Rabbi Steven Folberg

Austin | Rabbi

Steve Folberg is the rabbi for Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Reform synagogue in the Austin area. He has helped lead the temple and its congregation in a number of conservation efforts. For example, the synagogue has gone to some lengths to reduce its use of fossil fuels, through repairs to its HVAC system, retrofits to its lighting, and installation of a large photovoltaic array. Rabbi Folberg has also helped found and support the Interfaith Environmental Network, an Austin federation of over a dozen religious groups (including Episcopalian, Zen, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Unitarian Universalist, Quaker and Catholic communities), that has convened a number of meetings on water, solar power, climate, composting, food, legislation and other topics.