Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society – Jews and Judaism and the environment – 7.30pm

Ulrich Loening and Natan Levy on Jews and Judaism and the environment

The Judeo-Christian tradition is often blamed for its anthropocentric view that humans were created to rule over and exploit the rest of God’s creations. Yet, our future depends on us harmonising our activities with the workings of nature. We will discuss how this can be achieved and what shelter – if any – Jewish text and tradition can offer against this coming storm. There are no technical reasons that might prevent us changing. Our customary habits need to change and can. It is a matter of personal and political willpower, and of equity and justice over the world. An optimistic image is staring us in the face. Can we realise it?

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