Ecojustice Resources

Statements
Organized chronologically

• Climate Justice, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, 2020
• Elijah’s Covenant Between the Generations to Heal Our Endangered Earth: A New Rabbinic Call to Action on the Climate Crisis, 2020
• Jewish Environmental and Energy Imperative: A Call to Action, Religions for Peace Australia, 2018
• To the Jewish People, to all Communities of Spirit, and to the World: A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis, 2015
• Jewish Values and Position of the Reform Jewish Movement on Climate Change, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, 2009
• Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) Mission Statement, 2007
• Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, 1997

Multimedia
Organized chronologically

• Why and How Religion Matters in the fight for Environmental Justice, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Arizona State University, 2022
• Mental Health and Environmental Justice, Be the Change/Jewish Arts Collaborative, 2022
• Climate Justice and the Jewish Community: A Call to Action Through Dialogue, University of Michigan Schgool of Social Work, 2022
• Judaism, Environmental Justice and our Consumer Choices, Rabbi Akiva Gersh, Uri L’Tzedek, 2022
• Judaism and Climate Change: Environmental Ethics and Social Activism, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Emory University, 2022
• JYCM Virtual Summit 2022: Feminism and Climate Justice, Jewish Youth Climate Movement, 2022
• 2021 Jewish Science and Medical Group Conference, Session 3: Climate Change and Environmental Health, Arizona State University Jewish Studies, 2021
• Us and Us—Centering the Margins of Racial Identity in the Jewish Climate Movement, Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest, 2021
• Confronting the Climate Crisis with Jewish Values and Spirit, Dayenu and Beth El Congregation, 2021
• Indigenous Rights, Jewish Environmental Stewardship & Climate Justice, IKAR, 2021
• Beyond Tu Bishvat: Environmental Justice, B’nai Jeshurun, 2021
• Environmental Justice Shabbat Service and Talk, Rabbi Katy Allen (Jewish Climate Action Network), Or Hadash Synagogue, 2021
• Ellen Bernstein on the Climate Emergency: Ecojustice for All/Temple of Understanding, 2020
• What Jews Can Do for Climate Justice, Hody Nemes, ASBI Congregation, 2020
• What the Jewish People Can Do For Climate Justice,  Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith, Uri L’Tzedek, 2020
• Speak Torah to Power: A Jewish Call to Climate Action, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Avodah, 2020
• Intersection of Judaism, Environmentalism, Social Justice, Yavilah McCoy, Adamah, 2019
• JVP, Palestine, and Climate Justice: A Conversation w/Naomi Klein, Jewish Voice for Peace, 2019
• The Jewish Roots of Environmental Justice: Video Interview with Rabbi Arthur Waskow, TorahTrek: The Center for Jewish Wilderness Spirituality eJournal, 2018
• Climate Change and Ecojustice: Video Interview with Rabbi Lawrence Troster, TorahTrek: The Center for Jewish Wilderness Spirituality eJournal, 2018
• Environmental Justice, Passover, and the Pharaoh, Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, 2017
• Food Justice: How Your Congregation Can Feed the Hungry Through Jewish Values, Religious Action Center, 2017
• Jewish Perspectives on Food Justice, Union for Reform Judaism, 2013

Links 

• Brit Olam Environmental Justice Cohort: Jewish Texts and Values, from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Four Cups of Wine: A Climate and Environmental Justice Haggadah Insert, the Union for Reform Judaism, Passover 2021. 
• Environmental Justice resources at Sefaria
• Jewish Farm School, closed in 2019, but many resources still available on their site
• Jewish Farmer Network
• Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
• Adamah Fellowship
• One Climate
   

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Books/Reports/Monographs/Dissertations
Organized chronologically

• Sustaining Our Vision: The Jewish Climate Change Campaign. Report by Jewish Climate Change Campaign and Alliance of Relations and Conservation, 2015.
• Bratton, Susan P. “The Natural Aryan and the Unnatural Jew: Environmental Racism in Weimar and Nazi Film.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas, 1997.
• Duchrow, Ulrich, and Gerhard Liedke. Shalom: Biblical Perspectives on Creation, Justice & Peace. Geneva: WCC Publications, 1989.

 

 

 

 

 

Journals & Articles
Organized chronologically; includes both academic articles and a selection of recent news articles

• Forum Judaism Overview Essay, Hava Tirosh Samuelson, Arizona State University
• Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan. “Jewish, Black climate activist fights for ‘intersectional climate justice.’” Jerusalem Post. May 6, 2023.
• Gergely, Julia. “Rabbis arrested demanding climate action by Wall Street giant’s Jewish CEO.” NY Jewish Week. October 20, 2021. 
• Raz, Nicole. “Rabbi Dean Shapiro launches new climate change project at ASU.” Jewish News. August 27, 2021.
• Weisberg, Anne and Rachel Landsburg. “It’s time for Jews to mobilize for climate action.” Forward. July 27, 2021.
• Wall, Alix. “Q&A: Oakland’s official city climate advocate has a plan.” Jewish News of Northern California. July 13, 2021. 
• Sudilovsky, Judith. “We want to make the climate movement in Israel-Palestine much more political.” 972mag. July 12, 2021.
• Rosenthal, Laurence. “Georgia Faith Leaders Ready to Act on Climate.” Atlanta Jewish Times. June 29, 2021. 
• Chernikoff, Helen. “Social justice leader Rabbi Jennie Rosenn takes on climate change.” eJewish Philanthropy. June 1, 2021. 
• Cooperman, Courtney. “Environmental Justice and the Legacy of Redlining.” Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Blog. April 24, 2021.
• Castellano, Orge. “Meet the Jewish activist digging through the trash for climate justice.“ Alma. April 22, 2021.
• “’There’s no issue more important’: Chief Rabbi Rosen on Climate Change and Environmental Justice.” Kaiciid Dialogue Center. March 29, 2021.
• Cohen, Michael. “Cross-border cooperation for Tu Bishvat, the environment, is essential.“ Jerusalem Post. January 24, 2021.
• Llarks, Shekhiynah. “This Black Jewish Teen Is Leading the Fight for Climate Justice.” My Jewish Learning. July 17, 2020. 
• Remedios, Jesse. “New organization Dayenu seeks to mobilize US Jews for climate action.” National Catholic Reporter. July 3, 2020.
• Dolsten, Josefin. “‘We don’t have time’: US rabbi launches Jewish climate change initiative.” The Times of Israel. May 2, 2020. 
• Marczak, Nikki. ““And you are standing and praying?” Judaism, the climate crisis and the moral imperative to act.” Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Religion & Ethics. February 18, 2020.
• “Tu B’Shvat: Reforesting Earth to Heal Both Poverty & Climate.” The Shalom Center. January 21, 2020. 
• Rosen, Brandt. “On Hanukkah, Let’s Rededicate Our Commitment to Environmental Justice.” Truthout. December 22, 2019. 
• Jacobs, Paula. “Ethical Eating: Food-justice initiatives bring Jewish values to the farm—and the dinner table.” Tablet Magazine. February 25, 2019.
• Futterman, Allison. “Nati Passow: Combining Judaism and Food Justice.” Jewish Journal. August 30, 2018.
• Benstein, Jeremy. “Sustainability and Jewish Peoplehood: An Introduction.” eJewish Philanthrophy. January 22, 2015.
• Jacobs, Mark X. “Jewish Envrionmentalism: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges.” In Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed Word, edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, 449-480. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002. 
• Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava.”Introduction. Judaism and the Natural World.” In Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed Word, edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, xxxiii-lxii. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002.
• Parrish. “From Dominion to Eco-Justice: Rereading Selected Creation Texts in the Hebrew Bible.” Memphis Theological Seminary Journal 29 (Summer 1991): 52–64.
• Melchart, Charles. “Creation and Justice Among the Sages.” Religious Education 85, no. 3 (Summer 1990): 368–82.
• Kay, Jeanne. “Human Dominion Over Nature in the Hebrew Bible.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 79, no. 2 (June 1989): 214–32.