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Resolution on Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States
May 21, 2012
Background
Hydraulic Fracturing, also known as hydrofracturing or fracking, is the extraction of natural gas from previously impermeable shale. The process uses 1-4 millions of gallons of water withdrawn from streams and rivers, sand, and...
Nothing as Holy as a Tree: Trees, Tu BiSh’vat, and Halakhah
December 12, 2013
By Mark GreenspanParashat B’shallah, Exodus 14:1-18:8“Tu Bish’vat” by Rabbi Alan Lucas / “The Environment” by Rabbi Lawrence Troster; Pages 193 & 875 in The Observant Life, respectivelyDownload the Study...
Resolution on the Support of Science and Science-based Policy in Government
February 28, 2017
How great are Your works, O Lord, Your designs are very deep;
The brute does not know nor does the fool understand this. (Psalm 92)
Whereas the Jewish tradition teaches that “the seal of the Holy Blessed One, is truth.” (BT Yoma 69b) and has...
Resolution on Climate Change and Environmental Concerns
March 26, 2019
The rabbis teach:
תן דעתך שלא תקלקל ותחריב את עולמי, שאם קלקלת אין מי שיתקן אחריך.
Pay attention that you do not corrupt and destroy My world: if you corrupt it, there is no one to repair it after you. (Kohelet Rabbah)
Whereas the...
Resolution on Living Sustainably
March 24, 2020
Whereas the Torah describes the foundation of our creation and mission as being to sustain the earth – "לעבדה ולשמרה" – “to work it and protect it (Gen. 2:15).”
And whereas we are tasked with creating a habitable world for all God’s creation –...
Texts on Humanity's Relationship to Nature
January 23, 2012
This source sheet is a collection of various Jewish texts addressing the issue of energy consumption.Download the source...
Resolutions on the Environment
January 24, 2012
During the past two decades, the RA has passed numerous resolutions on a wide variety of environmental issues. These resolutions have called upon colleagues to take action both at the national and local levels.
Some of those resolutions follow...