“Think of a desert: It looks barren — but a little bit of water completely changes everything. That's a nice metaphor for what we are trying to do — be that little bit of change, the one drop of water that makes all the difference.”
— Rabbi Michael Cohen, co-founder of Aytzim: Ecological Judaism
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Aytzim: Ecological Judaism
Our Mission
Educate and empower to green our lives, communities, Israel and the Earth.
Who We Are
Our members, volunteers and leaders come from across the political and religious spectra. We care deeply about Judaism and the Earth, and believe in both education and action.
What We Do
Founded in 2001 and incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2006, today Aytzim hosts five projects:
EcoJews runs Jewish-environmental social activities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Green Zionist Alliance works to protect and educate about the environment of Israel and the Middle East.
With more than 1000 blog posts, pedagogical materials, a job board, and an interactive map of Jewish-environmental initiatives, Jewcology.org, is the largest online resource for information on Jewish environmentalism.
Jews of the Earth leads regional advocacy and environmental-action activities in the greater Washington D.C. area.
More than 100 Jewish clergy, including chief rabbis, have joined this environmental-project that Aytzim runs in partnership with GreenFaith.
Aytzim is a nonprofit member of 1% for the Planet:
Aytzim is a nonprofit member of JChoice:
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Eco-Quote
"Our concern with environment cannot be reduced to what can be used, to what can be grasped. Environment includes not only the inkstand and the blotting paper, but also the impenetrable stillness in the air, the stars, the clouds, the quiet passing of time."
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Did You Know?
Air pollution in Israel drops significantly on Yom Kippur.
Aytzim (Green Zionist Alliance, Inc.) is classified by the IRS as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
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