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Category: Torah Ecology

This project is a subset of my Bible/Torah-related posts. I started this project as I searched for insights on food, “animal rights,” agriculture and ecology. I called it “Torah Ecology” because that described nicely how I thought my project would unfold.

Ecology is the “study of interactions among organisms and their environment.” It is a study, therefore, of relationships, and one thing I was pretty sure I’d find as I studied the text is that Torah is a study of relationships.

At the time, it seemed to me there are three domains in Torah: Transcendence/G-d, humans, the rest of creation. I wanted to look at relationships between and within those categories, Torah ecology.

Early on, my interest focused more on the human-nonhuman animal relationship described in the Torah. My study stalled for a significant period of time for a variety of reasons, only one related to the study itself.

During the first half of 2022, I find myself beginning to engage again. Beginning is the operative word. I’m not sure where this might go right now.

Torah Ecology: Ki Tissa 2017 (Ex 30:11-34:35)

On: March 14, 2017February 26, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Ki Tissa, “When you take a sum…,” is filled with things to contemplate! It fascinates me that these stories consistently reveal narrative structures, a scaffolding of sorts, that supports meaning. I’m not always sure what the meaning is — that might be

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Torah Ecology: Tetzaveh 2017 (Exodus 27:20 – 30:10)

On: March 5, 2017February 19, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Tetzaveh (Ex 27:20-28:43) continues the narrative that began in Yitro describing the structure of a local community, Israel, and relationships within it and with other “domains,” transcendence and creation. As in Terumah, which describes construction of the Tabernacle and Tent of Meeting, Terumah

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Torah Ecology: Terumah 2017 (Ex 25:1-27:19)

On: March 1, 2017February 17, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

Terumah (Ex 25:1-27:19) relates G-d’s instructions to the Israelites for building the Tabernacle, the portable structure that serves as G-d’s “home” during the desert wandering. I’m going to include the rest of chapter 27 (Ex 27:20-21) in my discussion since it relates

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Torah Ecology: Mishpatim 2017 (Ex. 21:1 – 24:18)

On: February 23, 2017February 4, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

If the first three chapters of Genesis outline the relationships between G-d, creation and human beings, Yitro repeats that equation in the section on the 10 “Words” but with the significant additional element of a particular society (Israel, signified by “neighbor”). Mishpatim (Ex 21:1

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Torah Ecology: Yitro 2017 (Ex. 18:1 – 20:23)

On: February 13, 2017January 16, 2021 By: Leslie Cook

Yitro (Ex 18:1-24:18) begins with a story of working out the relationship between Moses and the Israelites and ends with a story of working out the relationship between the Israelites, G-d and the natural world. Choreography mediates these negotiations, which seem to suggest

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Torah Ecology: Beshallach 2017 (Ex. 13:17 – 17:16)

On: February 9, 2017February 5, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

INTRODUCTION The first three chapters of Genesis tell us the entire story of the Torah. As one of my teachers used to say about Jewish ritual, it’s the “microcosm of the macrocosm.” If I am actually able to work through a year

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Torah Ecology: Va-era & Bo 2017 (Ex 10:1-13:16)

On: February 1, 2017February 5, 2018 By: Leslie Cook

INTRODUCTION Today I begin a new project of looking at the weekly Torah portions, searching for insights on food, “animal rights,” agriculture and ecology. Immediately a difficulty presented itself. My approach to the text doesn’t always fit neatly with the portions. This week,

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It's hard for me to imagine that it's been well over three years since I did any serious writing. I did some reading and editing in my blog this morning and hope to do a LOT more in coming months, really restructure my site and get underway again with creating content for a book. In the meantime, here is a piece from 2020 that I liked and did some work on today: ... See MoreSee Less

A relationship story: biblical myth-making - Vegetating with Leslie

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A relationship story unfolds in the anthropomorphisms of biblical mythology. Journey through biblical myth-making to find meaning.
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Mycoforestry is the process of growing edible mushrooms in forests, and the practice could also help save the planet.
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Why keto and paleo diets are the worst popular weight loss fads: study

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“Our research also shows there’s a way to improve your health and footprint without giving up meat entirely,” study senior author Diego Rose said.
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What a wonderful story! I’m providing two links below, one to a National Geographic article which requires Apple Reader. At the National Geographic site, you will be locked out unless you’re a subscriber.This second link is to a different source which mentions Buettner’s recipe book: www.yahoo.com/now/secret-adding-extra-10-good-200000902.html“There is another American diet, one that could actually increase your life expectancy by up to 10 years and, in some cases, reverse disease. It’s not a fad diet invented by a South Beach doctor, a paleo diet marketer, or a social media influencer. This diet was developed by ordinary Americans, is widely affordable, is sustainable, and has a lower carbon footprint than a meat-heavy diet. Most important, it is hearty and delicious, developed over centuries by fusing flavors from the Old and New Worlds in ingenious and uniquely American ways.” ... See MoreSee Less

This American diet could add 10 years to your life — National Geographic

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Earth’s longest-lived people dwell in five ‘blue zones’—but their healthy ways of eating can be found in parts of America.
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Instant Pot! Israeli White Bean Soup - Vegetating with Leslie

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Instant Pot Israeli White Bean Soup is another of my old favorites that I reworked for my Instant Pot. Recipe makes about 1 gal. Keeps well.
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