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Tag: environment

Laudato Si' - Becoming Painfully Aware

Laudato Si’ – Becoming Painfully Aware

Posted on June 23, 2015June 22, 2015 by Chris Crews
This is the first in a multi-part series exploring the Laudato Si’ Encyclical Letter on the environment by Pope Francis. “Our goal is not to amass information or to satisfy curiosity, but rath... Read More
UPDATED: State of Formation Workshop to Feature John Grimm at the AAR/SBL

UPDATED: State of Formation Workshop to Feature John Grimm at the AAR/SBL

Posted on October 2, 2014May 4, 2015 by State of Formation
State of Formation Workshop: Writing for the Online Public Sphere November 22, 2014 | 2-4PM | Room: Omni Gaslamp 1 |675 L St., San Diego, CA 92101 Held in conjunction with the annual meeting for the A... Read More
Human Bridge: Two Worlds, One Nation

Human Bridge: Two Worlds, One Nation

Posted on November 20, 2012November 20, 2012 by David Fisher
The most fulfilling and reassuring conversation I had in the days following the 2012 election was with someone whom I deeply disagree with. As a liberal Jew from the Northeast, my beliefs about Americ... Read More
The Minutemen and the Iceberg

The Minutemen and the Iceberg

Posted on September 28, 2012 by David Fisher
I was walking through downtown Boston in late August, and passed a group of men dressed as Minutemen, as Revolutionary soldiers. This is a common sight during the tourist season, in the birthplace of ... Read More
My Heart Is In Tumult: Reflections on Lamentations in the Age of Global Warming

My Heart Is In Tumult: Reflections on Lamentations in the Age of Global Warming

Posted on July 29, 2012July 29, 2012 by Rebecca Levi
Lamentations--the text traditionally read by Jews on Tisha b'Av-- is not the first book that comes to mind when one is asked what the Tanakh has to say about the environment. But this text has some si... Read More
A Call to Care about the Environment

A Call to Care about the Environment

Posted on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 by Andrew Schwartz
The world is in bad shape and not in a metaphorical sense.  No I mean the earth – the giant rock that we all live on – is in really bad shape. As of May 31, 2012, carbon dioxide readings ... Read More
A Faith Pretended: the Path at UN Rio+20

A Faith Pretended: the Path at UN Rio+20

Posted on June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 by Andrew Schwartz
Currently in Rio de Janeiro, over 50,000 people have congregated to take part in the UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainability and Poverty Eradication. Over the past ten days since the conference began t... Read More
Home is Where the Start Is

Home is Where the Start Is

Posted on February 7, 2011February 18, 2011 by Adina Allen
At a time when many of the ways in which we are being told we can help curb climate change are “don’ts” these practices can be fun, celebratory, and can create community. Are we going to adequat... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Posted on January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 by Adina Allen
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More

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