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Tag: Environmental Consciousness

0 Culture Education

Something Borrowed

Sara Kaltmann in Tablet · 16 Aug 2024

Tu B'Av, a festive day falling on the 15th of Av, often marked with celebrations and customs, is likened to the Jewish Valentine's Day in Israel.

0 Culture Ethics

This Earth Day, pretend it's Shabbat—and take a break for the environment

TMDS in Not That Kind of Rabbi · 21 Apr 2024

Jonathan Schorsch, founder of the Green Sabbath Project, discusses how the practice of Shabbat can serve as both a spiritual and ecological tool to combat climate change.

0 History Gender/Identity

The Jewish Woman Who Invented Recycling

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Tablet · 18 Oct 2019

Flora Spiegelberg, a Jewish woman from New York, played a pivotal role in advocating for modern waste disposal methods, including covered garbage cans and incineration, to improve public health and sanitation in pre-WWI urban America.

0 Israel Holidays

The “Yesterday and Today” Edition

Promised Podcast · 13 Sep 2018

In this episode of the Promised Podcast, various topics are discussed, including the environmental consciousness of reusing old discussions alongside new ones, the questioning of Israeli politicians about their beliefs in God, author Ayelet Waldman returning to Israel and reflecting on changes, the contemplation of sins during Yom Kippur through the Al Heyt prayer, and a musical selection from Shuli Rand's new record "Ratzoh va-Shov."

0 Culture Holidays

Original Intent

Samuel D. Gruber in Tablet · 2 Oct 2009

The revival of sukkah construction is experiencing a modern renaissance, as seen with Wesleyan University's innovative WesSukkah, which merges traditional Jewish halakhic requirements with contemporary design elements.