Social Action

 

Mazal Tov to our Rabbi Shafrin who will be serving on the national Rabbinical Assembly’s Social Justice Committee (SJC)!

 

Join Laura Horwitz and Tzedek Team Chair Benjamin Singer for an illuminating, Tzedek-themed breakout discussion during the high holidays. Learn more in the high holidays information.

 

Thank you to the Kol Rinah members who participated in our “Reverse Tashlich” event on August 8. Due to the hard work of Tzedek Direct Service Chair Katherine Tynan and the other volunteers who persisted in seeking out garbage in the heavy vegetation, we filled several garbage bags with trash! Removing debris helps the ecosystem thrive, on-site and downstream in the Mississippi River. Howard Granok saw some fish in the deeper parts of the creek, which is encouraging. Thank you to all who came out and cleaned up. We are so grateful for your help in keeping our waterways clean and looking forward to next time.

 

Thanks to all who came to our August 22 bagel brunch to learn about the Sierra Club’s Mayors for 100% Clean Energy initiative, which is an on-going municipal based clean-energy organizing campaign to build relationships/power in communities about clean energy adoption. The challenge calls on mayors – regardless of political party and municipality size – to support a vision of 100% clean and renewable energy in their communities. The Missouri Public Service Commission uses these commitments to inform utilities’ long term plans (Integrated Resource Plans) and hold them accountable for a transition to clean energy. Thanks to Tzedek Advocacy Co-Chair Dr. Scott Kaar for organizing the event.

 

Cindy Kalachek