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Bereishis:The Stewardship Paradigm in the Torah Portion of Bereishis

Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks

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Noach: A Paradigm for Environmental Consciousness

Shimshon Stüart Siegel

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Lech Lecha: Joining Together for Justice in the Land

Tuvia Aronson

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Vayera: The Sin of Sodom and its Impact on Creation

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow 

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Chayei Sarah: Praying in the Fields

Drew Kaplan 

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Toldot: Digging the Wells: The Importance of Protecting Our Natural Resources

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow  

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Vayeitze: Ya'akov and Going Out 

Avi Neuman

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Vayishlach: Small Vessels

Jonathan Neril 

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Vayeishev: Shepherd-Consciousness and the Post-Industrial Jew

Fivel Yedidya Glasser, with Rabbi Chanan Morrison 

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Mikeitz: The Song of the Land -  A Torah Teaching for the Western Environmentalist

Rabbi Shaul David Judelman

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Vayigash: Lessons from Yosef's foresight and restraint

Dr David Goldblatt 

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Vayechi: Eating Holy food in a Holy way

Rabbi Julian Sinclair 

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Shemot: The Power of Names

Udi Hammerman 

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Va'era: The Earth is the Lord's

Dr David Goldblatt  

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Bo: Taking Notice in Our Time

Rabbi Shaul David Judelman 

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Beshalach: When the Wood Meets The Water

Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz 

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Yitro: Love of G-d and Material Desire

Jonathan Neril  

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Mishpatim: Humans as Co-creators, Co-owners as well

Rabbi Dr Norman Lamm

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Terumah: Is G-d present in our Consumption?

Ariel Shalem 

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Tetzaveh : All That's Gold Doesn't Glitter

Shimshon Stüart Siegel
 

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Ki Tisa: The Coin of Fire- Rectification of Material Wealth

Shimshon Stüart Siegel
 

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Vayakhel: An Ecological Message in Shabbat

Jonathan Neril   

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Pekudey: G-d is in the Details

Rabbi Eliezer Shore, Ph.D 

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Vayikra: The Pending Guilt-offering and the Global Climate

Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Jonathan Neril  

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Tzav: When Eating Meat was a Sacrifice

 Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D

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Shemini: An Abundance of Fish

Candace Nachman 

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Tazria: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet

Rabbi Natan Greenberg

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Metzora: Natural Healing

Ramona Rubin

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Acherei Mot: Raising Up The Physical

Baruch Herschkopff

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Kedoshim: Stumbling Blocks

Rabbi Carmi Wisemon

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Emor: Our Relationship to Other Creatures

Ora Sheinson

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Behar: Mitzvah of Shemitah

Noam Yehuda Sendor

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Bechukotai: The Blessing of Rain

Jonathan Neril

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Bamidbar:  Spiritual Lesson of the Desert

Rabbi Jack Bieler

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Naso: Learning from our Mistakes

Evonne Marzouk

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Beha'aloscha: Balancing Natural Forces

Dr Jon Greenberg

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Shelakh: Very, VERY Good

John and Miriam Schlackman

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Korah: Becoming Holy

Rabbi Yehudah Levi
 
 

Chukat: Water Consciousness

Jonathan Neril

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Balak: The Nature of Bilaam's Prophecy

Ilana Stein

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Pinchas: Sustenance from the Source

Michael Rosen

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Mattos: Living in Balance

Jonathan Neril

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Masei: Lessons for Region Planning

Dr Jon Greenberg  
     

Devarim: Belonging to the Land

Matthew Mausner

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Vaetchanan: Guard Yourselves Very Well

Akiva Gersh

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Eikev: The Seven Fruits of Israel

Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum

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Re'eh: Blessing and Curse

Rabbi Akiva Wolff

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Shoftim: Wasteful Destruction

Rabbi Dr Norman Lamm

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Ki Tietze: The Compassion to Bring Mashiach

Rabbi Dovid Sears

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Ki Tavo - First Fruits Leiba Chaya David

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Nitzavim: Sulfur and Fire out of Heaven Shai Spetgang

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Vayeilech: A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey Rabbi Akiva Wolff

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Ha'azinu: The Heavens and the Earth Bear Witness Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

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V'zot HaBracha: Perfecting the World Baruch Rock

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Canfei Nesharim is grateful to Targum Shlishi for a generous grant to support for this Torah Commentary.
We’re grateful to Hazon (www.hazon.org) and the riders and sponsors of the New York Jewish Environmental Bike Ride for providing a grant to support the Eitz Chayim Hee Torah Commentary.
























































 
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