Category: Shabbat and Holidays

Shabbat Sustainable Resources

Hosting a Shabbat meal is a wonderful way to spend quality time with family and friends without the distractions of the everyday (email, ringing cell phones, distracting smartphone messages…). It…

Yom Kippur Sustainable Resources

What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. Observance of Yom Kippur traditionally includes fasting; abstaining from leather, lotion, and other physical…

Rosh Hashanah Sustainable Resources

What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah, which literally means the “head of the year”, is the Jewish New Year. The holiday of Rosh Hashanah is the perfect time to let…

Shavuot Sustainable Resources

What is Shavuot? The Festival of Harvest is more than a celebration of the first harvest of fruits and vegetables, it also commemorates the gift of the Torah at Mount…

New Year for the Animals

yesThere are four New Years festivals recorded in the Mishnah. You’ve probably heard of Tu B’Shvat, the new year of the trees, and Rosh HaShanah,...

Climate Action Shabbat Guide

yesThis Guide is designed to be an interesting educational resource and discussion stimulator as well as a practical set of tips and tools for you...

Veggie Prints Postcards

yesInstead of buying stamps made of plastic or styrofoam, use the unique and natural patterns found in nature to create beautiful art to send to...

Havdalah Sachets

yesDeveloping ritual objects can bring a depth of meaning into our lives. Create your own blended Havdalah spices to bring home in its own sachet....

Greening Chanukah Guide

yesThe Greening Chanukah Guide offers an overview of Chanukah through the lens of sustainability. Find tips and tricks for greening your holiday and learn more...

Setting a Conscious Table – four questions to help you prepare a Passover Seder

yesAs you prepare for the Passover seder this year, consider using these four questions to help inform your own conscious food choices, and to enhance...

A Hanukkah Dilemma: Dairy Making, Judith and the Dairy Industry

yesThree-fold workshop, which involves delving into the history of dairy on Hanukkah, making cheese and butter, and a discussion about the dairy industry and striving...

Exploring the Water Cycle and Hebrew Holidays

yesStudents will learn how the Jewish holidays relate to the water cycle. We will look at the water cycle of North East United States &...

Exploring Do it Yourself Judaism: Crafting Hand Dipped Beeswax Shabbat Candles

yesIn this program, participants explore the intention of Shabbat and the traditional and modern meaning and purpose of lighting Shabbat candles. Participants learn about the...

Making Grape Juice

yesThis program is a lesson on making grape juice from grapes. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what makes grape juice holy....

Rosh Hashana Symbolism Through Food

yesA Rosh Hashana seder during which you will be connecting food to different intentions for the new year....

Mikveh: Jewish Ritual Immersion in Living Waters

yesThis program leads participants in mikveh, Jewish ritual immersion, in a spring-fed stream....