Though this might be a sensation we experience every
year, I feel that Tishrei arrived at a particularly
crazy time! I’m sure you’ve been busy.
:-)
Whether you led or lead, or simply attended services
over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, on behalf of Hazon
we want to thank you for all that you do each and every
day for your families, your congregations and students,
for the Jewish community – Kol HaKavod –
May the Force be with you.
I will be up at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center
for Sukkahfest – where will you be? Speaking
of Freedman...
It’s a good time to SAVE THE
DATE for the Hazon Rabbis’ Retreat, May
15-18th at the home of Hazon, Isabella Freedman Jewish
Retreat Center.
The retreat is two parts:
1. A Clergy Family Shabbat (All. Are Welcome.
Always.), followed by a
2. Sunday and Monday program exclusively for
clergy.
Travel subsidies available. Registration
opens after Parshat Noach! Read
more.
Become a member of the Rabbinical Council for 15% off
the Hazon Rabbis Retreat!
It has been a busy time for Hazon as an organization for
rabbis and beyond.
Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book
We are the Weather came out on September 17th. We
sent out a few hundred copies to rabbis and spiritual
leaders on our Rabbinical Council and beyond because we
believe that is directly aligned with Hazon’s
work around food systems and climate justice. Check out
the Hazon We are the Weather Discussion Guide
here.
We declared 5780 the Year of Environmental Teshuva by
acquiring
a billboard ad in Time Square for a day this
August. See Nigel’s article on Environmental
Teshuva in the
Jerusalem Post and be sure to engage with our
Environmental Teshuva webpage to find ways to get
involved in sustainability efforts this year.
We co-founded the Jewish Climate Coalition along with
the Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan, Jewish
Theological Seminary and Jewish Climate Action Network
as an organizing strategy for New York based Jewish
institutions around the
Global Climate Strike. The coalition has over 35
organizations to date; you should
join! Take a look at our
signature signs we made and
pictures of our community at the March.
We are growing our work with rabbis. Take a look at our
webpage:
hazon.org/rabbis. We welcome Rabbis Robin
Damsky and Aaron Philmus as our co-chairs for the Hazon
Rabbinic Advisory Board (RAB).
The Month of Tishrei and
Sukkot Resources: “We are Judged by
Water”
The first and second Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah
remind us that the month of Tishrei is the starting time as
it relates to the land and food, i.e., Shmita, Yovel, and
plants (1:1). The next Mishnah (1:2) teaches that on the
holiday of Sukkot the world water balance is
determined.
Enjoy some
Tishrei Torah and Holiday Sermons relating to climate
justice and environmental sustainability from members of
the Hazon Rabbinic Advisory Board, Rabbinical Council,
and beyond!
Want to get more involved in
Hazon's work with rabbis and spiritual
leaders?
Hazon is building a movement of rabbis and
spiritual leaders that strengthens Jewish life
& contributes to a more environmentally
sustainable world for all – and we want you
to be part of it!
Learn more about Hazon’s (updated)
Theory of Change as it relates to our strategic
plan with rabbis and spiritual leaders.
As the Jewish lab for sustainability, Hazon is
building a movement that strengthens Jewish life and
contributes to a more environmentally sustainable world
for all.
Hazon
25 Broadway | Suite 1700 | New York, NY 10004 |
212.644.2332 | info@hazon.org
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat
Center
116 Johnson Road | Falls Village, CT 06031 |
860.824.5991 | registrar@hazon.org
