In November, the US House of Representatives passed $550 billion for climate solutions. Now the Senate must vote to reduce energy costs, create jobs with a Civilian Climate Corps, and protect coasts and forests. Take action with Jewish…
Belated happy Chanukah everyone! If you are considering your end-of-the-year donations, the Tikkun Olam committee urges you to consider our synagogue’s efforts to help the roughly 400 Afghan refugees who are being resettled here in the Lansing…
New Year’s Message from Local RabbisGreater Lansing Rabbis DiscussT’shuvah August 2021 https://vimeo.com/595636999/d3e581e65a
This is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate…
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…
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…
