Green & Just Celebrations

Jews United for Justice has produced a little booklet with a big mission: to work for the day when every one of the $30 million dollars that Jewish families in our area spend on weddings and bar and bat mitzvah celebrations every year will be spent in a way that reflects Jewish values. Each section of the booklet offers specific suggestions for how families can make purchasing choices for their special day in ways that are mindful of workers’ rights and environmental impact. The book is illustrated throughout with Jewish teachings, and with the real-life stories of more than forty DC-area families who made creative green and just choices for their own celebrations. Click here to download to a PDF copy of the guide or the Engagement Jewery Supplement.

Order Printed Copies of the Guide:
If you live in the Washington region:

We have guides available free to individuals in the Greater Washington area who are currently planning a simcha. Click here to order one.
We also can provide them free of charge to to rabbis, officiants, teachers, congregations and schools in the area who will use them in their work with bar and bat mitzvah families and with couples planning Jewish weddings or commitment ceremonies. Download an order form if you are interested in ordering guides to use with your institution.
If you live outside of the Washington region:

For individuals and communities outside of the Greater Washington area, the guides are available for $5 per guide (including shipping) - click here to have one sent to you.