Dr. Daniel Ziskin, Jews of the Earth, Golden, CO, June 20, 2000 (Testimony of COEJL Representatives at at U.S. Forest Service Hearings).
"The Jewish religion values continuity. Our traditions have been passed down from generation to generation for the last 35 centuries... We should be passing unspoiled wilderness and viable populations of every single species to future generations." [From COEJL website, http://www.coejl.org/learn/for_position.php]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What is Dr. Ziskin's argument? Do you agree?

2. What is the strength of this statement? How do you relate to this reasoning?

Time Period: Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)