Richmond Jewish Day School
Richmond, British Columbia
Planting parsley from seed to be ready for Pesach. Making alfalfa sprout heads. Planting a tree with JNF. Garden clean up. Recycling activity to boost awareness.
- Stacey Szeplabi
- February 1, 2023
Project Category: The Natural Environment
Richmond Jewish Day School
Richmond, British Columbia
TBA
- Stacey Szeplabi
- January 31, 2023
Richmond Jewish Day School
Richmond, British Columbia
We received a grant from Learning for a Sustainable Future for our grade 5 class to attend a Climate Action Youth Forum in February at Science World. The Youth Forum will engage students in local climate change issues, equip them with knowledge and skills needed to change, and empower them to take action. This Forum is designed to help students take on a curricular-connected, real- world climate Action Project that has a positive impact in their school and community.
- Stacey Szeplabi
- January 11, 2023
Congregation Beth Israel
Vancouver, British Columbia
We have been working with two other organizations in the local Jewish community, Jewish Family Servicaes and Vancouver Talmud Torah, for at least two years now to create a major new project in the Jewish community on a piece of land that is part of the Beth Israel campus and currently leased long term to a local family foundation which has agreed to let it be used for a garden. It will provide Jewish environmental/sustainability/food/gardening education and experiences for clients of JFS, students/teachers/parents at VTT, and students/members/families. We are moving towards a start in the next couple of months for construction on the garden and it will be really beautiful and a great space for education and growing food for the community! -update February 2, 2023: we are putting into place the graden manager/educator who has been identified!
- Adam Stein
- January 6, 2023
White Rock South Surrey Jewish Community Centre
Surrey, British Columbia
Mingle, enjoy homemade baked goods and a closet refresh, the green way at the WRSSJCC rock Swap! It’s estimated residents in the greater Vancouver area throw out about 20,000 tonnes of textiles each year, which is equivalent to the weight of 44 T-shirts per person. Bring your washed + gently used women’s clothing to the JCC and/or take as much as you’d like (by donation) on Monday November 14th between 12:30-7:30pm! We will have refreshments, snacks and a mingle. Children welcome to play upstairs.
- Helen Mann
- November 14, 2022
Adat Shalom Synagogue
Farmington Hills, Michigan
As a component of our immersive Israel playscape (grant through Hermelin-Davidson), we are building out a full size greenhouse and using drip irrigation and other conservation methods to teach about bringing greenery and food production to the Negev desert. Right now we are in the planning and development phases, and would like to use the funding to develop the curriculum and purchase supplies for this part of the project. However, due to such things as permits and board approvals along the way, it will likely not be functional until early next year.
- Melissa Ser
- October 31, 2022
White Rock South Surrey Jewish Community Centre
Surrey, British Columbia
Members of the WRSSJCC were invited to participate in a tree planting event organized by the City of Surrey's ReLeaf program, focused on renewing Surrey's urban forest.
- Helen Mann
- October 29, 2022
Hillel Day School
Farmington Hills, Michigan
The Hillel Knesset will be comprised of a group of 15 students from grades 3-8. The Knesset will identify areas that they would like to strengthen within the school community. They will be focusing on Hillel's Core Values, which include Tikkun Olam (and other Jewish values). Within this focus, students will identify ways that the Hillel community can become a more green and environmentally aware community. They will discuss and propose initiatives to pursue within the school and beyond. Ultimately, they will choose an initiative that aligns with this core value to enact this school year. The Green Fund (funding by this mini-grant) would allow these students to have the resources necessary to implement their initiative. Examples of initiatives might include:inviting a speaker to educate students and staff on environmental issues, improving our waste and recycling system, sponsoring a school-wide audit to identify areas of improvement, sponsoring an environmental program in the school, or other green initiatives that the students are passionate about.
- Laura Pasek
- September 30, 2022
Dor Hadash
Detroit, Michigan
We will be building a community sukkah for Dor Hadash families. We will be using local materials for the sukkah structure, decorations, and for a lulav and etrog. We will also be tasting locally grown fruits and vegetables in our sukkot celebration. This will be a great way to observe the holiday and also explore and support our local food ecosystem in an interactive and delicious way. It would be great if we can get our food from a Detroit farm and have a farmer there to share information about the produce, the farming process, and what it's like to grow food in Detroit. The sukkah will be designed and built by a group of parent volunteers on the property of one of our parent/educators. The kids in our program will use gourds and other things from the farmer's market, as well as utilize recycled/upcycled materials for festive decorations. This will provide a great opportunity to talk about and practice sustainability in a creative way. We will have a program on October 9 to teach about the holiday. During Sukkot, it will be open for members of Dor Hadash and guests to strengthen our community, Jewish identity, and connection to the environment as we gather, eat, and celebrate together.
- Zara Teicher
- September 25, 2022
The Fresh Air Society
Ortonville, Michigan
In the first phase of funding for Camp Kennedy in the Upper Peninsula, we will be purchasing a bear proof composting bin, and reusable plastic bags for backcountry trips. This will enable us to compost our food scraps, and reduce our single use plastic.
- Rachel Fine
- September 22, 2022
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