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Praying for a Sustainable World (Source Sheet)

Core Teaching #11: Praying for a Sustainable World Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of Resources . Discussion questions provided! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Praying for a Sustainable World Resources! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Praying for a Sustainable World (Podcast)

Core Teaching #11: Praying for a Sustainable World Click here to hear Jewcology's podcast on Praying for a Sustainable World. These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Praying for a Sustainable World Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource (Video)

Core Teaching #10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Enjoy this video on the topic of Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource (Podcast)

Core Teaching #10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Click here to hear Jewcology's podcast on Water: Appriciating a Limited Resource. These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource (Source Sheet)

Core Teaching #10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource. Discussion questions provided! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource (Longer Article)

Core Teaching #10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] Human beings depend on a sufficient supply of high quality fresh water for their survival. Because of this essential dependence, Jewish sources equate water with life.[2] By recognizing our dependence on water, and ultimately our dependence on G-d, we can strengthen our appreciation and protection of our precious natural resources, and our relationship with the Creator of the world. Water in the Desert Even before the Israelites entered the land of Israel, water was central to their ...

Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource (Summary Article)

Core Teaching #10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] Human beings depend on a sufficient supply of high quality fresh water for their survival. Because of this essential dependence, Jewish sources equate water with life.[2] By recognizing our dependence on water, and ultimately our dependence on G-d, we can strengthen our appreciation and protection of our precious natural resources, and our relationship with the Creator of the world. Even before the Israelites entered the land of Israel, water was central to their collective experie...

Teaching #10: Water Appreciating a Limited Resource

Core Teaching #10: Water Appreciating a Limited Resource Human beings depend on a sufficient supply of high quality fresh water for their survival. Because of this essential dependence, Jewish sources equate water with life. By recognizing our dependence on water, and ultimately our dependence on G-d, we can strengthen our appreciation and protection of our precious natural resources, and our relationship with the Creator of the world. Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource: Summary Article Longer Article Source Sheet Audio Podcast ...

Simplicity as a Jewish Path

PR blurb for this class: If you think you are too busy for this session then it’s probably exactly what you need! Simplifying one’s life is a process, done most effectively with the support of others who are doing the same. Together we will explore the issues and principles of Voluntary Simplicity and share experiences, ideas, frustrations, and successes on the road to a simpler life, with an emphasis on the spiritual disciplines and rewards inherent in the simplifying process, using Jewish vocabulary. Anava – Humility Hodayah - Gratitude Ba'al Tashkit & Haganat Hatevah - Avoiding Waste and Preserving ...

Eicha for the Earth: Guidelines for a Ceremony of Celebration, Lament, & Action

Woven by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center For more resources, click here Tisha B'Av (the midsummer day of Jewish mourning for the ancient Temples in Jerusalem, and of hope for a transformed future) can be focused on the endangered Earth as today the Temple of all peoples, all life-forms. What follows is the text of how such an Earth-centered prayerful process could have these themes: I. Celebration of the Earth; II Lament for the Earth; III. Action to Heal the Earth; IV Renewed Celebration of an Earth Renewed. Although here at The Shalom Center we have put considerable energy into working this out, it is not ...

Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time (Video)

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth Enjoy this video on the topic of Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for our Time materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time (Podcast)

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth Click here to hear Jewcology's podcast on Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time. These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for our Time materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time (Source Sheet)

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time. Discussion questions provided! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for our Time materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time (Longer Article)

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] The Talmud teaches that money is what stands a person on their feet.[2] The holy, conscious use of the physical world is a key means to serving G-d. Wealth can provide us with food, clothing, shelter and other needs. For one who is wealthy, proper use of wealth can be a force for positive change in the world. The Talmudic sage Rabbi Ilai teaches that a person is revealed through actions in three areas, one of them being how one uses their money.[3] A different sage, Rabbi Yochanan, teaches ...

Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time (Summary Article)

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] The Talmud teaches that money is what stands a person on their feet.[2] The holy, conscious use of the physical world is a key means to serving G-d. Wealth can provide us with food, clothing, shelter and other needs. For one who is wealthy, proper use of wealth can be a force for positive change in the world. The Jewish tradition does not call for living as ascetics or in poverty. However, wealth can also be a corrupting influence. A wide range of rabbinic teachings provide insights on the place ...

Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time

Core Teaching #9: Passing the Test of Wealth The challenge that wealth-driven over-consumption poses is of both a spiritual and physical nature. The spiritual challenge is to overcome wealth's pull towards self-gratification and a sense of entitlement,or be overcome by it. The physical challenge manifests in environmental problems like species loss and pollution. Explore all Passing the Test of Wealth materials! Summary Article Longer Article Source Sheet Audio Podcast Video Other related resources: ...

Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis (Video)

Core Teaching #8: Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Enjoy this video on the topic of Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis (Podcast)

Core Teaching #8: Spiritual Roots of the Crisis Click here to hear Jewcology's podcast on Spiritual Roots of the Crisis. These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis (Source Sheet)

Core Teaching #8: Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis. Discussion questions provided! These materials are posted as part of Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Canfei Nesharim. Jewcology thanks the Shedlin Outreach Foundation and the ROI community for their generous support, which made the Jewcology project possible. See all Core Teaching Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis (Longer Article)

Core Teaching #8: Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis By Rabbi Yonatan Neril Human beings believe, in their arrogance, that if they continue developing the world on the basis of an ever-expanding science and technology, they will eventually achieve an environment that will afford everyone unlimited gratification of the senses and a life of untrammeled ease and pleasure. There can be no greater error than this. -Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler[1] In our times we are beginning to witness the planet's ecological balance weakening due to human influence: ...