Torah for the Earth

By Charlie Forbes

Torah for the Earth is a podcast series that provides ecologically-centered commentary on the weekly Torah portion. Each week, the listener will be provided with a short and impactful audio essay tha... more

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How many episodes does Torah for the Earth have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

Torah for the Earth episodes:

November 11, 2020 Parashat Vezot Haberachah
Topics Include: Achdut and the unity of Israel, the Land as a “holobiont,” and the relationality of tribal blessings in the spatial equilibrium of nested ecosystems
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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9min
November 08, 2020 Parashat Ha'Azinu
Topics Include: The wisdom of Torah watering the seeds of life, song as liberatory moments, and defending the harmony of creation
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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12min
November 07, 2020 Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech
Topics Include: Selichot and the New Year for the Animals, responsibility and standing together as a community, Shmita and an ecological consciousness
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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11min
November 05, 2020 Parashat Ki Tavo
Topics Include: Giving away some of our labor as a form of thanksgiving, the transformation of “strategic weakness,” and living in service of the Land
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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11min
November 02, 2020 Parashat Ki Teitzei
Topics Include: Sending away a mother bird, considerate foraging practices, and avoiding the “second death” of nature
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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12min
October 23, 2020 Parashat Shoftim
Topics Include: Promotion of the law and nature imagery, the biblical commandment of Bal Tashchit, and devoting oneself to embodied change as a form of environmental justice
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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11min
October 15, 2020 Parashat Re'eh
Topics Include: Choosing life in the Anthropocene, supporting the holiness of the Land, earth-based tzedakah, and finding strength in times of crisis
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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13min
September 22, 2020 Parashat Eikev
Topics Include: The link between climate and theology, spiritual sustenance from food, and the momentum of positive change
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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11min
September 09, 2020 Parashat Va'etchanan
Topics Include: Eretz Yisrael and Gaia Consciousness, the Land as animate space, and our material responsibilities as part of a spiritual life
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
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12min
August 30, 2020 Parashat Devarim
Topics Include: Teshuva and a “land ethic,” healing metaphysical geographies, and the importance of plurality
For a full transcript, please click the following link:
https://www.dwinitiative.org/news/categories/untitled-category
To follow this series weekly, please subscribe to the Deep Water Initiative mailing list on our website.
The Torah for the Earth Podcast and Audio Essays are Copyrighted to Charles Scott Forbes Jr, 2019.
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14min

FAQs about Torah for the Earth:

How many episodes does Torah for the Earth have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.