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Joelle Novey
Born1979-1980
Baltimore
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)activist, writer

Joelle Novey is the director of Greater Washington Interfaith Power & Light and a founder of Tikkun Leil Shabbat, an independent Jewish community in Washington DC. In 2012, she was named one of "13 Religious Women to Watch" by the Center for American Progress. In 2014, she was awarded the "Advisory Advocate" Award from the Maryland Clean Energy Center. In 2017, the Times of Israel named her one of the "12 Jews who are leading the green movement," recognizing her work as an organizer of the People's Climate March (2017). In 2024, she was one of six local environmental leaders featured in large-scale projected portraits at Strathmore Music Center. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University.

Publications

  • "Our Sponges Are Praying: How a Dish System Reflects Pluralism, Environmentalism, Egalitarianism, and Community at Tikkun Leil Shabbat in Washington, DC"
  • "Green and Just Celebrations," a purchasing guide to assist families in making greener purchasing decisions around celebrations.
  • "What We're Missing in the Trayon White Conversation," Washington Post Op-Ed
  • "Religions should work together to repair climate," Baltimore Sun Op-Ed

References

  1. Traiger, Lisa (2022-01-05). "Fighting climate change with Joelle Novey". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. Banerjee, Neela. "Challenging Tradition, Young Jews Worship on Their Terms". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. "Feature: Individualism and community | Hadassah Magazine". Hadassah Magazine. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. "13 Religious Women to Watch in 2012 - Center for American Progress". Center for American Progress. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. "MCEC announces winners of 2014 Maryland Clean Energy Awards". brianjfeldman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. "The 12 Jews who are leading the green movement". Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  7. "Monuments". www.strathmore.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. "2011 EcoHour Speakers | dc.ecowomen.org/". dc.ecowomen.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  9. Elie Kaunfer, ed. (2010). "Our Sponges Are Praying: How a Dish System Reflects Pluralism, Environmentalism, Egalitarianism, and Community at Tikkun Leil Shabbat in Washington, DC". Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities. Jewish Lights Publishing.
  10. Shaloff, Rebecca; Novey, Joelle (Feb 16, 2011). "Green and Just Celebrations".
  11. "Opinion | What we're missing in the Trayon White conversation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  12. Sun, Baltimore. "Religions should work together to repair climate". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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