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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

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10 easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint in 2022

10 easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint in 2022

Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c.orgPublished January 10, 2022
You don’t need a Ph.D. or political clout to make a difference for the planet. Two leaders of environmental nonprofits in Israel offer simple steps anyone can take toward a cleaner, healthier future.
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OLIVIER FITOUSSIPublished March 8, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is flanked by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, left, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at a joint news conference in Jerusalem, March 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Pool/AFP via Getty Images) 

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Mario TamaPublished May 30, 2018

PAHOA, HI - MAY 22: A steam plume rises and lava glows as it enters the Pacific Ocean at dawn, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 22, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. Officials are concerned that 'laze', a...

CRC hosts Sustainable Living Fair, electronics recycling drive

Published January 16, 2013

Central Reform Congregation is hosting a Sustainable Living Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. Sponsored by CRC’s Green Team, the Youth Group will be preparing and serving a sustainable, organic and local lunch for donations.  Visitors...

Charles Pass

‘Planet’-conscious company melds office supplies, environmental ethos

Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 4, 2012

For more than two decades, Charles “Chuck” Pass, 54, has been known as “chief executive honcho” of Pedro’s Planet, which he and his high-school friend, Pedro McMillian, founded in 1989. The office supply company, based in an office park at 11649...

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2011 was mixed year for Federation fundraising

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 18, 2012

The numbers are a study in contrasts this year for the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Louis as the agency continues to pick its way through a turbulent economy and a rocky philanthropic environment. According to figures released Tuesday, the Jewish...

Jewish teen group holds native plant sale at B’nai El Congregation

Published April 21, 2011

Just in time for Mother's Day, the Jewish Environmental Initiative (JEI) and its teen group are sponsoring a native plant sale and rain barrel raffle. The sale will take place at B'nai El Congregation and the Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy,...

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