ways to make your home more comfortable and reduce your overall carbon footprint. Learn about cold-climate air-source heat pumps, geothermal systems and heat pump water heaters. You should attend if you

want to learn why heat pumps are climate friendly,
want to add air conditioning to your home, or
have an aging heating system (more than 15 years old) and want to know about replacement options.

You will learn about suitable options for your home by talking with installers, neighbors who have installed systems, and HeatSmart volunteers. You will also learn about all the new incentives and tax rebates in 2022!
Register by clicking here and we’ll send you the zoom link.

3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference, April 25
2021-04-25 16:00 - 2021-04-26 00:00 | MA
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The JCAN-MA for the 3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference. Everything is Connected.
Free and On-line!

Sessions focused on carbon reduction, advocacy, spiritual resilience, soil and agriculture, raise up the voices of youth and address environmental justice.

The day-long event was geared toward action solutions and strengthening the national Jewish climate action network. Opportunities are available for connecting with other climate activists in your geographic region or with similar interests.

This online event engaged Jewish climate activists from across the country with specific objectives, important information and community connections.
AN-MA for the 3rd Jewish Climate Action Conference: Everything is Connected, April 25, 2021. Free & online. Sessions focus on carbon reduction, advocacy, spiritual resilience, soil and agriculture, raise up the voices of youth, and address environmental justice. The day-long event is geared toward action solutions and strengthening the national Jewish climate action network. Opportunities are available for connecting with other climate activists in your geographic region or with similar interests.
​This online event will engage Jewish climate activists from across the country with specific objectives, important information, and community connections.

A Jewish Call to Climate Action
2020-11-18 00:30 - 01:30 | MA
A Jewish Call to Climate Action: Launching our Multi Congregation Green Challenge
The Jewish Climate Action Network (JCAN) and MassEnergize are pleased to host an evening with Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu, a dynamic movement of American Jews confronting the climate crisis. This event also launches an exciting multi congregation collaboration –Rabbi Breindel of Beth El, Rabbi Rosenn, Rabbi Katy Allen of JCAN and Ma’Yan Tikvah, and Rabbi Louis Pollison of Congregation Or Atid will discuss how each of us can move forward in combatting climate change in our congregations and our household actions. Register here

Eco Landscaping
2020-09-30 23:30 - 2020-10-01 00:30 | MA
Fall is here, time to think about fall eco friendly cleanups and it’s a great time to plant for next year. Consider a redesign with less mowing and lawn care, more pollinator plants that support birds, bees and butterflies, fewer invasive species and more native plants. It’s all possible!
Sponsored by Sudbury Valley Trustees , the Jewish Climate Action Network , and Energize Wayland .
Listen to the recording here.
Resources
Native Plant Trust/Garden in the Woods
Beecology
Pollinator Preservation Garden Toolkit
Ecological Landscaping – Steps to Take

Beth El Green Challenge!
2020-04-24 13:00 - 2020-12-31 17:00 | MA
Congregation Beth El’s goal is that 1/2 of our families take at least one action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our efforts to address climate risks. Working with JCAN, we offer families lots of great options, and know each household can do at least one thing that makes a difference. Let’s be the first congregation to meet this challenge in Massachusetts!
