The Torah’s Take on Respecting the Earth
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah
English - May 07, 2018 09:00 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 251 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Education jewish judaism torah Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Parashat B’har features an important teaching on environmental justice: that we are to be respectful of our land. Many Reform Jews express their respect for the environment with action, and many Reform congregations have gone zero-waste or are GreenFaith certified. In this episode of On the Other Hand, Rabbi Jacobs discusses why it’s so important that we respect the environment, and shares some easy ways to do so.