Solar, New Roof & Heat Pumps
A new roof, a solar array, and high-efficiency heat pumps in our classroom and office building.
- 126 solar panels (54.81 kW)
- Expected to cover close to all our yearly electricity
- Less reliance on oil heat
Under development: this page is a work in progress. Thanks for your patience as we add more.
Our Building & Grounds
Building Together
Tend & Keep
וַיִּקַּח יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן־עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ
"The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it."
The last two words, l'ovdah ul'shomrah, give us our subtitle, and they carry more than the English shows:
- L'ovdah ("to till/work it") shares a root with avodah, which also means worship. Caring for the place is a kind of service.
- L'shomrah ("to tend/guard it") shares a root with shomer, as in shamor et yom haShabbat, guarding Shabbat. It's about protecting, not just maintaining.
Our building is where we pray, learn, celebrate and grieve together. Caring for it, and for the land around it, is part of how we care for each other and for the world. Here's what we've done, what we're working on, and what comes next.
Completed
New Classrooms for Chaverim
To make room for our growing Chaverim School, we divided the Chapel and re-imagined the John Cotton Kiddush Room as flexible classroom space.
In Planning
Green Space & Landscaping
Ideas are taking root for our grounds: places to gather, grow and sit outside together.
Details coming soon.
Electrifying the Sanctuary
The next step on our path away from fossil fuels: bringing clean, efficient heat to the sanctuary building.
More to come.