Dayenu: Confronting the Climate Crisis with Spirit and Action
Dayenu is a Jewish climate movement dedicated to tackling the climate crisis with both spiritual audacity and bold political action. Rooted in Jewish values, experience, and tradition, Dayenu builds community, nurtures resilience, and empowers people across the United States to work toward a just, livable future for all.
A Movement for Climate, Jobs, and Justice
Through campaigns like WE RISE: Climate, Jobs, and Justice for All, Dayenu mobilizes state and local communities to advance clean energy, strengthen climate resilience, and secure environmental justice. Guided by the Jewish teaching “Ma’alin ba-kodesh v’ayn moridin”—once we rise on a holy path, we do not descend—the organization inspires hope while driving collective action.
Dayenu organizers across New York, California, and beyond are building powerful networks to keep oil and gas buffer zones, strengthen climate policy, and create opportunities for Jewish communities to engage in grassroots leadership.
Spiritual Resourcing and Community Building
Dayenu understands that the climate crisis evokes fear, grief, and uncertainty. To support individuals and communities, it provides spiritual resources such as Jewish music, art, ritual, and climate-focused Torah. These practices help transform anxiety into courage, fostering resilience and motivating communities toward action.
One of its most powerful models for engagement is the Dayenu Circle—small community groups that serve as local hubs for climate activism. These circles empower members to canvass, organize, and take meaningful steps toward environmental justice.
Mobilizing Climate Voters
With more than 400 elections scheduled across the country this year, Dayenu is also working to ensure climate remains a key issue at the polls. The movement mobilizes climate voters at the city, state, and national levels, emphasizing that democratic participation is crucial for shaping a just climate future.
Centering Inclusivity
Dayenu has also created spaces such as the Jews of Color Caucus, which brings together diverse voices to address the immediate and long-term harm caused by the climate crisis. This caucus focuses on resilience, justice, and cultivating supportive community bonds.
Recent Highlights
Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Dayenu’s founder, was featured on the Los Angeles Times podcast Boiling Point (September 11, 2025).
Emily Koester secured a local victory for the Make Polluters Pay law in Massachusetts by introducing a supporting resolution in Greenfield (September 10, 2025).
Hundreds of Jewish climate activists protested against the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of environmental protections under the Trump administration (September 4, 2025).
How to Get Involved
Dayenu offers many ways for individuals to take part:
Join or start a Dayenu Circle in your community.
Attend upcoming gatherings, workshops, and public actions.
Explore Dayenu’s rich library of resources in music, organizing, and climate Torah.
Contribute as a monthly donor to help sustain the movement’s long-term impact.
Dayenu’s mission is clear: the climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time, and it will take all of us to meet it. By blending Jewish spirituality with grassroots activism, Dayenu provides both hope and action, ensuring that communities rise together to build a just and sustainable world.
To learn more or get involved, visit Dayenu.org.