climate advocacy Archives - Stephen Wise Temple

Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 15, 2023

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ "Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy [...]

By RHusany|2023-08-11T16:12:52-07:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern, Tikkun Olam|Tags: air quality, climate, climate activism, climate advocacy, climate change, Deuteronomy, justice, pollution, tikkun olam, Torah, tzedek|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 29, 2022

In the "Eco Bible" I introduced yesterday, each discussion of the weekly parsha (Torah portion) culminates with action items. Rabbis Neril and Dee guide us [...]

By RHusany|2023-01-03T06:00:57-08:00December 29th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: climate advocacy, climate change, Eco Bible, Jewish values, sustainability, tikkun olam|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 28, 2022

I was recently reminded of a classic, ancient rabbinic parable. A passenger on a crowded small ship suddenly takes out a drill [...]

By RHusany|2022-12-28T11:51:05-08:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: climate advocacy, climate change, Eco Bible, Jewish values, midor l'dor, parable, tikkun olam|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 26, 2022

Though Hanukkah is in our rearview mirror, its message of hope—that the few can triumph over the many— is an important principle [...]

By RHusany|2022-12-28T11:47:23-08:00December 26th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: advocacy, climate, climate advocacy, climate change, Environment, Hanukkah, social justice|Comments Off