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Welcome to the 18 core environmental torah lessons.

This entire project was organized by Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Evonne Marzouk for Canfei Nesharim, as part of the Jewcology project, a web portal for the global Jewish environmental community that was founded in 2001. Additional thanks is due to the ROI community for their generous support, which made this project possible.

GrowTorah was given access to this content when we merged with Canfei Nesharim in 2019. We have worked with our Summer Inchworms since then to update, edit, and migrate all of this rich content here. We hope you enjoy learning with us!

 
 
Chapter 1: Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth
 
 
Chapter 2: Summoning the Will Not to Waste
 
 
Chapter 3: Compassion for All Creatures
 
 
CHAPTER 4: Sustainability in Settling the Land of Israel
 
 
 
CHAPTER 5: Slowing Down: Shabbat and Environmental Awareness
 
 
CHAPTER 6: Countering Destruction: Lessons from Noach
 
 
CHAPTER 7: Holy Use: Relating to Resources Sustainably
 
 
CHAPTER 8: The Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis
 
 
CHAPTER 9: Passing the Test of Wealth: A Challenge for Our Time
 
 
CHAPTER 10: Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource
 
 
CHAPTER 11: Praying for a Sustainable World
 
 
CHapter 12: Genesis and Human Stewardship of the Earth
CHAPTER 13: We are How We Eat: A Jewish Approach to Food and Sustainability
 
 
CHAPTER 14: Let the Land Rest: Lessons from Shemita, the Sabbatical Year
 
 
CHAPTER 15: Toward a Wiser Use of Energy
 
 
CHAPTER 16: Being a Good Neighbor
 
 
CHAPTER 17: Guard Yourselves Very Well: Protecting Our Health
 
 
CHAPTER 18: The Glory in Creation: Valuing Biodiversity
 

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