Description
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. 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.
Respect for the holiness of Creation, our duty to protect the natural world, reverence for the land ... a focus on nature is part of the fabric of Jewish thought. 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.
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.
Contributors
Eileen Abrams - Bradley Shavit Artson - Philip J. 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. Robbins - Robert Sand - Marc Sirinsky - Jeff Sultar - Marc Swetlitz - Lawrence Troster
Author: Ellen Bernstein
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Published: 03/01/2000
Pages: 282
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.01w x 0.83d
ISBN13: 9781580230827
ISBN10: 1580230822
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism | Rituals & Practice
- Nature | Ecology
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. 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.
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!