Teaching #13: A Jewish Approach to Food and Sustainability
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov identifies the desire for food and drink as the central desire of the human being, and the one from which other desires emanate.
Jewish teachings can help us appreciate the food we eat and eat it in a spirit of holiness. Doing so can also help the environment, as we will explore.
Learn this topic:
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Study Guide with Hebrew-English Sources and Discussion Questions (PDF)
- For Schools: The Bracha and the Bread Basket (PDF)
Additional Resources Available for Download:
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Listen! Podcast
This resource is part of Canfei Nesharim’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Jewcology.com, with support from the ROI Community, a community of young Jewish innovators founded by Lynn Schusterman, and the Shedlin Outreach Foundation.
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