Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin

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This Tu BiShvat, you’re encouraged to think about celebrating by taking foods from table to topsoil–planting seeds you harvest on Tu BiShvat

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CARING FOR CREATION PRAYER

A short prayer, inspired by and quoting the Prophet Isaiah, connecting us to nature, the environment, and all of creation.

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Spheres of Sustainability: Malkhut and Sovereignty

For this week of the Omer’s sphere of sustainability, look at malkhut, sovereignty, as we stand at the threshold between earth and heaven.

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Spheres of Sustainability: Hod and Thanks

For this week of the Omer’s sphere of sustainability, look at hod, thanks. It is seen in the inner beauty and splendor of physical beings. 

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Spheres of Sustainability: Chesed and Goodness

For this week of the Omer’s sphere of sustainability, look at chesed, goodness. This week, stand in awe before God’s world.

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Spheres of Sustainability: Making the Omer Count

By looking at the spheres of sustainability, we are making the Omer count. Explore the connections between the Omer and caring for the Earth.

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Understanding the Jewish Call to Sustainability

Understanding the Jewish call to sustainability is rooted in a new category of mitzvot: bein adam l’adamah, between the self and the Earth.

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The Mitzvah of Environmental Sustainability

What does Judaism say about environmental sustainability? Yishuv Ha’olam is the mitzvah to build and maintain a sustainable world.

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