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8 Days of Action

By Sarah Kornhauser and Leilani Love

Hanukkah is about a light that was supposed to last only one day, that lasted one more day, and then one day more, and so on for eight days.  Miracle or not, there was definitely a collective effort for conservation.  Out of that effort, we as a Jewish people were able to keep moving forward. This Hanukkah, do your part to conserve and keep our world moving forward. Follow these simple steps for each day of Hanukkah…

Day 1: Replace an outdoor light fixture with a motion detector.

Day 2: Commit to public transportation today! Make a plan to reduce car use all year long.

Day 3: Make your own Hanukkah gifts. Knit a scarf. Build a picture frame. Make a headband.

Day 4: Take a day off meat. Buy local, organic produce and go veggie for the day.

Day 5: Get your furnace serviced to keep it running at high efficiency.

Day 6: Create Hanukkah cards online and save a tree.

Day 7: Do a full load of laundry in cold water instead of a partial. Each load of laundry uses between 32-60 gallons of water. Using warm water requires lots of energy to heat the water.

Day 8: Buy your self a present: a reusable water bottle! Commit to giving up plastic water bottles.

Interested in doing more?  This year, Repair the World presents 8 Nights of Service.  Follow along on their blog for a new service idea for each night of Hanukkah.

Tags: conservation, environmentalism, Hanukkah, lights, Repair the World, service

Posted by Emily.Comisar@birthrightisraelnext.org, Tuesday, December 20th, 2011, 9:24 am, Featured, holidays.