The Temple Sinai Shomrei Adamah: Environmental Awareness Committee announces the 2024 Eco Challenge!
Each month throughout 2024, the EAAC will issue a new challenge for the Temple Sinai congregation.
The monthly challenges will highlight an area of environmental awareness and provide actionable tasks and educational resources everyone can do.
Participate each month and learn how to make being green part of being Jewish. Complete all twelve challenges and become a Shomrei Adamah - Guardian of the Earth! Email ShomreiAdamah@templesianiatlanta.org with questions.
MAY - COMPOSTING
Composting is considered a meaningful Jewish practice as it aligns with many of our highest values and principles:
- Stewardship of the Earth (Bal Tashchit): encourages the responsible use of resources. Composting allows for the recycling of organic waste into nutrient-rich soil, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and promoting environmental sustainability.
- Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World): Composting contributes to the health of the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills and improving soil quality. Individuals who compost are actively engaging in the repair and restoration of the Earth.
- Respect for Life: Jewish tradition emphasizes the sanctity of life and the interconnectedness of all living things. Composting honors this principle by returning organic matter to the earth in a way that nourishes and sustains new life, fostering a cycle of renewal and growth.
- Community Responsibility: Jewish communities emphasize the importance of collective responsibility and caring for one another. Composting can be a communal activity, bringing people together to work towards a common goal of environmental stewardship and sustainability.
- Gratitude (Hakarat Hatov): Composting encourages mindfulness and appreciation for the gifts of nature. By recognizing the value of organic matter and utilizing it to enrich the soil, individuals cultivate a sense of gratitude for the Earth's abundance and blessings.
JUNE - ENERGY EFFICIENCY
JULY - PLASTIC-FREE PICNICS
AUGUST - WATER CONSERVATION
SEPTEMBER - CLOTHING SWAP
OCTOBER - ECO-FRIENDLY SUKKOT
NOVEMBER - FOOD DONATIONS
DECEMBER - THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Previous Month's Challenges
JANUARY - GIVE A TREE, PLANT A TREE
FEBRUARY - REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
MARCH - SUSTAINABLE SHABBAT
APRIL - EARTH DAY
