Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Volume 1Arthur Ocean Waskow Can we re-imagine our relationship to the earth--using the Human responses to the natural world stretching back through the last 4,000 years come to life in this major new resource providing a diverse group of ecological and religious voices. It gives us an invaluable key to understanding the intersection of ecology and Judaism, and offers the wisdom of Judaism in dealing with the present environmental crisis. Both intelligent and accessible, Torah of the Earth is an essential resource and a reminder to us that humans and the earth are intertwined. More than 30 leading scholars and experts enlighten, provoke, and provide a guided tour of ecological thought from four major Jewish viewpoints: Vol. 1: Vol. 2: |
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... PSALMS Translated by Arthur Waskow Bless YHWH / Breath of Life , O my breathing ; OYHWH , my God , You are very great ; You are cloaked in glory and majesty , wrapped in a robe of light ; You spread the heavens like a tent , In the ...
... .. this verse ( Psalms 24 : 1 ) applies before the blessing is said ; that verse ( Psalm 115 : 16 ) applies after it . Thus one " should not taste anything until they have 163 The Rabbis and Expanding Environmental Consciousness.
... Psalms to Life How to Understand and Use the Book of Psalms by Rabbi Daniel F. Polish Here , the most beloved - and least understood - of the books in the Bible comes alive . This simultaneously insightful and practical guide shows how ...
Contents
Biblical Israel One Land One People | 1 |
The SabbaticalJubilee Tradition | 14 |
Ecology in a Biblical Perspective | 55 |
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