The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “Endangerment Finding” established this, stating that “greenhouse gases threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.” This finding grounded our government’s mobilization, across multiple administrations of both parties, to regulate greenhouse gas pollution (which we call shmirat ha’adamah or protecting Creation) and to save lives (our moral imperative known as pikuach nefesh).
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Jewish Youth Climate Movement
‘Climate anxiety’ isn’t a fad. For Jewish teens like me, it’s our inspiration.
[June 27, 2025] Ever since I was evacuated on a raft from my home in the pouring rain during Hurricane Harvey, I have cared about climate action. When I was 15, I learned that climate change intensified the Category Four hurricane that decimated Houston, Texas in 2017. That same year, I joined the Jewish Youth Climate Movement as a climate activist.
The 2025 Trailblazers in Clean Energy
[April 21, 2025] The transition to clean energy has entered a new phase in New York, as the state faces threats from new tariffs, economic headwinds and a pivot away from climate change policies in Washington, D.C. Yet renewable resources like solar and wind
COALITION on the ENVIRONMENT and JEWISH LIFE
Once again, it’s the new year of the trees (see below for context on the holiday). On the one hand, Tu b’Shvat is about hope. Our tradition notes that even at the height of the global north’s winter, when deciduous trees are decidedly bare and spring feels so very far off, the process toward new verdancy is unfolding as it should. The trees, bare now, will shortly bear fruit. Deep within each tree, the sap is already rising. And so are we.
Jewish Youth Climate Movement helps launch new initiative
Groups launch initiative to find solutions to climate-driven insurance crisis
Supporting our LA community
[January 10, 2025] Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh Bazeh. We are all responsible for one another. As our Los Angeles community suffers devastating loss, we wanted to check in with you, as you, your family, and your friends are in our thoughts with the fire and evacuations. You are not alone in this; we at Adamah are here to support you.
Psychology of the Climate Crisis
[November 22, 2024] Learning about the psychology of the climate crisis and its potentially devastating effects,
especially on young people, inspired me to integrate personal resilience into my activities with students.
Empowering Our Students
[November 22, 2024] Instead of triggering seclusion and anxiety, climate emotions can become anew touchpoint for students to engage.
Too young to vote, these Jewish teens are getting others to the polls
[November 4, 2024] “Our democracy is stronger when everyone votes,” Targum said, “and when more people make their voice heard.”
This is a make or break election issue for young Jews
[November 4, 2024] Climate change is on the ballot this Election Day
THE CHARLES BRONFMAN PRIZE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
[September 26, 2024] A transformational convening of humanitarians for conversations ranging from social justice to healthcare to education to climate change
Get Out & Vote
[September 17, 2024] Voting is how we make our voices heard, and we need to be loud about this issue that’s getting little widespread attention, despite its widespread effects.
Young Jewish Leaders Speak Out on Tisha B’Av
[August 12, 2024] On Tisha B’Av, we remember the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash and reflect on the lessons it highlights about loss and responsibility. This day, a reflection on what we have lost, reminds us of the importance of safeguarding what we hold most dear.
As young leaders in the fight against climate change, we have a unique opportunity to act with purpose and passion while protecting the earth that we value so dearly. The environmental challenges we face today echo the themes of Tisha B’Av- difficult but crucial to address. Teen activists from the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM), powered by Adamah, took part in a Tisha B’Av virtual lobby day, organized by the Jewish Earth Alliance (JEA) in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Chevron Doctrine.1
Adamah is empowering the next generation of leaders
[June 21, 2024] Through Adamah’s youth empowerment programs, we are building a joyful and resilient generation of Jewish environmental leaders. This year’s highlights are captured
An Era for Redemption
[January 26, 2024] Together we open four doorways into four worlds, we meditatively drink wine and eat tree fruits as we journey through these worlds of action, emotion, mind, and spirit. We do all this to bring ourselves into resonance and connection with trees