Earth Ministry / Washington Interfaith Power & Light

Earth Ministry/WA IPL

For a Just and Sustainable World

Category: Multifaith Community Support

2024 Multifaith Programming

In response, we are planning a new thing for 2024. We will be dividing the year into four seasons of programming. These new program offerings will enrich the work we are already doing and provide opportunities for new community engagement.

July 2022 Shmita Project NW Newsletter

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Welcome to the second issue of our online newsletter! In this issue, we feature the self-assessment that took place in June, in which we invited our partners to reflect with us on “roses, buds, and thorns” in their Shmita Year 5782 activities. Our goal was to open up a conversation around projects our community has been working on this year, including what was successful, what felt difficult, and what ideas were proposed by not implemented

Rabbi Seth Goldstein speaks at Stop Salmon Extinction Rally in Olympia

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On Saturday, April 2, people gathered in Olympia to show their support for a comprehensive solution to breaching the Lower Snake River dams that will restore salmon populations and invest in communities along the river. We were honored to hear Rabbi Seth Goldstein of Temple Beth Hatfiloh speak about the sacred work that is salmon recovery and how it aligns with the Shmita year.

April 2022 Shmita Project NW Newsletter

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Hello and welcome to the first issue newsletter by the Shmita Project Northwest! Whether you have partnered with us from the start of the Shmita year or are connected with members of our community through various connections and events, welcome! Shmita Project Northwest is a collaboration of communities, rooted both within and outside of the Jewish faith, working to bring Shmita values to life in the our region.

Earth Ministry/WAIPL works within the unceded territories of Northwest Native nations. Our office is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present. Land acknowledgement is one way to resist erasure of Indigenous histories as well as to honor tribes and the land itself.