(טו) וַיִּקַּ֛ח ה' אֱלֹקִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃
(15) Adonai Eloheinu took the human and placed it in the garden of Eden, to plant seeds and water them and guard it.
What does God want the human to do?
(א) לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר לַֽ֭ה' הָאָ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
(1) Of David. A psalm. The earth belongs to Adonai, and all that it holds, the world and its inhabitants.
What is the difference between the earth belonging to God and the earth belonging to us?
(כ) צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ה' אֱלֹקֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
(20) Justice, justice you should go after, so you can be healthy and live in the land that the Adonai Eloheinu is giving you.
What might justice have to do with the way we treat the earth?
Tikkun means "repair" in Hebrew
Olam means "world" in Hebrew
The phrase tikkun olam means "repair the world" and it is an important Jewish value!
We do the work of tikkun olam every time we do a mitzvah, a commandment, that helps make the world a better place.
We have many mitzvot that are about taking care of the earth.
ba'al tashchit is the mitzvah of not wasting or destroying
shmirat ha-teva is the mitzvah of guarding the earth
yishuv ha-aretz is a mitzvah about living on the land in ways that are good to the land
and so many more!
What are some of the things you do to help take care of the earth?
Olam means "world" in Hebrew
The phrase tikkun olam means "repair the world" and it is an important Jewish value!
We do the work of tikkun olam every time we do a mitzvah, a commandment, that helps make the world a better place.
We have many mitzvot that are about taking care of the earth.
ba'al tashchit is the mitzvah of not wasting or destroying
shmirat ha-teva is the mitzvah of guarding the earth
yishuv ha-aretz is a mitzvah about living on the land in ways that are good to the land
and so many more!
What are some of the things you do to help take care of the earth?
