Water, War and The Wilderness in the Bible: Exodus 17
Ilana Stein – In the second book of the Bible, in Exodus 17, we read about how the Israelites began their wandering through the desert and experienced their first challenge of thirst.
Exploring the Largest Trees in the World in Awe, Love and Wonder!
Ilana Stein – In a world where size matters, the question of the largest tree in the world is a good one. But how do we measure trees? Is the biggest tree the widest tree? The tallest tree? Perhaps it is the volume of the tree’s trunk?
Deuteronomy 20: Discussing Both War and Saving Our Planet
Ilana Stein – Deuteronomy 20 is considered the “section of war” of the Bible, where the Children of Israel are commanded how to go to battle – and how not to. This chapter discusses war and peace, morale and sustainability, fear and faith.
Using The Bible to Understand Renewable Energy Conversion
Aryeh Ronay & Sydney Cohen – Energy conversion is the process of changing energy from one form to another. The term is also used more specifically to refer to the transformation of natural energy into energy usable by humans.
Leviticus 11: The Deeper Meaning of “Kosher”
Aryeh Ronay – In this chapter, Moses and Aaron are given a variety of rules to tell the Israelites what makes different animals kosher or not kosher, i.e. good to eat or not good to eat for the Israelite people. A kosher animal needs to “chew the cud” and have “split hooves.”
Genesis 3:19: Adam Eats From The Tree of Knowledge.
Ilana Stein – In Genesis 3:19 God pronounces Adam’s punishment for eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. While this verse is short, like all of the Bible, it contains deeper worlds in every letter and word.
Genesis 1:29: God Gives Humans A Plant-based Diet to Benefit Creation
Harry Cooper – After creating the entire Universe, God creates humans and tells humanity about their special diet. There are many translations for what their diet was: “every herb bearing seed,” “every plant yielding seed,” “every fruit yielding seed,” “every tree that has fruit” or “the fruit of a tree yielding seed.”
Genesis 47: Insights we Learn from Joseph in Egypt
Aryeh Ronay – In Genesis 47 we read about how the children of Israel, i.e. the brothers of Joseph, have come from the land of Canaan and have settled in Goshen.
Genesis 41
Aryeh Ronay – As in Genesis 41, we learn from Joseph that famines follow feasts, we need to prepare for the effects of over-using resources.