Coejl

Through a network of Jewish leaders, institutions, and individuals, COEJL mobilizes the Jewish community to advocate for policies that support environmental protection while building core Jewish environmental knowledge. COEJL has been an initiative at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs since 1993 and serves as the Jewish partner in the National... Religious Partnership on the Environment. COEJL acts to expand the contemporary understanding of Jewish values such astikkun olam (repairing our world) and tzedek (justice) to include the protection of both people and other species from environmental degradation. COEJL seeks to extend such traditions as social action and gemilut chasadim (performing deeds of loving-kindness) to environmental action and advocacy. And COEJL works to achieve shalom (peace or wholeness) in its full sense of harmony in all creation. COEJL seeks to connect all Jewish and non-Jewish communities through embodying these values in everyday life. Established in 1993Read More