New Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment Materials Released!

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New Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment Materials Released!

The seventeenth topic in the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, Guard Yourselves Very Well! The Jewish tradition places a strong value on being healthy. The Torah states, “Guard yourself and guard your soul very much" and “You shall guard yourselves very well." The Jewish Sages explain that these

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Honoring the Environment for Tu B’Shevat

January in the secular calendar brings the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat. Tu B’Shevat celebrates the New Year of the Trees and was thought to have originated as an agricultural festival marking the emergence of spring. Today, Jews celebrate Tu B’Shevat by expressing thankfulness for trees, harvests and the natural

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