Pre-shabbat action

Make climate action a regular habit, and connect that action to your Jewish values and practices.

Pre-shabbat action of the week

Shabbat Shalom! As we prepare to bring literal light into the world with our Shabbat and Chanukah candles, let’s bring some metaphorical light into the world - for ourselves and for future generations - through taking action for climate justice.      

Many climate justice advocates (including several JCAN members!) are rallying in Albany today to push Governor Hochul to sign the repeal of the 100-foot rule into law.  This bill, which ends the practice of charging New York ratepayers to build new fracked gas pipelines (to the tune of $600 million a year).  This legislation, which was a pillar of the NY HEAT act we pushed so hard for, was the clearest climate win in the 2025 NYS legislative session.  It’s been delivered to the Governor’s desk, and all she needs to do now is sign it.  Please click here to send her a message urging her to sign it without delay!

Idea to Ponder:

The holiday of Chanukah will soon light our hearts and homes with small flames of memories, stories, songs, history, family, friends, dreidels, gifts, latkes, or whatever fried food you eat. For some Jews it is one of two Jewish holidays observed throughout the year, the other being Passover. There is something so joyful about this minor holiday.

The miracle is that the history of Chanukah, which seems actually to have been a civil war among Jews, was turned into a myth of Jewish conquest and power. The beauty of this myth is the hope it engenders - that a small band of determined Jews stayed the course, vanquished the enemy, and preserved tradition. Imagine how much more so we can accomplish in the 21 st century as we join forces with others to pursue justice for the entire community. Chag Orim Sameach – Happy Chanukah. May Chanukah light a fire under you!