Divrei Torah and Teachings
The previous generations mastered the keys to unlock all the gates of the worlds above. But the time has come to smash the locks!
God's "body"
Heikhalot Rabbati on seeing the cosmos as the body of God.The Torah's Only "Inalienable Right": for the Land
Reb Duvid's Tikkun article on the intersection of human rights and ecology. How can human rights become part of ecology? "Human Rights and Ecology" breaks new theological ground, and includes a section on the Bedouin.Liberation and the Land
"An Earth Covenant Perspective on Human Rights" taught at the first Rabbis for Human Rights Conference in NYC.Vashti is Shekhinah
The Izhbitzer rebbe on Vashti the queen.Longer meditations on Pri Etz Hadar
Imagine a Jewish practice which has the purpose of restoring all the species and creatures, and all the sparks they contain, to the fullness of blessing.Chanukah v. Purim: Awakening from Above
The dreidel v. the grogger.The Existential Dreidel
Rebbe Nachman's explanation for why we spin the Dreidel. Those letters on the Dreidel mean something completely different than you thought. Mind-blowing...Redemption In Darkness
Some reflections on the meaning of Chanukah.Rambam and the Earth
Maimonides' Guide is the foundation for any Jewish ecotheology.from The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature