Climate change is both a global crisis and an immense opportunity. It challenges us all to live better and walk more wisely and responsibly on the Earth. Jewish Climate Initiative mobilizes the wisdom of Jewish teaching and the collective passion and ingenuity of the Jewish people to inspire a vision for the future that matches the magnitude of the challenge.
Jewish Climate Initiative, is a not-for-profit organization created for the purposes of Tikkun Olam – literally “Repairing the World” in Hebrew – by providing a Jewish response to the climate change crisis that threatens the ecosystems of our planet during our lifetimes and the lives of our children.
We believe that the Jewish People has an urgent obligation and unique contribution to global action towards averting the threats of climate change in three critical areas:
- Ethics: The ethical and spiritual wellsprings of Jewish tradition must now be plumbed anew for guidance for the planet as a whole.
- Policy and Activism: Our long experience of passionate activism to improve the world needs to be directed at the critical challenge of climate change.
- Science and Technology: We must apply our skills in technology development and commercialization to those fields that need to be advanced in order to reverse the potentially dire effects of climate change.
Jewish Climate Initiative will be a leading catalyst for development of effective responses to the global climate crisis through the promotion of innovative science, technology and ethical leadership.
In so doing, we will stimulate Israel and the Jewish people to play their full role in humanity’s efforts to ensure a stable future climate for our children.
Jewish Climate Initiative is a branch of The Interfaith Center For Sustainable Development.
You can help fund our innovative work in interfaith environmental advocacy, education, and action via the options below. Matching gift programs, challenge grants, or corporate sponsorship can also be arranged. The Center is fiscally sponsored by Jumpstart, a US 501(c)3 organization based in Los Angeles.
All contributions made to The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development through Jumpstart are tax- deductible in the United States to the extent allowable by the Internal Revenue Service.
Donate by check:
Checks should be made payable to Jewish Jumpstart, with “for the benefit of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development” in the memo field. Checks may be mailed to: Jumpstart, 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90067-5904
Donate online:
Donate through wire transfer:
Donations and grants to The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development may wired directly to Jewish Jumpstart via Jewish Jumpstart’s bank:
1st Century Bank
1875 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-270-9500