What is nature\'s place in our spiritual lives? In today\'s modern culture, we\'ve become separated from the sacredness of the natural world.
Ellen Bernstein is available to speak on the following topics: Reading the Bible Ecologically Prayer from an Ecological Perspective Why Judaism Needs Ecology and Why the Environmental Movement Needs a Spiritual Approach Creation Theology Why (and How) to Start a Synagogue Garden or Farm!.
She is author of Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet and currently works as director of community building at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
Robbins - Robert Sand - Marc Sirinsky - Jeff Sultar - Marc Swetlitz - Lawrence Troster About the Author: Ellen Bernstein is the founder of Shomrei Adamah -Keepers of the Earth, the first institution dedicated to cultivating the ecological thinking and practices integral to Jewish life.
Bentley - Ellen Bernstein - Ellen Cohn - Eliezer Diamond - Shira Dicker - David Ehrenfeld - Charles Fenyvesi - Shamu Fenyvesi - Dan Fink - Barry Freundel - David Gedzelman - Everett Gendler - Neil Gillman - Neal Joseph Loevinger - Victor Raboy - Debra J.
Contributors Eileen Abrams - Bradley Shavit Artson - Philip J.
Ecology & the Jewish Spirit explores the wisdom that the Jewish tradition has to offer all of us, to help Nature become a sacred, spiritual part of our own lives.
Here, innovative contributors bring us a richer understanding of the long-neglected themes of Nature that are woven through the biblical creation story, ancient texts, traditional law, the holiday cycles, prayer, mitzvot (good deeds) and community. a focus on Nature is part of the fabric of Jewish thought.
Respect for the holiness of Creation, our duty to protect the natural world, reverence for the land ...
This book offers a different, eye- and soul-opening way of viewing our religion: A perspective grounded in nature, and rich in insights for seekers of all faiths.
What is nature\'s place in our spiritual lives? In today\'s modern culture, we\'ve become separated from the sacredness of the natural world
