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Bal Tashchit – Summoning the Will Not to Waste (Video)

Core Teaching #2: Bal Tashchit Enjoy this video on the topic of Bal Tashchit. 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 Bal Tashchit Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Bal Tashchit – Summoning the Will Not to Waste (Source Sheet)

Core Teaching #2: Bal Tashchit Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of Bal Tashchit. 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 Bal Tashchit Materials! Learn more about the Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment!

Bal Tashchit – Summoning the Will Not to Waste (Longer Article)

Core Teaching #2: Bal Tashchit Summoning the Will Not to Waste By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] The commandment of Bal Tashchit-- do not destroy or waste-- has long been considered central to a Jewish environmental ethic. Indeed, Rabbi Norman Lamm understands it to be “the biblical norm which most directly addresses itself to the ecological situation.”[2] What is the basis for the commandment not to waste? We will explore how the Jewish tradition widely forbids wasteful acts, how wasting contributes to degradation of the planet, and how not wasting can help us improve our lives both physically and spiritually. &ldquo...

Bal Tashchit: Summoning the Will Not to Waste (Summary Article)

Core Teaching #2: Bal Tashchit Summoning the Will Not to Waste By Rabbi Yonatan Neril[1] The commandment of Bal Tashchit-- do not destroy or waste-- has long been considered central to a Jewish environmental ethic. Indeed, Rabbi Norman Lamm understands it to be “the biblical norm which most directly addresses itself to the ecological situation.”[2] What is the basis for the commandment not to waste? We will explore what Bal Tashchit is, how it applies to food, and how it relates to our lives. The Torah teaches: “When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it to capture it, you shall not ...

The Owls of Shevat: Night Hike and Storytelling Adventure

Dear Friends, Can you hear the owls of Shevat calling? They are beckoning us to find ways to bring our Jewish communities outside. I’d like to share a simple program that gets our community of different aged folks bundled up and joining a night hike filled with owl calls, wind song, star gazing, storytelling and fair-trade organic hot chocolate. Here’s what we do. We gather when the Shevat moon is waning, on a Saturday night post Tu B’Shevat. Peak owl listening time may be 4am, but we just ramble around after dinner, wide open and trusting to the mystery of what we may experience, happy to simply experience the night ...

Teaching #1: Trees, Torah and Caring for the Earth

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Jewish tradition teaches us the importance of planting trees, protecting them, and using them responsibly. Jewish teachings help us understand lessons of long-term sustainability which apply not only to trees, but to the natural environment as a whole. Explore all Trees Materials: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth: Summary Article Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth: Longer Article Trees in Jewish Thought: Source Sheet Trees in Jewish Thought: Audio Podcast ...

Planting, Protecting, and Using Trees Wisely: Video

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Please enjoy this video entitled “Planting, Protecting, and Using Trees Wisely”. 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 Trees Materials!

Trees in Jewish Thought: Audio Podcast

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Download this audio podcast to learn more trees in Jewish thought. 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 Trees Materials!

Trees in Jewish Thought: Source Sheet

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Enjoy this Hebrew/English source sheet and study guide on the topic of trees. Source categories include “Sustainability: Planting For the Long-Term”, “The Tree of the Field is a Person”, and “Use Them Wisely”. 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 ...

Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth: Summary Article

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Trees, Torah, And Caring for the Earth By Dr. Akiva Wolff and Rabbi Yonatan Neril [1] Tu b’Shevat, “the New Year of the Tree,”[2] has become known as a day for raising Jewish-environmental awareness. That the New Year of the Tree has come to be associated with sensitivity to and appreciation of the natural environment is not by chance. Many Jewish sources connect trees with our proper stewardship of the earth. Understanding these teachings on Tu b'Shevat can help us improve our relationship to G-d’s creation, our world. The Torah ...

Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth: Longer Article

Core Teaching #1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth By Dr. Akiva Wolff and Rabbi Yonatan Neril [1] Tu b’Shevat, “the New Year of the Trees,” [2] has become known as a day for raising Jewish-environmental awareness. That Tu B'Shvat has come to be associated with sensitivity to and appreciation of the natural environment is not by chance. Trees occupy a special place in Jewish thought. Their symbolic and practical importance is woven throughout traditional Jewish sources, helping us understand – and hopefully, improve – our relationship to ...

Tu Bishvat Haggadot, Blessings, and Text Sheets — Zip File

A zip file with great resources for Tu Bishvat from neohasid.org -- only 1 MB! People have been using these resources for years; they are incredibly valuable, and you can mix and match what you need. Included files: 1) A simple haggadah anyone can use. 2) The One-Page Kabbalistic Flowchart haggadah -- in black and white and in color versions. 3) The blessing from the first published Tu Bishvat seder (P'ri Ets Hadar) -- in doc and pdf formats. 4) Three pages of great texts for learning and discussion. Get it, you won't regret it!

In Support of Offshore Wind Power in Maryland

I had the honor of speaking at a town hall meeting on November 3, 2011 in support of wind power in Maryland. Here is the text of my talk: Thank you for having me tonight. I’d like to begin by telling you a story. Two years ago, my family went on a trip to Colorado. We spent a few days hiking in what was – what had been – the amazing pine forests of Colorado. But instead what we were hiking in were miles and miles of dying trees. The pine beetle has been decimating the forests of Colorado, partly as a result of climate change. Some of the trees were falling down in the forest; other trees were just beginning to show signs of decay. ...

Sample environmental handout for bnai’ mitzvahs

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. “ Throughout the planning of Dylan’s Bar Mitzvah, we focused on the significance of this Jewish milestone in his life. However, we also thought about the impact this one event would have on our environment. We would like to share some of the choices we made, and we hope this information will inspire you to make changes in your own life to help preserve our planet. Dylan’s Bar Mitzvah invitations enabled us to honor each of you, by planting a garden of 100 trees in Israel. “Trees alter the environment in ...

Shabbat & the Environment Texts

Use these texts for great discussion on the meaning of Shabbat and how it can apply to our modern world.

Environmental Responsibility at School

Environmental Responsibility at School * by Hadas Yellinek, Coordinator of the Community and Nature Program at Teva Ivri * Hebrew Version Produced by Teva Ivri – Jewish Nature English Translation Courtesy of Jewish Agency for Israel – Partnership2Gether Target Population: Elementary School Noah lived in a period in which he was required to assume responsibility, listen to the voice of God and save the various species. Each of us should assume Noah’s role. Each of us is responsible for the environment in which he lives. In this lesson, we will learn about man’s responsib...

Video: Parshat Noach and the Environment

This Parshat Noach, Canfei Nesharim is pleased to partner with Torah Café to provide a video teaching to help us learn about protecting our environment. Rabbi Yosef Blau and Dr. Mark Altabet serve on Canfei Nesharim’s Rabbinic and Science & Technology Advisory Boards. In this teaching, Rabbi Blau and Dr. Altabet speak about Parshat Noach, our Torah responsibility and climate change. Please share this video with others who should see it!

Green and Just Celebrations Guide

Jews United for Justice has produced a little booklet with a big mission: to work for the day when every one of the $30 million dollars that Jewish families in our area spend on weddings and bar and bat mitzvah celebrations every year will be spent in a way that reflects Jewish values. Each section of the booklet offers specific suggestions for how families can make purchasing choices for their special day in ways that are mindful of workers’ rights and environmental impact. The book is illustrated throughout with Jewish teachings, and with the real-life stories of more than forty DC-area families who made creative green and just ...

Shabbat Noach

Download a compendium of wonderful resources for Shabbat Noach from members of the Green Hevra, based on the Rainbow Day curriculum! Click on Shabbat_Noach_Resources.pdf below. Here's what's included: Teach the Rainbow blessing The Rainbow covenant in Genesis Teach/learn a song to a verse from Hoshea about the future covenant with all life A prayer for the Earth (Birkat Bereishit) Study classical midrashim about Noah Midrashim: interpretations of the rainbow sign: from Rabbis Arthur Waskow, Shlomo Riskin, Shimshon Rafael Hirsch, and Rav Avraham Yitzhak Kook Learn about biodiversity Pick a rainbow! Study endangered species ...

Corn Facts

There is corn in your cup. This resource is great to highlight and inform people using corn-based plastics.