Climate and the Sh’ma by Leah F. Cassorla Ph.D. ~One of my amazing 7th graders said to me that the second paragraph of the Sh’ma (the V’hayu) says, in his […]
Read MoreClimate and the Sh’ma by Leah F. Cassorla Ph.D. ~One of my amazing 7th graders said to me that the second paragraph of the Sh’ma (the V’hayu) says, in his […]
Read MoreI COME HOME by Lisa M. Miller ~walk my wild rocky woodland—indigo bunting familieskatydids, a woodpecker,the rushing creek timbre.God. In tones solstice goldmoss thick, hardwood sentries and baby sapsline my […]
Read MoreEarth Etude for Elul 8 by ©Rabbi Robin Damsky ~In his book, This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared, Alan Lew, of blessed memory, teaches us that the arc […]
Read MoreLove Psalm from Elohim by Judith Felsen, Ph.D. Dear Ones,This Elul we greet and meet in fields of anguish,barely chanting salutations trapped in unrequited prayerswaiting to be mourned…our hearts engorged […]
Read MoreYou likely support former President Donald Trump because he has done some positive things for Israel, including recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, moving the US consulate there, recognizing Israeli sovereignty […]
Read MoreRepentant and Grounded: AllyShip in Elul by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz ~One of the reasons that we are called “Earthlings,”1 b’nei adam in Hebrew, is because our ability to return to […]
Read MoreThanks to Dr. Steve Kaufman and Jonathan Wolf for valuable suggestions about this article. Many Jews support former President Trump because he had some positive accomplishments for […]
Read MoreEarth Etude for Elul 5 by Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner ~The Chasidic Rabbi Nachman of Braslav (1772-1810) was a lifelong sufferer of what was likely depression. When, towards the end of […]
Read MoreEarth Etude for Elul 3 by Rabbi Janet Madden Midrash Tehilim 65:4: “Teshuvah is like the sea which is never barred, so that whoever desires to bathe in it can […]
Read MoreEarth Etude for Elul 2 by Enid C. Lader ~I walked on the pier above the Saint Lawrence River It happened to be across the street from a grand cathedral […]
Read MoreWaves by Louis Polisson Written after a visit to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, native lands of the Waccamaw Siouan, Lumbee, and Catawba (Iswa) peoples The sound of waves Breaking on […]
Read MoreTurning Earthward by Rabbi Asher Chaim Sofman ~ I sit in my backyard on a cool and beautiful August day. Cicadas and crickets buzz. It’s a workday, but if my […]
Read MoreClimate Change: An Issue That Should Defeat Donald Trump In what could be the most consequential election in US history, former President Trump must be defeated. Among the many reasons […]
Read MoreConnecting the Meaning of our Lives to the Spirit of Judaism: Tikkun Olam – Repairing our World Elul is almost here–by Rabbi Katy Allen: The moon is waning once again, […]
Read Moreby Rabbi Katy Z. Allen Elul is almost here! The moon is waning once again, this time telling us that we are approaching the Jewish month of Elul, and this […]
Read MoreThe Seder will be divided into four parts. Each part will end with the drinking of a cup of grape juice or wine and the eating of a vegan food. […]
Read MoreLongtime Vegan To Be Honored For 50 Years of Activism Richard H. Schwartz, PhD, is to be honored for his 50 years of activism promoting vegetarianism and veganism, animal rights, […]
Read More2. A Tisha B’Av Message: Will We Fail To Heed the Warnings Again? 3. Tisha B’Av and Veganism and Vegetarianism —————– 1. Relating Tisha B’Av to Today’s Environmental Crises […]
Read MoreWays of Commemorating and Celebrating Rosh Hashanah LaBeheimot Since we are trying to restore an ancient holiday and transform it from its original purpose of tithing animals for sacrifices, there […]
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