Rabbis as Activist Leaders for Environmental Sustainability and Justice

Seminary:  Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Location: 1299 Church Rd, Wyncote, PA 19095

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Instructor:  Rabbi Mordechai Liebling 

Website: www.rrc.edu/

Course Description

The course will combine text, experiential exercises and activist involvement. It will cover fundamental teachings on Judaism and the environment, a deepening of our personal connection to the earth and the basics of nonviolent direct action. A unique and influential component will be activism. During the course of the semester, all matriculated students will be required to devote at least eight hours to an environmental campaign.