{"id":1592,"date":"2012-11-06T11:46:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/?page_id=1592"},"modified":"2013-05-22T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T10:46:34","slug":"countering-destruction-lessons-from-noach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/countering-destruction-lessons-from-noach\/","title":{"rendered":"Countering Destruction: Lessons from Noach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbDynamicContent\"><em><em><small><br \/>\n<\/small><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 200px; border: 1px dashed #66cc00; background-color: #ffffcc; overflow: hidden; padding: 5px 5px 0px 5px; position: relative; float: right; font-size: 12px; color: #333; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\">This resource is part of Canfei\u00a0Nesharim&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Year of&amp;nbsp;Jewish Learning on the Environment\" href=\"http:\/\/cn.jvillagenetwork.com\/learning\/\"><strong>Year of\u00a0Jewish Learning on the Environment<\/strong><\/a>, in partnership with\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewcology.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jewcology.com<\/a>,<\/em><em>\u00a0with support from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roicommunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROI Community<\/a>, a community of young Jewish innovators founded by Lynn Schusterman, and the Shedlin Outreach Foundation.<\/em><\/div>\n<h2>Countering Destruction: Lessons from Noach<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Although the flood and the life of Noah occurred thousands of years ago, the story of Noah offers important lessons about how our actions \u2013 both intentional and unintentional \u2013 can affect the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What provoked God to carry out the most serious environmental catastrophe in human history and wipe away virtually all terrestrial creatures? The Torah teaches that ten generations after Creation, all life on the planet had \u201ccorrupted its way on the earth\u201d (Genesis 6:12). G-d gave humans 120 years to improve their ways, using Noach and his ark as messengers. Yet the people ignored the message and literally missed the boat.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When we take a deeper look at Noah, seeing him through the eyes of some of the various rabbinic commentaries, we can discover a portrait of a man who spent his life innovating a lifestyle of what today would be called environmental concern. The story of the flood teaches of an important connection between human action and planetary health.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 20px;\">Learn this topic:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Short Summary Article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/countering-destruction-lessons-from-noach-summary-article\/\">Short Summary Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Longer Article for Deeper Study \" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/countering-destruction-lessons-from-noach-longer-article\/\">Longer Article for Deeper Study <\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Study Guide with Hebrew-English Sources and Discussion Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/noach-source-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Study Guide with Hebrew-English Sources and Discussion Questions<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: larger;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: larger;\"><strong style=\"font-size: larger;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\">Additional Resources Available for Download:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Listen!<\/strong> <a title=\"Audio Podcast on Trees in Jewish Thought\" href=\"http:\/\/canfeinesharim.podbean.com\/2012\/05\/16\/countering-destruction-lessons-from-noach\/ \">Audio Podcast on Lessons from Noach<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Video!<\/strong> <a title=\"Rabbi Yonatan Neril on Countering Destruction\" href=\"#video\">Rabbi Yonatan Neril on Countering Destruction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"video\" name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Qw1v1WCqk0E?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframeplayer\" style=\"border: 0px none; outline: 0px none;\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.livestream.com\/embed\/simchatshlomo?layout=4&amp;clip=pla_be9ef764-f1b6-47ef-b93c-0042cf618461&amp;autoplay=false\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"340\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noah and an Ethic of Environmental Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">The Rainbow Covenant, People, and the Earth<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8NP6p6MUNk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This resource is part of Canfei\u00a0Nesharim&#8217;s\u00a0Year of\u00a0Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with\u00a0Jewcology.com,\u00a0with support from the\u00a0ROI Community, a community of young Jewish innovators founded by Lynn Schusterman, and the Shedlin Outreach Foundation. 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