Eco-Kashrut: What We Have Learned from our Years of Jewish Farming and Ranching.

Rabbi Elisheva Brenner of the Center for Eco-Judaism will speak at Bonai Shalom’s First Friday dinner and discussion in June.

A radical, new understanding of Torah is born out of being a farmer and rancher. The yearning to connect to ancient Jewish traditions and grow sustainable food today inspired two rabbis to found the Center for Eco-Judaism in Pueblo, Colorado in 2009. It is now a synagogue, farm, ranch, wilderness, learning, teaching, and gathering place for the broader community. Come hear the successes and challenges of their inspiring and important work. Learn why current efforts at true Eco-Kashrut can’t work under today’s system of production, and what can be done about it.

Rabbi Elisheva Brenner, JD, LPC, NBCC is a founder and the director of the Center for Eco-Judaism and a co-founder of Eco-Glatt, Inc. She strives to create a sustainable system of food and agriculture, connecting to Judaism and her local interfaith community. You can learn more about this work at www.centerforecojudaism.com.

Friday, June 7.  Services at 6:00 pm, and dinner is at 7:00 pm, followed by the lecture. Reservations must be made by Wednesday, June 5 and  paid in advance: 303-442-6605 or office@bonaishalom.org. Dinner is $15/adult, $12/child, BYOB Kosher Wine. Congregation Bonai Shalom is located at 1527 Cherryvale Ave, Boulder.