Teaching #15: Toward a Wiser Use of Energy
One of the most significant sustainability challenges of our time is how we produce, use, and relate to energy. Today’s energy technologies have greatly increased material standards of living among human societies. But they also have driven significant environmental changes which are beginning to have noticeable impacts worldwide, including climate change, the BP oil spill, and Japan’s nuclear crisis.
The Jewish tradition teaches us to use energy wisely. What can we learn from the Jewish tradition about how to use energy responsibly?
Learn this topic
- Short Summary Article
- Longer Article for Deeper Study
- Study Guide with Hebrew-English Sources and Discussion Questions (PDF)
- Video! Ki Tavo – Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuels
- Video! Thank you God for the Sun
- Video! Solar Energy in Jewish Teaching
Additional Media Resources
This resource is part of Canfei Nesharim’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment, in partnership with Jewcology.com, with support from the ROI Community, a community of young Jewish innovators founded by Lynn Schusterman, and the Shedlin Outreach Foundation.
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