# Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature & the Sacred Meet - Hardcover

by **Ellen Bernstein** (Editor), **Ellen Bernstein** (Introduction by)

Innovative contributors bring us a richer understanding of the long-neglected themes of nature that are woven through the biblical creation story, ancient texts, traditional law, the holiday cycles, prayer, mitzvot (good deeds) and community.

### Author Biography

**Ellen Bernstein** is the founder of _Shomrei Adamah_\-Keepers of the Earth, the first institution dedicated to cultivating the ecological thinking and practices integral to Jewish life. She is author of _Ecology & the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet_ and currently works as director of community building at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.  
  
**Ellen Bernstein** is available to speak on the following topics:

-   Reading the Bible Ecologically
-   Prayer from an Ecological Perspective
-   Why Judaism Needs Ecology and Why the Environmental Movement Needs a Spiritual Approach
-   Creation Theology
-   Why (and How) to Start a Synagogue Garden or Farm!

**Number of Pages:** 282

**Dimensions:** 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** January 01, 1998

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