Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a story about how a group of Israeli environmentalists is trying to get Jewish families to light one less candle in their menorahs or hanukkias in order to save on the 15 grams of carbon dioxide that one candle burning all the way down produces.
Lindsay, one of our assistant city editors at the Missourian and an avid environmentalist herself, offers some other solutions for Jews looking to save the environment but still observe the traditional rite of lighting the Hanukkah menorah:
1. Instead of lighting candles in each individual home, get together with a group of friends and fellow Jews to light the candles together.
2. Make one day a “candles only” day. Turn off the electric lights in your house and try to conserve energy that way.
Anybody else have any tips to have a greener Hanukkah or Christmas?
