Jonathan Bines
Writer
Jonathan Bines is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and part-time environmental activist living in Brooklyn. He is currently a staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, and was previously a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has also written for many online and print publications, and is the co-writer of the film Today’s Special. Jonathan was most recently the organizer of the Join Juliana campaign in support of the Juliana Youth Climate Lawsuit, which successfully filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of over 50,000 young people from around the world, arguing that their right to a climate capable of sustaining life is guaranteed by the US Constitution.
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Whoever Saves the Whole World is Super Menschy
The Talmud teaches us: “Whoever saves a single life is considered by scripture to have saved the whole world.” Lesser known is the teaching that directly follows: “That being said, whoever just goes ahead and saves the whole world is considered super menschy and highly to be fived.”
Writer and Reboot Network member Jonathan Bines reflects on a landmark climate ruling in favor of a group of young Montanans that will force the state to confront the ongoing climate catastrophe. As the high holidays approach and we take stock of the year gone by and look forward to the new one, Bines hopes we can all make the commitment to center the climate crisis as the defining challenge of our time.
For as that Talmudic passage concludes: “And finally, whoever has a chance to save the whole world and doesn’t…well, I mean, what a shmuck.” Read more here.
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Plastover: An Exodus From Plastic Waste
Plastover is a challenge to step out of slavery to our plastic-driven economy by committing to eliminate your use of single-use plastic for the duration of the Passover holiday. Read more and access our digital toolkit with our new 10 Plagues of Plastic. Whether in your home, community or congregation – these tools will kickstart a sustainable change for you and our world. Learn more.
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Reboot Ideas: Plastover – An Exodus from Plastic Waste
Reboot hosted Jonathan Bines, social change consultant Jessy Tolkan and Plastic Pollution Coalition CEO and Co-Founder Dianna Cohen for a conversation that leverages Passover’s power of symbology and transformation to use plastic to spark a sustained climate intervention. This conversation kicked off our Plastover project, a commitment to eliminating single-use plastics during Passover this year! This conversation was a part of The Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest.