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
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.
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.
AllCreation.org published a piece by Earth Ministry/WAIPL board member Deirdre Gabbay who speaks to the call of Shmita in our time. Read to hear her vision of holding on by letting go through the paradox of Shmita.
The Shmita Project Northwest, a project of Congregation Beth Shalom and Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, invites your congregation to become our partner in educating, inspiring, and building community around bringing Shmita to life in our region.
