Green Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Are you planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah and want to do it in an environmentally friendly way? The Environmental Committee has researched ways to plan Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrations, and gathered case studies for our online guide. You'll find it by clicking here. Have you or are you about to plan an event with an eye toward the environment? We can help. To have someone contact you about greening your event, contact Jeffrey Cohan at 412.992.5234 or jcohan@JewishFederationPittsburgh.org.
Environmental Resources
- The Green Simcha Guide of Temple Shalom, Newton, Mass.
- The Greening Guide of the UJA-Federation of New York
- Eco Jews: Traditions and Trends in Jewish Environmentalism
- Environmental Committee Mission Statement
- Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan
- Pittsburgh Climate Initiative
- 2007 State of the City Report
- Gain Control over Catalogues
- DSIRE: Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiencies
Environmental Public Policy
The Environmental Committee is dedicated to its mission of greening Pittsburgh's Jewish community and heightening awareness of environmental issues.
Get Involved Today!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FUSE YOUR JUDAISM WITH ENVIRONMENTALISM?
The Environmental Committee is always looking for members who want to help make the Jewish community – and Pittsburgh as a whole – more green.
To find out how you can be part of this effort, contact Director of Community and Public Affairs Jeffrey Cohan at 412-992-5234 or jcohan@JewishFederationPittsburgh.org.
Environmental News and Articles
- Our Tu B'Shevat Responsibility
- PA Rabbi Leads the Way in Religious Environmentalism
- The Jewish Climate Change Campaign
- Jewish organizations learn how to ‘go green’
- Building Substantive, Relevant Judaism through Environmentalism
- Making Global Warming Worse
- Driven: Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road in Israel
- Let's Form a Global, Jewish Environmental Partnership
- Creating a Sustainable Jewish Ecology
- UJF Founding Environmental Committee Member Discusses Dangers of Cell Phone Use
- What Makes a Shul Green
- The New York Times Magazine Green Issue
- An Eco-Friendly Business That Pittsburgh Needs
- The Case for CFLs: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are safe, and they look great, too.
- Want to Help Israel? Use Less Oil
- UJF Environmental Committee projects hightlighted in Post-Gazette
- Save the environment: Eat less meat
- 84 Way You Can Help the Planet
- "Vampires" are Drinking Your Electricity Every Night
- UJF Environmental Committee member opens window on decades of suppressed or ignored cancer research
- City Getting Serious About Going Greener: UJF Environmental Committee Represented on Task Force
- Jews Must Save Environment
- Green Consumerism: An Oxymoron?
- Orthodox Rabbis Endorse Torah-Based Environmentalism
- UJF Environmental Program Wins National Award
- UJF Environmental Committee member studies wind energy and eagle migration
- Jewish Law and the Environment
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