The Union for Reform Judaism, representing the largest American Jewish denomination, has committed to divesting from the fossil fuel industry to address the climate crisis, guided by Jewish teachings of environmental stewardship.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Jewish Federation of Lane County in Oregon, representing about 60,000 Jews, are the first Jewish federations in North America to divest their investment assets from the fossil fuel industry, totaling over $3 million.

Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development in Jerusalem, highlights the need for a spiritual transformation to address the intensifying climate crisis caused by materialism and a lack of compassion for the natural world.

The author reflects on their resistance to feeling grief and the importance of embracing it.

The Dayenu organization has released a songbook called "Rising Tides, Rising Voices: Songs for the Jewish Climate Movement" to galvanize the Jewish community in the fight against climate change.