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An Ant and a Rubber Tree Plant: A Metaphor

An ant can't move a rubber tree plant.
On: June 7, 2022June 14, 2022 By: Leslie Cook

Everyone knows an ant can’t . . . move a rubber tree plant. A metaphor for our relationship to a life so much greater than we can imagine.

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The Breath of All Life …Our Connection

The Breath of All Life - “Nishmat Kol Chai,” Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble (featuring Deborah Sacks and Mattisyahu Brown)
On: June 25, 2020September 9, 2023 By: Leslie Cook

“The breath of all life…” Unity of all being. Sacred nature of all life, joyfully singing in praise and gratitude just by living.

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A relationship story: biblical myth-making

A relationship story unfolds in the anthropomorphisms of biblical mythology. Journey through biblical myth-making to find meaning.
On: May 1, 2020June 5, 2023 By: Leslie Cook

A relationship story unfolds in the anthropomorphisms of biblical mythology. Journey through biblical myth-making to find meaning.

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Evolving Consciousness? I Don’t See It – Yet

On: February 24, 2020March 6, 2021 By: Leslie Cook

I had an interesting conversation the other day. It included something of a debate about who we are as human beings and the question, are we evolving or devolving? It seems to me the answer is yes — and no, depending on your

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The Power of A Story

On: January 21, 2020July 10, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

I began my current journey in biblical studies six years ago on a walk with my violence-averse husband. A dead and partially mutilated rabbit ended our stroll around the neighborhood with his exclamation of dismay. I asked why “these kinds of things,”

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Balancing our evolutionary and biological realities

On: March 25, 2019March 1, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

I haven’t written as much on the Torah portions after two years of working pretty steadily at them. With my focus on the relationship between human beings and other animals, it was inevitable that I would have to struggle with the “meaning”

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Where do we fit?

On: March 10, 2019March 2, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

I’m interested these days in the relationship between human beings and other animals, how we fit into the fabric of nature, how we managed to get from a mediocre position in the food chain to top spot, and what we have done

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All the world is a narrow bridge…and the main thing is not to be afraid

On: February 8, 2019March 23, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

Tuesday evening the wind picked up in the wetlands where I live. As it grew dark, I heard it whistling around our home, shaking the windows. The back door was frozen shut. A lot of things come to mind on nights like

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Torah Ecology: Re’eh 2018 (Deuteronomy.11.26-16.17)

On: August 12, 2018August 13, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

This portion, Re’eh, includes what I believe is a pivotal statement with regard to animal sacrifice and the relationship between humans and other animals. It is a significant next step in the biblical Story of the Animals: Deut. 12:15-16 15 רַק֩ בְּכָל־אַוַּ֨ת

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The Meaning of Life

On: August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

My grandson loaned me his copy of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I’m struggling to understand it — not because the words don’t make any sense or because of complicated calculations but because of the vastness of

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As we move toward the High Holy Days this year… Jewish Foraging: What we give, what we take, praising our past, ensuring our future - ... See MoreSee Less

Earth Etudes for Elul 25

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Jewish Foraging: What we give, what we take, praising our past, ensuring our future by Rabbi Michael Birnholz ~In the 1990s I was a counselor at URJ Camp Coleman. Now in a later part of my life, ordai...
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I had hoped to visit this place this past spring, but our plans didn’t work out. It’s an amazing project. youtu.be/6WoUXdlyF68?si=m3ZH3EQAR4rjUoh_ - be sure to visit their website as well. The pictures will make you feel so good! www.givingdayforapes.org/organization/Projectchimps ... See MoreSee Less

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Leo spent nearly 2,000 days in research labs. Today, we celebrate over 2,000 days in sanctuary!Make any size donation between now and October 3 here:https://...

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When I come into Facebook, it always asks me, “What’s on your mind?” Today it’s this: apple.news/Aa8NHbJ9-S_mkEiAZ-opDWA - I believe that even my stalled project of exploring an ancient text, the Bible, for its wisdom on the human-nonhuman-animal relationship demonstrates that the ancients had it right. And we in modernity have lost out to the extent that we insist on our superiority to other animals. But other animals have lost out more than we since they are quickly going extinct. But then, living on the planet is a collaborative project, and if we are left as the sole survivors, we may yet find ourselves to be the biggest losers. ... See MoreSee Less

What if AI treats humans the way we treat animals? — Vox

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The dehumanizing philosophy of AI is built on a hatred of our animal nature.
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I’m pretty aggravated with human beings lately. The air is making me very cranky. It hurts when I breathe. It hurts my little dog when he breathes and makes him cough more. The coughing is associated with heart disease and exacerbated by bad air. Now we can’t get out to enjoy our walks. I’d take a deep cleansing breath to restore equilibrium but can’t in this environment. I think we should turn the planet over to the orangutans. They’re smart, peaceful, and have a sense of humor. ... See MoreSee Less

Why Canada’s wildfires will affect air quality for weeks to come — Vox

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Canada’s fire season is especially bad, and it could lead to smoke drifting southward for the rest of the summer.
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