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Mussar and Text Sources on Climate Change

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Posted on April 15, 2016
By Fred Scherlinder Dobb
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This document contains two study guides which use Jewish texts and sources to offer wisdom on global climate change.

“Mussar as a Jewish Resource on Climate Change and All Else” draws on Ira Stone’s book A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar  (NY: Aviv Press, 2006).

“Jewish Texts as Resources on Global Climate Change” is a compilation of excerpts prepared by Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb in 2003.

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Fred Scherlinder Dobb
Rabbi, Congregation Adat Shalom

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