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Climate Change in Jewish Thought: What To Do Once It’s Too Late?

David Zvi Kalman explores Jewish responses to climate change when reversal is no longer a viable option.

July 7, 2021

July 7, 2021

Dr. David Zvi Kalman is a research fellow in the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Kogod Research Center. He is a scholar, writer, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, religion, and art. In addition to his work at the Shalom Hartman Institute, he has held research and consulting roles at Sinai and Synapses and the Sapir Institute. He is the owner of Print-O-Craft Press, an independent publishing house that has released books including Jessica Deutsch’s

Torah of Possibility, Judaism and the Natural World, Environmentalism, Religion, Video

Climate Change in Jewish Thought: What To Do Once It’s Too Late?

Judaism cares about the climate. That much is clear. The particular way in which Judaism cares about the climate, however, is biased towards prevention and universalism, despite the fact that climate change is at this point inevitable, and despite the fact that its effects will be very unevenly distributed. In this session, David Zvi Kalman explores Jewish responses to climate change when reversal is no longer a viable option.

NOTE: This program was part of our Summer 2021 Virtual Symposium, Torah of Possibility for an Uncertain Future

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Climate Change in Jewish Thought: What To Do Once It’s Too Late?

Climate Change in Jewish Thought: What To Do Once It’s Too Late?

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