10th December 2025 Bulletin Eco-Corner

Chanukah is fast approaching (Sunday 14th to Monday 22nd December) and it occurred to Eco Corner that the story about the miraculously long-lasting oil is clearly an eco-parable.  Turns out Eco Corner is late to the party – David Krantz, President and Chairperson of Aytzim: -Ecological Judaism calls Chanukah the original holiday of energy conservation.  “Think about it. One day’s worth of oil lasted for eight days.  Imagine if we conserved energy like we did during the first Chanukah and only used one-eighth as much energy as we do today.”  
 
Krantz offers a different tip for each day of the festival, from switching to low-energy light bulbs on day one; putting on an extra sweater instead of turning up the thermostat on day two; going vegetarian on day seven and, on day eight, contacting your local elected representative to advocate for eco-friendly policies.  Eight more great ideas can be found here.