Examples of Experiential Activities...
- Four Corners Exercise:
Four signs are posted in 4 corners of a room.
Participants are asked to go to the corner with the sign that
describes the one area of environmental problems to which
they would most like to devote their time:
- Global Warming
- Alternative Energy
- "Bal Tash-khit"
- Recycling
- Endangered Species
Each group then explains their choice to the other groups.
- Develop new prayers and augment traditional prayers
to incorporate environmental issues.
- Search the Siddur for ideas that relate to Eco-Judaism.
- Create artistic representations (music, poetry, drawings, etc.)
to illustrate b'rakhot (blessings) that deal with nature.
- Guided Meditation ~ Envisioning a Sustainable Society,
Integrating Social, Environmental, and Economic Concerns.
A Taste of Eco-Judaism:
Sample Lessons & Topics
- The Relationship between Judaism and Environmentalism
- What makes Environmentalism a Jewish issue?
- How is Shabbat a "Day of Eco-Judaism?"
- What are the Spiritual aspects of Ecology?
- What Torah Laws pre-date Modern Environmental Consciousness?
- "Going Green" in Your Synagogue and in Your Home
- Becoming a Jewish Environmental Activist: Why and How
- Environmentalism in Talmud and Midrash
- Environmental Sustainability for Israel: An Important Component
for Peace for Israel and its Neighbors
- What is the "Declaration on the Human Environment?"
- Why is the U.S. One of the Biggest Environmental Law Offenders?
- Kashrut: Eco-Friendly or Not?
- Were Humans Meant to be Vegetarian?
- Good Stewards of the Planet through Jewish Holidays
- Jewish Table as a Temple: Making Conscious Food Choices ~ Making our Meals Holy Offerings
