How Creatures Emulate God
In her senior rabbinical school sermon for JTS, Sarah Rockford explores Parashat Bereishit and how creatures emulate God.
Sarah Rockford
In her senior rabbinical school sermon for JTS, Sarah Rockford explores Parashat Bereishit and how creatures emulate God.
The rabbinic treatment of the Cain and Abel story warns us about our inclinations towards violence and how we encounter others.
God created humans with naked bodies and no shame. Now, we live in a world that wants us to forget that we were made in the image of God.
Some interpret Creation as an allowance to plunder the Earth. However, that is a misconception; we have a responsibility to the Earth.
What does Judaism say about environmental sustainability? Yishuv Ha’olam is the mitzvah to build and maintain a sustainable world.