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In 2019, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn a veteran of the Jewish nonprofit world founded Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action. In March 2021, Steven Spielberg selected the organization, which has quickly sprung into the center of the vibrant climate justice movement, to receive a portion of his million-dollar Genesis Prize. Arielle Silver-Willner: What drove you to start. Read more »
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In 1988, when many people were ignoring ecologists, Rabbi Ellen Bernstein founded Shomrei Adamah (Keepers of the Earth), the first Jewish ecological organization in the U.S. Rabbi Bernstein sought to draw attention to the “ecological heart” of Judaism. Arielle Silver-Willner: You describe the ecological crisis as a “spiritual crisis.” How do you connect Judaism, feminism. Read more »