"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 TIME TO BUILD UP..."
"kohelet" (Ecclesiastes), 3:3
Dayenu is building a vibrant Jewish climate movement that is taking action and making a difference every day.
Recently, we launched a campaign that aimed to build on groundbreaking progress made at the federal level. After Dayenu mobilized to help win passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, it was time to dig in to make sure the $370 billion in climate funds were invested in communities that need them most.
In October 2023, Dayenu launched A Time To Build: Climate, Jobs & Justice for All, a campaign which rallied our communities to urge state and federal policymakers to take advantage of these historic climate investments. We spent the next eight months organizing, advocating, singing, celebrating, and reaching out to policymakers.
Hundreds of Dayenu activists and leaders stepped up and took action, ensuring we made progress on all of our goals. We pushed Congress to protect climate legislation, called on elected officials to ensure climate investments reach every community, and made our vision of a just, livable future so compelling that Americans demand more.
Below the slide show are the numbers to show what we accomplished together!
![A Time to Build campaign report](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-768x512.png)
![We had impact! By the numbers](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-1-768x512.png)
![Words of wisdom about climate funding](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/postcard-768x512.jpg)
![Campaign launch in 2023](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/3-768x512.png)
![Cornell University Sukkot](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cornell-768x512.jpg)
![Celebrating Hanukkah with climate action](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/3-768x512.png)
![Dayenu Circle's climate-action Hanukkah celebration, Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor.](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/12-14-23-Dayenu-Circles-climate-action-Hanukkah-celebration-049-1-768x512.jpg)
![ATTB Menorah](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/menorah-768x512.jpg)
![CHICAGO, IL-- On Thursday, December 7, 2023, on the first night of Hanukkah, Dayenu hosted a cocktail hour with fellow eco-minded Jewish activists to explore the Climate Action Museum and learn about how to design a green city. At 6:30pm, drag performer Layah Louder gathered the crowd together to light the menorah and learn about what equitable climate solutions are being delivered to our community.
Photo by Marlon Taylor | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/chicagocraft-768x512.jpg)
![Hartford, VT](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/vt-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Monday, December 11, 2023, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'A Time to Build' at the Synagogue B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan. The event was held during Hanukkah and included a candle lighting ceremony where they lit eight candles with different intentions and goals to push leaders to commit to promises previously made under legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act. Different speakers, from climate activists to politicians and spiritual leaders, lit a candle and spoke about what it represents.
Photo by Rashad Frett | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ny2-768x512.jpg)
![Monmouth, NJ](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Monmouth-768x512.jpg)
![CHICAGO, IL-- On Thursday, December 7, 2023, on the first night of Hanukkah, Dayenu hosted a cocktail hour with fellow eco-minded Jewish activists to explore the Climate Action Museum and learn about how to design a green city. At 6:30pm, drag performer Layah Louder gathered the crowd together to light the menorah and learn about what equitable climate solutions are being delivered to our community.
Photo by Marlon Taylor | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chicago-crowd-768x512.jpg)
![Newark, NJ](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newark2-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Monday, December 11, 2023, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'A Time to Build' at the Synagogue B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan. The event was held during Hanukkah and included a candle lighting ceremony where they lit eight candles with different intentions and goals to push leaders to commit to promises previously made under legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act. Different speakers, from climate activists to politicians and spiritual leaders, lit a candle and spoke about what it represents.
Photo by Rashad Frett | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ny-768x512.jpg)
![Falls Church, VA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/oil-768x512.jpg)
![Delivering for climate, jobs, justice!](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/postcards-768x512.jpg)
![New York, NY](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/han-768x512.jpg)
![Waltham, MA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Waltham-Larry-768x512.jpg)
![Newark, NJ](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newark-768x512.jpg)
![Brooklyn, NY](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Brooklyn-candles-768x512.jpg)
![Falls Church, VA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hithere-768x512.jpg)
![CHICAGO, IL-- On Thursday, December 7, 2023, on the first night of Hanukkah, Dayenu hosted a cocktail hour with fellow eco-minded Jewish activists to explore the Climate Action Museum and learn about how to design a green city. At 6:30pm, drag performer Layah Louder gathered the crowd together to light the menorah and learn about what equitable climate solutions are being delivered to our community.
Photo by Marlon Taylor | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC1845-MARLON-TAYLOR-768x512.jpg)
![NY delivery](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/noa-768x512.jpg)
![Los Angeles, CA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mailbox-horizontal-768x526.jpg)
![Waltham, MA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Waltham-768x512.jpg)
![CHICAGO, IL-- On Thursday, December 7, 2023, on the first night of Hanukkah, Dayenu hosted a cocktail hour with fellow eco-minded Jewish activists to explore the Climate Action Museum and learn about how to design a green city. At 6:30pm, drag performer Layah Louder gathered the crowd together to light the menorah and learn about what equitable climate solutions are being delivered to our community.
Photo by Marlon Taylor | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chicago-768x512.jpg)
![Waltham, MA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/walth-768x512.jpg)
![NY Advocacy Actions for Climate, Jobs, Justice](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5-768x512.png)
![NY State House Multifaith Gathering](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1014-3-768x576.jpg)
![Dayenu represents at NY State House](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0952-768x576.jpg)
![Dayenu represents at NY State House](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nystatehouse-768x512.jpg)
![The multifaith moment ended in a circle of nice.](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AB9D2880-303F-44CB-B245-120315B06643_1_105_c-768x512.jpeg)
![NY Faith Day of Action](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hallway-768x512.jpg)
![We moved that banner around the million dollar staircase.](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FB5EB469-400C-49DE-9C5A-D99B7E9C9EDA_1_105_c-768x512.jpeg)
![We do love NY](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0953-768x576.jpg)
![NY Jews for climate justice](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5001-768x576.jpg)
![NY Faith Lobby Day](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/statehouseoffice-768x512.jpg)
![NY Faith Day of Action](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/passheat-768x512.jpg)
![NY Faith Day of Action](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/lobby-768x512.jpg)
![Purim postcarding pop-ups](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-768x512.png)
![Charlottesville, VA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/purimking-768x512.jpg)
![Congregation of Moses and Temple B'nai Israel, Kalamazoo MI](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6504-carolyn-kennedy-768x576.jpeg)
![Merrick, Long Island, NY](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/krueger-768x512.jpg)
![Mishloach Manot, Kavod Boston, MA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mishloach-768x512.jpg)
![East Midwood Jewish Center, Brooklyn, NY](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/purim-pink-wig-768x512.jpg)
![Silicon Valley, CA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Silicon-Valley-768x514.jpg)
![Congregation of Moses and Temple B'nai Israel, Kalamazoo MI](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/purimtwo-768x512.jpg)
![Temple Shir Tivka, Wayland MA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Purim-postcards-768x512.jpg)
![Berkeley, CA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/berkeley-768x434.jpg)
![Temple Rodef Shalom](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rodef-768x385.png)
![Washington, DC](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/post-768x512.jpg)
![Montclair, NJ](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/purim1-768x512.jpg)
![Congregation of Moses and Temple B'nai Israel, Kalamazoo MI](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6480-carolyn-kennedy-1-768x576.jpeg)
![Seattle, WA](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Seattle-768x512.jpg)
![NY delivering](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1976-768x576.jpg)
![NY Jewish Climate Summit](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-768x512.png)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'New York Jewish Climate Summit ' at the Central Synagogue's Community House in Manhattan. Hosted in partnership with the Union For Reform Judaism, The Jewish Climate Summit provides an entry point for getting involved in climate efforts, by offering:
Education – to motivate and remind us of the importance of addressing climate change.
Community-building – to connect with others who want to address climate change.
Options for taking action – to help participants identify actions or roles they feel most interested in taking – and how to do it.
Photo by Daniel Lozano | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8O0A7383_1-daniel-Lozaon-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'New York Jewish Climate Summit ' at the Central Synagogue's Community House in Manhattan. Hosted in partnership with the Union For Reform Judaism, The Jewish Climate Summit provides an entry point for getting involved in climate efforts, by offering:
Education – to motivate and remind us of the importance of addressing climate change.
Community-building – to connect with others who want to address climate change.
Options for taking action – to help participants identify actions or roles they feel most interested in taking – and how to do it.
Photo by Daniel Lozano | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8O0A7224_1-daniel-Lozaon-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'New York Jewish Climate Summit ' at the Central Synagogue's Community House in Manhattan. Hosted in partnership with the Union For Reform Judaism, The Jewish Climate Summit provides an entry point for getting involved in climate efforts, by offering:
Education – to motivate and remind us of the importance of addressing climate change.
Community-building – to connect with others who want to address climate change.
Options for taking action – to help participants identify actions or roles they feel most interested in taking – and how to do it.
Photo by Daniel Lozano | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8O0A7298_1-daniel-Lozaon-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'New York Jewish Climate Summit ' at the Central Synagogue's Community House in Manhattan. Hosted in partnership with the Union For Reform Judaism, The Jewish Climate Summit provides an entry point for getting involved in climate efforts, by offering:
Education – to motivate and remind us of the importance of addressing climate change.
Community-building – to connect with others who want to address climate change.
Options for taking action – to help participants identify actions or roles they feel most interested in taking – and how to do it.
Photo by Daniel Lozano | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8O0A7368_1-daniel-Lozaon-768x512.jpg)
![NEW YORK, NY-- On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Dayenu, a jewish climate organization, hosted the event 'New York Jewish Climate Summit ' at the Central Synagogue's Community House in Manhattan. Hosted in partnership with the Union For Reform Judaism, The Jewish Climate Summit provides an entry point for getting involved in climate efforts, by offering:
Education – to motivate and remind us of the importance of addressing climate change.
Community-building – to connect with others who want to address climate change.
Options for taking action – to help participants identify actions or roles they feel most interested in taking – and how to do it.
Photo by Daniel Lozano | Survival Media Agency](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/two-768x512.jpg)
![Sai Koros delivers for climate, jobs, justice](https://dayenu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sai-768x512.jpg)
A TIME TO BUILD IN NUMBERS
- More than 150 communities in states across the country hosted postcarding pop-ups at holiday events around Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, and Passover.
- 5,000 postcards to state policymakers, urging them to apply for, use, and equitably distribute federal climate funds., plus hundreds more emails to governors with the same message.
- Seven in-person postcard deliveries — some in the form of mishloach manot for Purim — to policymakers’ offices.
- Hundreds of emails to Members of Congress, calling on them to protect climate funding.
- A dozen media pieces (and counting!) — op eds, letters to the editor, reports on actions — published across the country.
- A dozen college campuses hosted campaign events.
- Four Dayenu Circle-led public candle lighting ceremonies, attended by seven elected officials.