FEATURED EVENTS
08.04.10 Community of Elders - Lunch, Bridge & Scrabble No Yoga (see calendar from week-to-week)
08.04.10 Congregational Choir
08.05.10 Executive Committee
08.10.10 Make Your Own Teshuvah Journal In this workshop, with Rabbi Rachel Timoner, we will prepare for the month of Elul by creating journals for the process of cheshbon hanefesh (accounting of our souls). We will study texts on teshuva, and begin to use our journals to help guide us as we consider how we are living, the state of our relationships, and our sense of purpose in anticipation of the High Holydays.
Green Team
"See my works, how beautiful and how excellent they are! All that I created, I created for you. Reflect on this, and do not spoil or destroy My world; for if you do, there will be no one to repair it after you.” Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:13
Stewarding the Earth is our Jewish responsibility; and that’s what the LBT Green Team is all about. Our purpose is to educate and to act; to build awareness of the devastating results of human exploitation of the earth and to promote life-style changes – starting right here at LBT – to preserve the environment. For the sake of ourselves, our children, our grandchildren, and all of those with whom we share this planet.
Our newly constructed synagogue center has the equivalent of a LEED sliver rating.
Materials and Resources:
• Recycled carpet tile
• Low VOC paint
• Regional materials
• New furniture made from recycled materials with low VOC
Energy and Atmosphere:
• New AC equipment
• Fluorescent lights
• New ductwork
• New insulation
• Cool reflective roof
• Stub outs for future solar panels and conduit installed
• Partial commissioning
Indoor Environmental Quality:
• Walk off mats
• Special MERV filters to filter air
• Natural daylight
Water Efficiency:
• We installed 1/8 gallon flush urinals
• Dual flush on toilets
• Sinks with faucets on sensors
• Water efficient landscaping irrigation and plants
In an effort to “green” our temple community and to be a model of sustainability, LBT has already …
• Switched our waste collection system to compost and recycling
• Added recycling bins to every room and office
• Switched to 100% recycled paper wherever possible and when not, switched to 30% recycled paper
• Changed our plates to bamboo and sugar cane instead of paper
• Changed our cups to corn cups instead of plastic
• Asked for mugs to be used for meetings instead of disposable
• Converted our outdoor walkway and outdoor chapel and sanctuary lights to use CFL's
• Moved to fair traded, organic coffee
Events for 2010/2011: coming soon
We invite you to join the Green Team, to take part in this important work of bringing more environmental awareness and action to LBT. We welcome your ideas and your participation. Check out these interesting websites:
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
Created in 1993, COEJL deepens the Jewish community’s commitment to the stewardship of the earth. This is an extensive, informative website.
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Southern California (COEJLSC)
This local affilate of COEJL organizes and supports local congregations in their greening efforts. Good for local events and resources.
TORAH TREK
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE)
Learn what other religious communities are doing to protect the environment.
TEVA Learning Center (Jewish Environmental Education)