Animal Care and Eco Bible
What Does the Bible Say About Animal Welfare? Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Alex Weisz discuss how Eco Bible relates to caring for animals. Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) and its Jewish Eco Seminars branch. He is a co-author, with Rabbi Leo Dee, of Eco Bible. Alex is Director of Youth Education and Programming and Peninsula Sinai. This video is also appearing as a podcast of Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy.
Care for Animals in Eco Bible
What can the Bible say about animal welfare and care? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people keep 80 billion animals in factory farms—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon. Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creatures as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment and action to protect animals. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, including animal welfare. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “”insightful analysis,”” which “”will inspire contemplation on how to live in harmony with nature…
Plant-based Diet and Eco Bible
What can the Bible say about a plant-based diet? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people face huge ecological challenges—including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic pollution—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon. Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creation as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment and action toward a a plant-based diet. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, and how Bible teachings relate to a plant-based diet. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “”insightful analysis,””…
Sine Grubert Performs at the Interfaith Eco Poetry Slam
For more from this event, please see this video of Marilena Bekierz’ performance. At Tmol Shilshom, Sine performs an original poem that discusses the lack of environmental awareness for humans on an everyday basis. The German poet explores her struggle with trying to promote what is best for the earth no matter how it was created.
Eco Bible and Food Ethics
What can the Bible say about food ethics? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people show increasing concern about how and what we eat—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon. Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care about food ethics as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment for ethical eating. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, including food ethics. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “insightful analysis,” which “will inspire contemplation on how to live in harmony with nature and the…
Religious leaders in Jerusalem united in advocating for peace in Ukraine.
The most energetic part of the event outside of the Russian Orthodox Church was walking in Jerusalem’s Moscow Square to the outer wall of the church, and posting a letter to Patriarch Kirill, signed by 150 world religious leaders and clergy, calling on him to speak with Putin to seek peace. That moment is captured in this short video.
Ten Universal Principles for Climate Justice: Faith Leaders Share at UN Climate Conference COP 27
Echoing the notion of the ten commandments, given at Sinai, Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders have formulated 10 Principles for Climate Repentance. This session relates to “Returning to Mount Sinai – 10 Principles for Climate Repentance”, which is a document featuring spiritual principles, drawn from all faith traditions, that provide a spiritual vision that should frame our actions and attitudes to creation. Our attitudes have direct consequences for climate justice. This document, the fruit of consultation among close to 50 Elijah affiliated religious leaders, offers a synthetic spiritual vision that positions man in relation to God, nature (creation) and the other. This video from the UN climate conference COP 27 in Egypt highlights how religious communities and religious leaders have a key role to play in addressing climate change and climate justice, which requires deep transformation within society. Speakers in this press conference are: His Excellency Metropolitan Serafim Kykotis…
Achieving Ecological Balance, Peace, and Coexistence
Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founding director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD), speaks about achieving ecological balance, peace, and coexistence. Religious communities and religious teachings have an important role to play in promoting these key goals. He spoke at an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, 2023.
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