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Torah for the Earth

Charlie Forbeswww.dwinitiative.org
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 that aims to relate messages contained within the weekly parashah with contemporary, ecological challenges. The podcast is hosted by Charlie Forbes, a scholar in the academic field of Religion and Ecology, who has an interest in exploring the scriptural foundations of religious traditions and their relationship to environmental teachings and practices. By systematically evaluating the Torah, this podcast aspires to illustrate that an understanding of the natural environment is fundamental to Jewish thought and philosophy, and integral to an appreciation of Jewish religious life. This podcast is one component of the larger Transformational Media program run by an education-based non-profit organization (501c3) called the Deep Water Initiative. The Torah for the Earth Podcast and Audio Essays are Copyrighted to Charles Scott Forbes Jr, 2019.
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Episodes

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 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.

Nov 11, 20209 min

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 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.

Nov 08, 202011 min

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 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.

Nov 07, 202011 min

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 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.

Nov 05, 202010 min

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 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.

Nov 02, 202011 min

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 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.

Oct 23, 202011 min

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 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.

Oct 15, 202013 min

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 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.

Sep 22, 202010 min

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 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.

Sep 09, 202012 min

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.

Aug 30, 202013 min

Parashat Matot-Masei

Topics Include: Balaam’s reincarnation into a rock, nature as a medium for tikkun, and the open spaces of Levitical Cities. 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.

Aug 19, 20209 min

Parashat Pinchas

Topics Include: The role of zealousness in action, ‘green shaming’ as a reflection of our own faults, and social justice 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.

Aug 17, 202011 min

Parashat Chukat-Balak

Topics Include: Water in the wilderness, integrating our ecological activism with gratefulness, and reducing the suffering of all living creatures 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.

Jul 15, 202012 min

Parashat Korach

Topics Include: The autonomy of the earth in the Rebellion of Korach, the earth swallowing the mutineers and their possessions, and the proper integration of material wealth into our lives 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 Forbe...

Jul 09, 202012 min

Parashat Shelach

Topics Include: Finding the essence of G-d through nature, fighting against those who cause us to fall, and the analogy between a tzaddik and a tree. 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.

Jun 28, 202012 min
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