3CLJC are proud holders of the Eco-Judaism silver certificate. The Eco-Judaism movement is a cross-denominational Jewish network, whose members come from different branches and styles of Judaism, but all of whom are committed to looking at how, as Jews, we can help to protect our environment and in doing so, how we can support our Jewish heritage and tradition.
For more info visit: https://ecojudaism.org.uk/
If you would like to be more involved in what we are doing, or if you have any ideas or feedback, please contact Julian, Baron or Joel here
Eco-Corners
An important part of our eco-mission is outreach to and communication with the community, and to this end, we publish a regular Eco-Corner communication in the community’s regular bulletins and irregular newsletters. For the truly dedicated
Eco-Judaism fan, you can find an archive of past Eco-Corners here:
https://3cljceco-cornerarchive.weebly.com
Eco Shabbat
Within 3CLJC, we are now looking forward to our 3rd Eco-Shabbat to be held at Springhill Co-Housing Community. As last year, we are honoured to have a guest visit from Dr. Simon Opher, MP for Stroud, who will speak to us about his recent trip to Israel/Palestine and his experience in Government of climate issues.
We also hope to have a contribution from Paul who will speak to us on the theme of Eco Shabbat 2025 ‘ l’ab’dah uhl’sam’rah, “to tend and watch over”. This comes from the Biblical verse Genesis 2:15 “The Lord set the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it”.
For more on the latest Eco Shabbat service, see the team’s post.
Projects and Pledges
In addition, we plan to review our ideas and pledges from last year’s Eco-tree to see what we might have achieved as individuals and as a community. We will also look at the highlights of our Eco-corners during the past year.
Our next practical project is to help with Hempsted Reclamation tree planting project. This is taking place at Hempsted, Gloucester, on a former landfill site and aims to create a large “super woodland” and eco-park. This project is part of large-scale tree planting initiatives to restore nature, support wildlife, and contribute to the city’s climate change targets.
We are exploring the idea of making this an interfaith event, working with another faith community to volunteer with the planting. We are hoping to do this for Tu B’Shvat, but we may take the opportunity to plant earlier if this is more practical from an environmental and networking perspective, so keep a look out in the forthcoming bulletins.
Other future events include a tour round a regenerative farm in Gloucestershire in 2026. – Eco-Judaism Team
For the latest update from the Eco Judaism Team, see their January 2026 update.