Tag: Torah

What the Jewish Talmud says about the environment

The Talmud, a the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology, would grow so large that a person who read a folio a day would complete one cycle of the Talmud in seven and half years. To the surprise of many, buried among these pages are jewels of information about the “environment”. 

Healthy Jew fights against war with wellness

We win the war for wellness by practicing healthy Jewish living and appreciating Israel’s natural world. In this war, everyone is a soldier.

Zumba is at Odds With the Torah in Israel

Rabbis in an ultra-Orthodox settlement in Israel have attacked the popular Brazilian dance-ercize known as Zumba, declaring that it...

"Ye Shall Live In Booths" And Be With Nature During Sukkot

For Jews in Israel, there is probably no better time to reflect on one’s place in nature and the...

Eco-Activist Yeshiva in Jerusalem Brings the Torah Down to Earth

The links between religion and environmental concern/activism are no news to Green Prophet.  We've covered them in our Eco...

Stephen Colbert on Israel’s National Bird

When Israel declared its new national bird, the hoopoe, Green Prophet was on the story. Little did we know...

Eco Rabbi: Parshat Terumah – Give of Yourself to Make Room for Our Home

Each week Orthodox Jews read one segment of the Five Books of Moses so that they can complete the...

Eco Rabbi: Tu Bishvat and the Receiving of the Torah

Each week Orthodox Jews read one segment of the Five Books of Moses so that they can complete the...

Eco-Rabbi: Parshat Vaera – Plagues, Pharoah and Dissonance

Each week Orthodox Jews read one segment of the Five Books of Moses so that they can complete the...

Eco Rabbi takes the Hanukkah Challenge!

Ever wonder why every day of Hanukkah we add another candle? The Jewish religious source the Talmud explains that this...

Eco-Rabbi: Parshat Maasei – What Kind of Mark Are You Leaving?

When I was growing up whenever we would go to a park or on a camping trip, my parents...

Eco-Rabbi: Parshat Chukat – Hitting The Land

Last week, God took care of the waste in the camp. This week Moses hits the rock. The Israelites...