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Founded in 1993, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) engages Jewish institutions and individuals in bringing the moral passion of Jewish tradition and social action to environmental stewardship—in order to preserve the integrity of creation, advance social justice, protect future generations, and strengthen the Jewish community.

COEJL embraces 28 national Jewish organizations across the spectrum of Jewish religious and communal life. COEJL is the Jewish member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, which also includes the Evangelical Environmental Network, the National Council of Churches, and the U.S. Catholic Conference.

Housed at the JCPA office in New York, COEJL maintains a close partnership with the JCPA. COEJL’s public policy positions are based directly upon the policies of the JCPA, and COEJL’s director staffs the JCPA Committee on Energy and the Environment. In addition to policy development and advocacy, COEJL sponsors regional affiliates in communities across North America, publishes a wide array of program materials on Judaism and the environment, and organizes the annual Mark and Sharon Bloome Jewish Environmental Leadership Training Institute — held in conjunction with the JCPA Plenum and Hillel Spitzer Forum in alternate years.

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