Derech Eretz

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The path to better relationship with the earth. Offered through weekly (or thereabouts) radical interpretations of the Torah parsha with a neo-Hasidic flavor.

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Chaye Sarah: Making Each Day Count

Third in a series of posts featuring a look at the value of tzedakah--righteousness--in the context of climate change.

Allen Katz•848 Views•October 23, 2021•Parshat Chayei Sarah,Tzedek,Tzedakah,Climate Change,Derekh Eretz,Shmita

Tzedakah: The Heartsblood of Theologic Environmental Sustainability

The theological value of tzedakah has world altering potential as derived from the early chapters of Torah, applicable to contemporary times.

Allen Katz•1011 Views•October 16, 2021•Climate Change,Abraham and Sarah,Shmita,Abraham and Sodom,Earth,Tzedakah,Parshat Vayera,Derech Eretz,Parshat Vaera,Tzedek

Noah: A Biblical Model for the Climate Crisis

Parshat Noah. Torah lessons for coping with a changing climate.

Allen Katz•1845 Views•October 2, 2021•Parshat Noach,Equanimity,Menuchat Hanefesh,Tzedek,Land,Noah and the Ark,Shmita,Climate Change,Faith,Bal Tashchit,Earth

Breyshit: A Parsha Drash

Parshat breyshit drash with emphasis on primordial bases for peoples' relationship with land.

Allen Katz•1387 Views•September 28, 2021•Sustenance,Earth,Garden of Eden,Hashem,Climate Change,Creation,Labor,Breishit,God,Land,Shmita,Shabbat,Rest

Derech Eretz - Introduction

This shmita year, I have committed to writing regularly on personal insights into shmita within the parshat hashavuah. This is the preface to the year long work.