We are honored to have
RABBI NINA BETH CARDIN
as our Green Mitzvathon Scholar in Residence
Nina Beth Cardin is a community rabbi who works to promote environmental health and environmental justice. She is the Chair of the Sustainability Committee of the Social Justice Commission of the Masorti Movement and the co-author of the Conservative Movement's teshuvah on sustainability. She also serves as the Chair of Waterkeepers Chesapeake, the umbrella group of
waterkeepers in the Chesapeake Bay area. She has worked in the field of environmental advocacy for over twenty years, most recently promoting environmental human rights and intergenerational environmental equity for all. As a community rabbi, she has founded several organizations including the Baltimore Orchard Project and the Baltimore Environmental Sustainability Network. She has spent the last few years advocating for constitutional protection of environmental human rights. |