EJCC Learning for All – Jared Goldfarb “You Shall Work the Land, and Preserve It” 7.30 pm

There is much concern worldwide about climate change and the increasing havoc it will continue to wreak upon our communities. The dominant causes are no mystery, and while industry is a major culprit, it’s no secret that our actions as individuals are contributing to the crisis. Ironically enough, for thousands of years, our Jewish tradition has been calling on us to nurture a sacred relationship with our natural surroundings and be conscious about the way we benefit from the earth’s resources, but for some reason we don’t focus our collective Jewish energy on this moral responsibility. In this session, we’ll learn together some of the fundamental textual concepts, as well as a few lesser-known teachings, that both inform and inspire us to heed the call and repair the world.

Jared Goldfarb is an independent educator and licensed tour guide based in Jerusalem with more than 20 years’ experience in the field. Born and raised in New Hampshire, he studied at Brandeis University, and has since lived in 6 different countries. Jared decided to spend a year in Israel… and never left.

Jared served as the Programme Director of Ta Shma: Pluralistic Jewish Learning for 8 years. He serves as a faculty member at Jerusalem institutions that welcome Christian clergy from around the world to study the Holy Land from an academic perspective. He teaches Middle Eastern history and the historical context of Judaism, Christianity and Islam for various seminaries and multi-faith missions.

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