Her work included a reforestation project where US members donated more than 1,500 trees, enabling more than 30 US communities to go plastic-free, and re-wilding 15 acres of unused cemetery land to support biodiversity and wildlife.
Naomi said afterwards: “I'm delighted and honoured to have won Barnet Council's International Women's Day award for Environment and Sustainability. It's fantastic that Jewish environmental action is leading the way in Barnet and is being recognised by the wider community. We're rapidly moving to a place where Jewish environmental responsibility is the celebrated norm.”
Jo Grose, chief executive of the United Synagogue, said: “We are thrilled that Naomi’s pioneering work for the United Synagogue has been recognised this way and wish her a huge mazal tov.
"The Dorot programme has inspired communities to take action, which both lessen the charity’s environmental footprint and lowers costs at synagogues.”
Grose said that the organisation was now looking at how solar panels on some of its buildings could both help the planet and save the charity critical funds.
Barnet Council’s video featuring Naomi’s work can be viewed here
