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Tree Planting

JEI was established in 1998 with the goal of planting one tree for each Jewish person in St. Louis.  The purpose is to help the environment and to promote the planting of trees as a religious act, to till and to tend.  To date, trees have been planted in Forest Park, Fairgrounds Park, Hyde Park, Carondelet Park, Ruth Park, Route 66 State Park and Missouri Bottom.

Come to JEI's Fall 2008 tree planting. We will once again be teaming up with Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls to plant trees in Fairgrounds Park (corner of Grand and Natural Bridge in the City of St. Louis). No prior experience needed and all ages are welcome.
Date: Sunday October 19
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
For more information or to sign up contact Gail Wechsler at 314-442-3894 or gwechsler@jcrcstl.org.

Pictures from Tree Planting on October 29, 2006, Fairgrounds Park:
JEI partnered with Faith Beyond Walls and YPD/M-Pact for a tree planting in the spirit of inter-faith guardianship of the environment. The memory of Alfred Kahn, founder of the JEI, was honored at the tree planting.

1) Gail Wechsler and her daughter Hannah Cropf with Faith Beyond Walls volunteers.
2) BSKI representatives Shana Ben Poorat, Shimon Ben Poorat, Brad Abel and Richard Gavatin.

1) Diane and Jacob Maier
2) Rabbi Randy Fleisher and Alderman Freeman Bosley, Sr.
3) YPD Board member Jeremy Deutsch and his niece Riley Deutsch.


1) Rabbi Randy Fleisher, JEI Chair, speaking to the participants from different faith groups
2) YPD/M-Pact Kids plant trees

JCRC Board member Anna Ginsburg with the Kahn family