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The World as Sacred Space
In a recent class on Jewish environmental ethics, one participant asked: “If our tradition sees the world as sacred enough to deserve our utmost protection, then why haven’t I heard this before — and how did we let things get so out of whack?”
Posted on: 2016/04/13 - 6:18pm
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Take Your Judaism For A Walk
My dictionary defines ecology as “the relationship of organisms to their environment.” The root, eco, is from the Greek word oikos, meaning house, the space we inhabit. When we speak of ecology today, however, we generally mean making the world a better place to live in by cleaning it up. I would like to present two approaches to this subject—first, that of two experts in the field, and second, an idea that I had.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/take-your-judaism-walk
Posted on: 2016/04/15 - 12:09pm
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Mussar and Text Sources on Climate Change
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.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/mussar-and-text-sources-climate-change
Posted on: 2016/04/15 - 12:30pm
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Greening Sustainable Synagogues
In this resource guide, Rabbis Fred Dobb and Nathan Martin present a plethora of resources to help congregations become shomrei adamah - responsible guardians of the Earth.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/greening-sustainable-synagogues
Posted on: 2016/04/18 - 6:37pm
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Dialogue Episode 2 - Fred Scherlinder Dobb
Transcript
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Show Notes
The interview for this podcast was conducted by Hila Ratzabi, Editorial Associate for Ritualwell.org. Audio editing and production by Rabbi Michael Fessler, Editor of Jewishrecon.org.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/podcast/episode-2
Posted on: 2016/05/04 - 1:45pm
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Dialogue Episode 2 Transcript
This is a transcript of the Dialogue Podcast, Episode 2: Acting Sustainably, an interview with Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb.
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https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/transcript-dialogue-podcast-episode-2
Posted on: 2016/05/04 - 1:49pm
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Fred Dobb Eco-Judaism session - Global Day 2016
“Love of the Creator, and love of that which G!d has created, are finally one and the same,” wrote Martin Buber. Defending this divine creation in an era of climate change is a Jewish (and social, political, and moral) imperative. A rich Jewish life is by nature an environmental one, though we need to pick up the pace, draw more explicit connections, and make our community a beacon of sustainability.
Posted on: 2016/11/21 - 1:20am
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Environmental Activism and Jewish Spirituality - RT
This symposium among eight Reconstructionist leaders explores the interface between environmental activism and Jewish spirituality. Originally published in Winter 2001/2002 issue of Reconstructionism Today, this discussion remains relevant and valuable.
The leaders participating, and their positions at the time, were:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/environmental-activism-and-jewish-spirituality
Posted on: 2016/11/22 - 8:40am
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Movement resolution on the environment
This resolution on the environment was adopted by the Reconstructionist movement in the 1980s. It is attached as a PDF. The full text follows.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/movement-resolution-environment
Posted on: 2017/01/25 - 2:48pm
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Co-signed Hazon letter on withdrawal from Paris climate accord
To leaders within the American Jewish Community:
Dear Friends,
We are Jews, organizational leaders and rabbis, teachers and students who work passionately towards a bright American Jewish future.
We are also human beings who care deeply about all life.
And from this integrated Jewish and universal perspective, we are shocked by our President’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/public-letter-withdrawal-paris-climate-accord
Posted on: 2017/06/13 - 2:00pm
