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THANK YOU, BOULDER!
JTree received over 600 trees from Boulder in June!
Contributions came from Har Hashem, Bonai Shalom, Adventure Judaism and many individuals.
That’s Tree-Fabulous!
Updates:
- We had 621 tree donations from Boulder in June for Father’s Day!
- B’nai mitzvah students are incorporating JTree in d’varim torah
Opportunities:
- Play Boulder Foundation is training Tree Tenders – a training program to help us maintain our trees this summer. More info here: Tree Tender Training Fall 2020
- Community Fruit Rescue – checking to see the need
- Check about pine cone seed balls,
- Forest service tree planting days (maybe some this fall)
- Boulder cross-congregation Dayenu circle is forming – Jewish Climate Action organization. Pease contact Diana if interested in learning more.
- Coloring is fun for kids of all ages: Tree art pages here and here.
“…celebrating trees is something positive and essential which all of us can do. It brings joy, strengthening us communally, ecologically and spiritually.”
– Jonathan Wittenberg is Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism and co-founder of Eco Synagogue and JTree.global
