Jewish Environmental Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
L’ovdah Ul’shomrah
A
To serve and protect.
2
Q
Bal Taschit
A
Do not destroy
3
Q
Tikkun Olam
A
Repairing of the world
4
Q
Laws of Sh’mittah (quote)
A
“in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land” (Leviticus 25:4)
5
Q
Gemilut Chasidim
A
Doing deeds of kindness
6
Q
“God took man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it.”
A
Genesis 2:15
7
Q
JNF
A
Jewish National Fund
- Planted over 240 million trees in Israel
- Donated $11 million to South American environmental rejuvenation.
- Tikkun Olam
8
Q
“in the seventh year the land is to have a sabbath year of rest”
A
Leviticus 25:4
