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Is There a Jewish Environmental Ethic?
Is There a Jewish Environmental Ethic?
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
"If you harm the environment, you harm yourself.” This mini-episode of the Adventures in Jewish Studies podcast series asks the question “Is there a Jewish environmental ethic?” Guest scholar Tanhum Yoreh considers the “New Year of the Trees” holiday Tu Bishvat, and the concept of “bal taschit,” which prohibits wastefulness and destruction, with regard to Jewish environmentalism and ethics.
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (33)
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