The environmental subcommittee of Chagat (the Community Service arm of Temple Beth Sholom) is hosting a panel discussion which provides information to those in our congregation and in the broader Salem community who are interested in mitigating the effects of climate change and understanding how exactly they can do so through:
- Participation in the Public Policy Debate
- Direct Action through volunteer events made available through:
- Temple Beth Sholom
- The City of Salem
- Other Organizations in Salem
- The State of Oregon
Panel Discussion and Q&A facilitated by Rabbi Elisha Herb. Panel Members include:
- Lesley Jantarasami, Senior Climate Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy. Ms. Jantarasami leads the department’s climate change work, partnering with other state agencies to track and project trends in the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and analyze climate mitigation strategies in the context of Oregon’s climate and energy goals.
- Norman Wright, Community Development Director, City of Salem, Oversees the greenhouse gas inventory for the City of Salem within the broader effort of creating a vision for growth and development incorporating a triple bottom line perspective.
- Tom Andersen, Salem City Councilor. Councilor Anderson made the original motion to include the Climate Action Plan as part of strategic plan.
- Linda Wallmark, Co-coordinator of the Salem Chapter of org a global grassroots climate movement. Ms. Wallmarkis also the representative of 350.org on the City’s Environmental Action Plan Working Group.
Following the panel discussion, there will be a light dinner while we meet in small groups to discuss what actions we can take directly to address climate change. Each small group will be charged with identifying two promising avenues to pursue. Temple Beth Sholom will provide a dairy main course. Those wishing to contribute are urged to bring a dairy or vegetarian side dish or dessert.
Following dinner discussions, we will come back together as a group to consider the alternatives which surfaced and focus on how we can move forward in implementing specific actions.
Mussar is an approach of self-awareness, and personal development that is grounded in deep reflection on Jewish texts and on spiritual practices that guide us toward greater control over our thinking and behaviors.
Free and open to the community
In partnership with Congregation Shaarie Torah
A special initiative by Congregation Neveh Shalom Rabbi David Kosak. Gather at Rabbi’s house, prepare a meal and go to the streets to feed those who need it the most.
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration Code: CG203
Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration Code: CG204
Mar:A screening of “Living while Dying,” by filmmaker, Cathy Zheutlin. Apr: Mara Woloshin – Maximize your benefits: Medicare and Medicaid 101.
Exploration on the creative writing of Peter Gintz, Vedem Editor, featuring a film, and an interactive conversation on creativity and action. The event is in conjunction with OJMCHE’s current exhibition Vedem Underground which examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during World War II.
Join us for this thought-provoking program that will bring an exceptional line up of authors and special events to our community.
Tuesday, Mar. 6; 7:00 PM – Tom Teicholz, “Being There: Journalism 1978-2000”
Tuesday, Mar. 13; 7:00PM – Susan Simon, “Almost a Minyan”
Tuesday, Mar. 20; 7:00 PM – Ani Tuzman, “The Tremble of Love: A Novel of the Baal Shem Tov”
Register at oregonjcc.org/authorseries
Double Feature
ISLAND OF ROSES, the Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles.
When the Holocaust reached the island of Rhodes in 1944, a five hundred year civilization was destroyed. Today some of the last surviving “Rhodeslis” are living in Los Angeles. Is Sephardic culture, customs, songs and food being transmitted to children and grandchildren? This film takes a realistic view of the state of affairs in this community.
English language, 55 minutes, 1995, Producer Gregori Viens RHODES FOR EVER, A contemporary look at the Jews of Rhodes and their descendants. The film tells the remarkable but largely unknown story of these people who despite the physical destruction of their community during World War II, managed to transplant their unique Jewish culture elsewhere — notably the Congo and Europe. English Language, 56 minutes, 1995, Producer Willy Perelsztein, Speaker: TBA
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