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SUMMARY:To Forever Inhabit This Earth: An Ethic of Enoughness
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nWebinar co-sponsored by the FJMC Shomrei Ha'aretz Commi
 ttee and the Massachusetts Jewish Climate Action Network\n"To Forever Inha
 bit This Earth: An Ethic of Enoughness"\nwith Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin\n\n\n
 Monday\, November 10\, 2025\n7pm Eastern | 4pm Pacific\nRabbi Nina Beth Ca
 rdin will discuss how human beings need to redefine their relationship to 
 the earth\, and how the wisdom found in our Jewish texts obligates us to t
 he mitzvah of Yishuv Ha’Olam (Habilitability of the World). She will als
 o discuss a new paradigm for reading Genesis\, and how the ancient Jewish
  concepts of Ba’al Taschit (Do not waste) and Shmita (Rest for the land)
  inform us how we must treat the land and each other.\n\nNina Beth Cardin 
 is a rabbi\, author\, and environmental activist. In 1978\, she founded th
 e Jewish Women’s Resource Center. In 1988\, Cardin was ordained by the J
 ewish Theological Seminary\, after which she held seminary jobs including 
 Assistant to the Vice Chancellor\, Special Assistant to the Chancellor\, a
 nd Visiting Lecturer in Theology. In 1994\, she became the founding associ
 ate director of the National Center for Jewish Healing. In 2006\, she foun
 ded the Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network. From 2007 until 2009 she w
 as general consultant to COEJL\, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewi
 sh Life. In 2011\, she founded the Baltimore Orchard Project\, which grows
  and distributes fruit to the poor in Baltimore. Jewish Woman Magazine nam
 ed her one of 10 Women to Watch in 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Rabbi Cardin's n
 ew book:\n"To Forever Inhabit This Earth: An Ethic of Enoughness"\n\nWise 
 and empathetic\, this inspires."—Publishers Weekly\n\n"Rig­or­ous\, ye
 t lyri­cal\, lofty yet prac­ti­cal\, To For­ev­er Inhab­it This Eart
 h belongs on the book­shelves of those who cher­ish Jew­ish texts and t
 he envi­ron­ment around us." —Jewish Book Council\n\nThe great work of
  today’s generations is nothing short of saving the earth. We know enoug
 h\, are capable enough. The question is: do we care enough? Will we work h
 ard enough? Do we even recognize when we have enough?\nNow noted environme
 ntalist Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin challenges us to develop the individual and
  collective will needed to create change and offers spiritual and practica
 l guidance to invigorate that effort.\n\nTo Forever Inhabit This Earth is 
 a powerful must-read for anybody interested in the intersection of environ
 mentalism and spirituality.\nCardin implores us to envision the world\, no
 t as a commodity but as a fragile\, improbable\, extraordinary gift whose 
 well-being and future now depend on us\, and using meticulously researched
  Jewish texts and the teachings of other faith traditions\, she makes the 
 case that environmental sustainability is a fundamental religious principl
 e—and something we can address\, if we have the will to do so.\n\n"Despi
 te the harms we as humanity have caused\, if we dare to act boldly (which 
 we can)\, based on the best guidance of our advisors (which we have)\, and
  recruit willing hearts (which we possess)\, we can heal the wounds\, reme
 dy our mistakes\, and remake a safe and vibrant world for ourselves and al
 l the generations to come. It is up to us."\n\nCardin asks us to consider 
 spiritual questions\, technical questions\, and ethical questions about ho
 w we live in the world\, and provides both spiritual and practical guidanc
 e on ways to rethink that\, including:\n\n 	A contemplation of our spiritu
 al connection to ‘the land’ and the call upon humanity to establish\, 
 preserve\, and maintain a habitable world here on earth\n 	The biblical fr
 amework that urges us to see that life is awe inspiring and order is its e
 ssential ingredient\, providing the stable environment that brings forth a
 nd sustains life\n 	A close look at texts from Genesis to consider two way
 s humans inhabit our world\n 	A daily meditation for preserving a habitabl
 e world\n 	Eight guidelines for ethical consumption\n 	A chart for a one-w
 eek self-assessment of our buying\, consumption\, and discarding practices
 \n\nTo purchase Rabbi Cardin's book\, go to Bookshop.org or through Ber
 hman House. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CATEGORIES:Shomrei Ha’aretz Affinity Group
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