Broschiertes Buch

Ecology & the Jewish Spirit

Where Nature & the Sacred Meet

Herausgeber: Bernstein, Ellen

Beschreibung

Innovative contributors bring us a richer understanding of the long-neglected themes of nature that are woven through the biblical creation story, ancient texts, traditional law, the holiday cycles, prayer, mitzvot (good deeds) and community.

Autor

Ellen Bernstein is the founder of Shomrei Adamah-Keepers of the Earth, the first institution dedicated to cultivating the ecological thinking and practices integral to Jewish life. She is author of Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet and currently works as director of community building at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Ellen Bernstein is available to speak on the following topics: * Reading the Bible Ecologically * Prayer from an Ecological Perspective * Why Judaism Needs Ecology and Why the Environmental Movement Needs a Spiritual Approach * Creation Theology * Why (and How) to Start a Synagogue Garden or Farm!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jewish Lights
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781580230827
• ISBN-10: 1580230822
• Artikelnr.: 21146539