With the holiday of Purim drawing near it’s a great opportunity to rethink bad holiday habits. Here’s a few things to mull over:
- Think reusable with the Mishloach Manot. Baskets look nice, but they usually go straight to the garbage.
- Save those bottles, some places even give you money for them… (usually supermarkets)
- Do you need to buy a costume? Be creative, see what you can find around the house.
- Think eco when filling those baskets!
Author: Jack Reichert
As far back as he can remember Jack Reichert has been interested in the environment. In the second grade, he rallied all of his classmates to donate one recess a week to cleaning up litter from the schoolyard. That was the same year that a city councilman asked him to help with his campaign because of the letter Jack had written asking him to clean up Boston Harbor. Ever since Jack has followed the development of the international green conscience with anticipation and hope that one day we will treat Mother Earth with the respect she deserves and not turn her into another Giving Tree. For tips, feedback and prophet sightings, Jack can be reached at jack (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
thanks debbe! these are great tips!
I try to spend more on matanot l’evyonim than mishloach manot; I’m lucky in that my friends are not so much in need of the calories. I also avoid sending anything with added sugar; there’s so much junk in the average mishloach manot that lots of people start the day with a sugar high. (This year I’ll be sending home-made rolls, grape juice, plus some fruit/veggies, perhaps with a dip.)