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"It is my hope that in the near future it will be impossible to imagine a person of faith who is not deeply concerned with the health of our world's eco-systems,” says Rabbi Elliott Tepperman, spiritual leader of B’nai Keshet, the Reconstructionist Synagogue in Montclair. Under Elliott’s leadership, B’nai Keshet has conducted an energy audit, promoted the use of wind power, offered Biblical text study programs on ecological themes in the Bible, and conducted a letter-writing campaign to advocate for lower diesel emissions in New Jersey. B’nai Keshet is one of twelve New Jersey houses of worship taking part in GreenFaith’s Sustainable Sanctuaries program (create link to Sustainable Sanctuaries). Elliott has also arranged for several GreenFaith presentations to the Montclair Clergy Association. With a background in community organizing and a commitment to social justice, Elliott sees his GreenFaith membership as an important part of his Jewish identity. “I am committed to GreenFaith because its mission allows me take action on the Jewish commandments to steward the environment and to seek environmental justice," he concludes. << Back to GreenFaith Members in Action 
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Rabbi Elliott Tepperman