HAMC Goes Green to Fight Consumption

On Tuesday, Rabbi Lawrence Troster of GreenFaith gave two special presentations to our HAMC students. First, he spoke to our kindergarten through fourth grade students on "God Must Love Beetles" and then he spoke to our fifth through eighth graders on "Saving Tree of Life: Jewish Environmental Wisdom and Tikkun 'Olam."

Rabbi Troster used the provocative pictures of photographer Chris Jordan, Jewish wisdom literature, and Jewish prayers to provoke a lively discussion on how we can try to create a more sustainable, happier way of life. The presentations focused on being mindful consumers rather than mindless consumers.

The students got together in groups to discuss and brainstorm on these topics and their work will be showcased on bulletin boards around the school. Our goal is to inspire and motivate students as we move forward with "greening" our school and to connect being "green" with being Jewish.

Rabbi Troster's slideshow from the presentation to the fifth through eighth graders. Let us know what you think, and let us know what your students thought about the program!

Rabbi Troster of Greenfaith on Consumption

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