Tikkun Olam

Plant Trees and Protect Wildlife: An Activity from the Jerusalem Bird Observatory

This activity from the Jerusalem Bird Observatory explains how trees support wildlife and invites children to collect tzedakah to plant a tree locally. It is useful for Tu B'Shvat or general tikkun olam programming.

Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Tikkun Olam, Tu Bishvat

Type: Class Activity

Schisms That Surfaced During Katrina Point To The Need For Soul-Searching

Rabbi Friedman challenges us to take care for the most vulnerable in our society in times of crisis such as the recent hurricanes. Rabbi Friedman argues that our response to this test is an accurate measure of the humaneness of our society. Many textual references in the article.

Topics: Jewish Life, Tikkun Olam

Type: Article

Walking the Walk: The Sacred Art of Energy Conservation

Rabbi Brant Rosen makes a passionate plea, textually based, for building an environmentally sustainable synagogue. His own congregation, The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) of Evanston, IL is an example.

Topics: Congregational Development, Jewish Life, Divrei Torah, Capital Campaigns, Money and Values, Tikkun Olam, Jewish Community, Community Building, Yom Kippur

Type: Dvar Torah

RRC Divests from Sudan

In the wake of the Darfur demonstrations on April 30, 2006, The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College's Board of Governors divested its endowment holdings from Sudan. This is the JTA article that reported that event.

Topics: Jewish Life, Tikkun Olam

Type: Article

The FAQs of Genocide: Four Questions Frequently Asked of a Jewish Darfur Activist

Speech delivered on April 29, 2006 at a JRF gathering the night before the Save Darfur rally in Washington, D.C. The speech answers common questions asked by Jews in assessing the importance of this issue. It is a forceful argument for full engagement by the Jewish community in efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Topics: Jewish Life, Tikkun Olam

Type: Speech

The Spiritual Dimension of Justice

Prayers, songs, and text study meant to be used to focus and inspire people who set out to do social justice work.

Topics: Spirituality, Tikkun Olam

Type: Ritual

Darfur: A Religious Imperative

A passionate plea for action in Darfur, Sudan in response to genocide. Speech was given on April 29, 2006 to a JRF gathering at the I Street Synagogue in Washington, D.C. in advance of the April 30th Save Darfur rallies held in Washington, D.C. and around the country.

Topics: Jewish Life, Tikkun Olam

Type: Speech

A Prayer for Darfur

This prayer was written in advance of the April 30, 2006, a day of rallies for the people for Darfur that took place across the U.S.

Topics: Tikkun Olam

Type: Ritual

References for a Values-Based Decision Making Approach to Greening Synagogues

A collection of resources that help groups engaging in a values-based decision making approach to greening congregational spaces. The list is divided into print and online materials.

Topics: Congregational Development, Jewish Life, Money and Values, Jewish Practice, Jewish Thought, Tikkun Olam, Jewish Community, Tu Bishvat

Type: Bibliography

Let's Not Follow Noah's Example: A Call to Action

Written for Kol Nidre, this sermon contrasts the human bravery with the human wrongdoing that both ocurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Basing her critique of Noah on a retelling found in the Zohar which lambasts Noah for his selfishness, Zimmerman challenges us to overcome our overwhem, our guilt, our sense of powerless and our fear to rise up and reach out to bring justice into our world.

Topics: Jewish Life, Divrei Torah, Jewish Thought, Tikkun Olam, Yom Kippur

Type: Dvar Torah

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Plant Trees and Protect Wildlife: An Activity from the Jerusalem Bird Observatory

Schisms That Surfaced During Katrina Point To The Need For Soul-Searching

Walking the Walk: The Sacred Art of Energy Conservation

RRC Divests from Sudan

The FAQs of Genocide: Four Questions Frequently Asked of a Jewish Darfur Activist

The Spiritual Dimension of Justice

Darfur: A Religious Imperative

A Prayer for Darfur

References for a Values-Based Decision Making Approach to Greening Synagogues

Let's Not Follow Noah's Example: A Call to Action

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This is the archival site for Jewishrecon.org. It is no longer updated.

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