After services, bring your lunch to the Community Room to hear from Dan Alon, CEO of SPNI, and Jay Shofet, Director of Partnership and Development. They will speak about SPNI's Nature Heals: From Respite to Resilience.

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) is Israel's oldest and largest environmental NGO, working to protect Israel's special nature and biodiversity through direct action, formal and informal environmental education, and through fostering a love of nature through hiking, birding and other activities.

Since October 7, SPNI has been dedicated to getting Israelis out into nature as much as possible, as a way to help soothe and heal a nation in trauma. Spending time in nature has proven health and mental health benefits, and Israel is facing a mental health crisis. SPNI is currently raising funds and awareness to expand their Resilience Journeys for displaced teens throughout the school year about to begin.