Nitzavim 5772

A thousand choices a day:  Accelerate through the intersection or apply the break?  Climb the stairs or take the elevator?  Fries or a salad?   Each one adds up to a life lived either more healthfully or harmfully.  “I have set before you this day life and death, the blessing and the curse.  You shall choose life, so that you and your offspring will live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

It ain’t easy to make the healthy choice.  Fries are delicious and the elevator is faster.   But we all know that it’s better to slow down and eat thoughtfully.  We all know that our diet is too high in fats, sodium, chemicals, and processed food.  If only it were easier to take care of ourselves.

That’s why Temple Emanuel is becoming a home for Community Supported Agriculture.  Farm-fresh, pesticide-free, organically-grown produce will be delivered to the synagogue each week.  Those that have subscribed will be entitled to a share of the goodies—whole, nutritious food, the kind you know you should be eating.  The offerings change each week as the farm yields different crops.

Learn more about Community Supported Agriculture by visiting www.tempecsa.org.  Enroll in the upcoming season (September 18 – December 11, 2012) before this Sunday, September 13, 2012 by emailing Mateo at Tempe.CSA@gmail.com for the discounted payment link of $225/12 weeks directly. Put “Temple Emanuel" in the subject line.   Or you can always join us in January.

We are commanded to steward the land and take care of our bodies.  I hope you will join me in supporting this exciting new venture for the synagogue and for our families.  The choice is yours.