The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life

Working together with its regional partners, COEJL helps provide opportunities to get involved in Jewish environmental activities including education, greening, and advocacy. As members of a national network under the umbrella of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, regional Jewish community relations councils (JCRCs) encourage civic and social involvement and provide a common table around which member agencies deliberate on issues relevant both to their local community and the Jewish community at-large. Regional COEJL affiliates are grassroots members of COEJL’s network that are frequently associated with JCRCs. Greater Washington Partner: Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light

COEJL is the leading Jewish environmental organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1993, COEJL has helped tens of thousands of Jews make a connection between Judaism and the environment. COEJL has put environmental protection on the agenda of the organized Jewish community and made the case to elected officials and decision-makers that protecting the environment is a moral and religious obligation. Today, COEJL represents 29 national Jewish organizations spanning the full spectrum of Jewish religious and communal life and serves as the voice of the organized Jewish community on environmental issues in Washington, D.C. and around the country. COEJL has its headquarters in New York and a national board of 23 trustees. COEJL is a program of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA).

Location

Jewish Council for Public Affairs
116 East 27th St. 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016