By now most of you have heard about the success of the People’s Climate March in NYC the weekend of September 20, 2014. The organizers were hoping for 100,000 marchers, but 310,000 crowded the streets of Manhattan! TBE played its part with ten congregants marching (and sounding Rabbi Saphire’s shofar!)

We’ve collected photos and videos that express what it was like to be there. See Neshama Carlebach, Josh Nelson and Peter Yarrow lead the multi-faith crowds in song, and the enthusiasm of people of all ages. It was wonderful to see so many people of so many different faiths and backgrounds united in their commitment to combat climate change.

Of another part of the march, Judith Morton writes: “When the ‘moment’ of silence began, we could hear the silence deepen and grow more intense as it spread behind us. After what seemed at least five minutes we could hear this thunderous cheer rolling forward until it enveloped us. It was mind-blowing.”

Ten TBE members marched: Judy Gertler, Sheryl Goodridge, Martin Kessel and Beverly Rich, Karen and David Miller and their son Zachary, Judith Morton, and Miriam and myself. We were joined by the Evans family from Beth Shalom in Needham and other local residents. Thanks to each of you for deciding to march. Individual decisions like this are they only way to end up with 310,000 people! The march was a wakeup call to world leaders so when President Obama said on Tuesday: “Our citizens keep marching, we cannot pretend we cannot hear them. We have to answer the call” you know you had a part in that.

Click here to watch four short videos of the crowd singing Jewish songs at the March.