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In May, Dayenu is teaming up with the RAC-CA to host two climate gatherings in California. These events are a chance to learn, organize, build community, and take meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis together. This May, we’re bringing together Jewish communities across the state to: Learn more about our campaign to KEEP the oil and gas buffer zone Connect and grow our communities Share joy and hope through Jewish music, art, and ritual Build our leadership and organizing skills

Beating Big Oil: Big win for environmental justice in California

  • July 10, 2024
by Muriel MacDonald, Dayenu Deputy Director of Organizing Friends, we have something major to celebrate: California will no longer permit oil drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, prisons, hospitals, and other...
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Recent Supreme Court decisions threaten decades of progress on climate action and environmental protection

  • July 8, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court session, which wrapped up last week, covered a variety of topics, but made one thing abundantly clear: this Court is fundamentally changing the balance of power...
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A monthly celebration of good climate news: Tammuz and Sivan

  • July 3, 2024
At the beginning of each Jewish month, we take a moment to lift up some good news about the transition to a clean energy economy. And there is progress!  The...
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Dayenu activists power the campaign “A Time to Build” — and make a difference

  • June 18, 2024
“A SEASON IS SET FOR EVERYTHING, A TIME FOR EVERY EXPERIENCE UNDER HEAVEN, A TIME TO BE BORN AND A TIME TO DIE, A TIME TO TEAR DOWN AND A...
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Governor Newsom: Climate equity can’t wait

  • May 28, 2024
Why are Dayenu activists in California heading out to the mailbox in such a hurry?  The answer lies in new revisions to the California state budget — which shortchange efforts...
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Dayenu joins faith leaders to decry “moral failure” of New York policymakers

  • May 21, 2024
Leaders of many faiths gathered at the New York State House on May 20 to speak out about the moral failure of New York’s Governor and Legislature to address the...
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Learn, dream, organize! Second Jewish climate activist gathering in California

  • May 21, 2024
The Jewish climate movement is taking on the fossil fuel industry in California. On May 19, 2024, more than 100 people gathered at Urban Adamah in Berkeley, CA to learn,...
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“Taking care of the planet is what we do”

  • May 20, 2024
DAYENU CLIMATE ACTIVISTS IN ACTION One of Dayenu’s most dedicated activists, Lauren Krueger has been especially busy during the recent New York legislative session. She’s made the trip from her...
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Berkeley, CA-- On Sunday, May 19, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, Dayenu teams up with the RAC-CA to host two climate gatherings in California. These events are a chance to learn, organize, build community, and take meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis together. Dayenu is bringing together Jewish communities across the state to learn more about our campaign to KEEP the oil and gas buffer zone, connect and grow our communities, share joy and hope through Jewish music, art, and ritual, build our leadership and organizing skills. Photo by Jungho Kim | Survival Media Agency

Counting on Music: Songs to power the Jewish climate movement during the Omer

  • May 14, 2024
By Rabbi Laura Bellows A vital element of Dayenu’s work to build a vibrant Jewish climate movement is a commitment to spiritually rooted action and Spiritual Adaptation through music, art,...
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Celebrating new rules that curtail carbon emissions and benefit public health

  • May 8, 2024
by Dahlia Rockowitz, Dayenu Director of Campaigns & Partnership While the image of smoke billowing from a power plant smokestack may feel archaic, the sad truth is that it’s the...
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In May, Dayenu is teaming up with the RAC-CA to host two climate gatherings in California. These events are a chance to learn, organize, build community, and take meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis together. This May, we’re bringing together Jewish communities across the state to: Learn more about our campaign to KEEP the oil and gas buffer zone Connect and grow our communities Share joy and hope through Jewish music, art, and ritual Build our leadership and organizing skills

Jewish climate activists in Southern California gather, strategize, mobilize

  • May 8, 2024
DAYENU CLIMATE ACTIVISTS IN ACTION Jewish Californians are taking on the forces of climate denial and delay. On May 5, 2024, nearly 100 climate-concerned Californians gathered at Temple Israel in...
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Opinion: I am a Jewish Educator and Climate Activist. This Passover, It’s Time Our Leaders in New York Take Action.

  • April 26, 2024
by Rachel Landsberg In preparing for Passover this year, I found myself thinking about two climate bills that remain stalled in the State Assembly: the NY HEAT and Climate Change...
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