A CFL contains 4 mg of mercury and should therefore be properly recycled. The Lansing Board of Water and Light is now accepting them at 1232 Haco Drive, Lansing (please double bag in sealed plastic bags) and…
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Fellow Recyclers: After sharing information with other KI recyclers, I am summarizing some information which we discussed. These recycling opportunities are in addition to the regular recycling programs that are run by local governments. Regarding Lansing’s recycling…
KI, through the Tikkun Olam Committee, is now a member of Michigan Interfaith Power and Light (“MiIPL”). The organization is a coalition of congregations across Michigan whose mission is “to involve communities of faith as stewards of…
On October 5, 2006, the New York Times published an article by Andrew Postman that was both entertaining and inspiring. For those of us on the Tikkun Olam Committee looking for a way to help address global…
Kashrut The Kehillat Israel kitchen is a kosher dairy kitchen—absolutely NO meat products may be used. People bringing food into the kitchen are responsible for insuring that the ingredients contain no animal products except eggs, butter, milk,…
Our parashah this week begins the story of Joseph, a man destined for greatness by virtue of his extraordinary gifts and good luck. It certainly was not his political acumen that got him into power. Quite to…
Inspired by Seven Ascents for Flute and Orchestra by Marjan Helms* Ascent # 1: There are glimpses of a lost spiritual heritage in Jewish practice. We find it in the psalmist’s glorious depictions of nature and the…
To celebrate Kehillat Israel’s “Year of the Jewish Story,” I decided, rather than deliver a d’var Torah this morning, to read a story I wrote for the occasion. It is inspired in part by a recent poem…
Once, on the eve of the Day of Atonement, Rabbi Zusya heard a cantor in the House of Prayer, chanting the words: “And it is forgiven,” in strange and beautiful tones. Then he called to God, “Lord…
God of justice, God of mercy. We seek Your wisdom and Your strength. How can we assure our children and all the children of the world that never again shall they face the sword because they are…