This Shabbat, Jewish communities around the world will read the story of Noah’s ark. Rabbi Dr. Julia Watts Belser: “This is the question that haunts me in the Noah tale. The question of how a rosy narrative of the survival of a few gets laid over the top of a watery grave..."

Air pollution from gas-powered AI data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in health care costs per year. This finding is part of a report, The Hidden Health Costs of AI Data Centers, from a group representing 800 former EPA employees. Get the report: safernotsicker.org/take-action/...

"There was a time when we could have been forgiven for not being sure how to respond to the future disruptions of climate breakdown. But now we know. In our hearts and minds, there may be room for compassion and forgiveness, but nature will show us no such sympathy." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/o...

Opinion | This Is the Future Scientists Warned About (Gift Article)

This year’s fast moving, virtually irrepressible wildfire events are not the seasonal burns of decades past.

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Today, our wonderful activists are mailing over 5000 postcards to climate voters in Texas! Together, we're making sure climate voters get out to vote. Thanks to @environmentalvoter.bsky.social for all they do to build a bloc of consistent climate voters working to protect climate and democracy!

THIS WEEKEND! We're partnering with @workerscircle.bsky.social, @bendthearc.bsky.social, Carolina Jews for Justice and other organizations to knock on doors in Charlotte, NC to GET OUT THE VOTE. Join us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It's week five of Dayenu's Journey Through Election Season: Jewish Wisdom for Bold Action. This week marks the beginning of Cheshvan, a month of grounding in routine and integrating the learnings of the High Holiday season. For creative practices and action steps, visit dayenu.org/election-sea...

TONIGHT! Join us to experience powerful live music, call climate voters, and be in community. 6pm ET / 3pm PT - online Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/g91xPjWLw0O7... Co-sponsored by @environmentalvoter.bsky.social and @jalsaboston.bsky.social

We can't let up on the work to mobilize a massive wave of voters! Join us tomorrow for a shift of connections, musics, and phone calls to climate voters in Georgia. Wed, 10/14, 6pm ET / 3pm PT Honestly, it's fun! Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/g91xPjWLw0O7... @environmentalvoter.bsky.social

On Indigenous Peoples Day and every day, we honor and learn from Indigenous cultures, and the way they interact with our sacred land. This quote was shared with us by @jendeerinwater.bsky.social and our partners at @crushcolonialism.bsky.social.

This week, Jewish communities around the world are rolling back to chapter 1 of Breishit (Genesis) and recounting the mythic story of creation. The narrative remains the same, but each year, we read it differently — faced with new challenges, opportunities, and possibilities...

Shabbat Shalom! This week we restart the Torah cycle anew with Parshat Bereshit, which tells the story of creation Bereshit Rabba, a Talmudic-era rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis, teaches that "Bereishit" — the story of the world’s creation — begins with the letter Bet (ב) because...

The EPA is planning to repeal the pollution limits set on power plants. This would accelerate the climate crisis, increasing pollution, illness and premature death, as well as exacerbating environmental injustice. Join us in submitting your comments to the EPA here: dayenu.org/epa-power-pl...

As we endure more extreme weather, we ask: What in the Jewish tradition can guide and sustain us through these times? Rabbi Laura Bellows will share Dayenu's Resources for Jewish Spiritual Care on Tue, Oct 20, 12pm ET / 9am PT Sign up: thebtscenter.org/jewishspirit... @thebtscenter.bsky.social

Hey, this starts in a couple hours! Join us to make some calls and get out the climate vote! Easy and fun. SIgn up: secure.everyaction.com/TAKm8ssfk0OV... @environmentalvoter.bsky.social

"The stakes are immense." OOF. Just habitability of the planet. wapo.st/4zgmCjV

Supreme Court grapples with case on holding Big Oil liable for climate change

After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.

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"Dayenu doesn’t just talk about the climate crisis. We organize. We build community. And we show up." Blog: dayenu.org/media/dayenu... dayenu.org/chutzpah Two shifts this week: Tues, Oct 6, 3pm ET / noon PT Thurs, Oct 8, 6pm ET / 3pm PT @truahrabbis.bsky.social @environmentalvoter.bsky.social

It's Week Three of Journey Through Election Season: Jewish Wisdom for Bold Action. 👐☔ On Sukkot, we bring together four sacred plant species, each of which has a different relationship with water. Sign up for regular emails through Election Day: dayenu.org/election-sea...

On Shemini Atzeret this Shabbat, Jewish communities recite the prayer for rain, Tefilat Geshem. The prayer concludes, “May [the rain] fall as a blessing and not as a curse. May it be for life and not for death. May it bring abundance and not famine.” Learn more: dayenu.org/election-sea...

Yasher koach 🎉 to all the climate activists who celebrated Sukkot by helping to GET OUT THE VOTE ahead of the crucial midterm elections. Read more about it and JOIN US!! Blog: dayenu.org/media/sukkot... SIGN UP: dayenu.org/chutzpah @environmentalvoter.bsky.social

This evening our very own Deputy Director of Campaigns & Organizing Rachel Mandelbaum testified at the EPA hearing to let the Trump admin know we at Dayenu strongly oppose the proposed repeal of power plant pollution limitations.

Exxon and Suncor knew their products would fuel the climate crisis — but instead of disclosing the risks, they lied. October 5, the Supreme Court will hear Big Oil's arguments to escape trial. Join the rally outside the courthouse to help us hold them accountable! RSVP: thepeoplevbigoil.org

Extreme heat is the top weather-related killer in the country — and the impacts are felt most by environmental justice urban communities. In NYC, Black people are 3x more likely to die from heat stress; Latinx people 2x more likely. @weact4ej.bsky.social storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f7f1...

The thing about bringing an iced coffee to a job interview is that 2026 was the hottest summer on record. And the coolest of the rest of our lives.

"Unidos, Somos Más." Dayenu is so lucky and happy to have Raquel Fernandez Makarov on our team, working to build a vibrant Jewish climate movement. Originally from Venezuela, Raquel is a ferocious fighter for environmental justice, as well as an inspiration and a delight. Together, we are more!

This week, we are celebrating Sukkot by taking action for a more just and livable future. In these photos, we see activists in California writing postcards in partnership with @environmentalvoter.bsky.social. Tues & Wed, we'll be making phone calls. Join us! dayenu.org/chutzpah

NEW: Amid nationwide protests, Amazon is building 8 new gas power plants to run its next wave of AI data centers. Amazon already operates 825 data centers across 149 properties in the US alone — more than any other hyperscaler. More on the Cleanview report: newsletter.cleanview.co/p/eight-new-...

Dayenu's Founder & CEO @rabbijrosenn.bsky.social shared the stage with VP Al Gore and Bishop William Barber II for "The Immorality of Inaction" hosted by the @earthethicsctr.bsky.social at this year's NY Climate Week at Riverside Church. 1) With Bishop Barber II & Karenna Gore 2) With VP Al Gore

It's Week Two of Journey Through Election Season: Jewish Wisdom for Bold Action. 🌴 ✨️ As we move from the spiritual work of the high holidays into the joyous fragility of Sukkot, take time to be outdoors. Sign up for regular emails through Election Day: dayenu.org/election-sea...

Tonight marks the beginning of the festival of Sukkot, a time to celebrate the material bounty of the harvest, cultivate awareness of our own capabilities and vulnerabilities, and reflect on the experiences of those displaced by climate change. Learn more about celebrating Sukkot: dayenu.org/sukkot

El Niño is expected to kill 450,000 people in the next 6 months. This catastrophic toll doesn't even include the additional deaths from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that the Super El Niño will cause across the globe. More: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/a-super-el-n...