It's Your World
Taking responsibility for the environment. A message for Tu B'shvat.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009

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(12) richard, January 24, 2012 11:05 PM

Beautiful...Inspiring...Thank you Aish HaTorah!

What a beautiful inspiring video. Yes, Hashem has given us a wonderful world. Let's use it for its true purpose: To serve Him with all our hearts! Thank you Aish HaTorah. Well done.

(11) Sue, January 9, 2012 5:51 PM

God has made a beautiful world. To use the blessings of the world wisely, is why God created it, for us to enjoy. This past week, several people have brought up the 12-12-12 the end of the world. One person told me, it's on the History Channel daily talking about it, one night the local nightly news gave reference to it. One person told me the whole universe is coming to an end, all the planets. God created a beautiful world, he placed the stars in the galaxies, he set the planets in motion. Why do some wish it to be destroyed? Why do some wish we not enjoy it? Our Jewish liturgy, gives praise to God the Creator. Our liturgy gives us the opportunity to take time off of our busy lives, to enjoy God's Creation. Our Jewish liturgy is a prayer of thanks to the Creator, and to enjoy God's beautiful Creation is giving back to God the pleasure of giving it to us. It isn't happenstance that the Torah starts out with God Creating the Universe. It's something positive, God wants our thoughts to be, as in the beginning--Positive Thoughts, Positive Co-Creators--Because God created positive words, and a beautiful Universe to go along with those positive words. Our liturgy addresses God as the Master of the Universe, and Our Master is Eternal.

(10) Rivky, January 20, 2011 4:30 AM

Bal Tashchis (waste) is a sin.

Waste is a sin. We cannot destroy what we got. The world is a beautiful place.

(9) Anonymous, January 29, 2010 4:20 PM

Tikun Olam

People often forget the rest of the sentence when it comes to "Tikun Olam", from our daily Prayers in Oliynu; "to perfect the world THROUGH THE ALMIGHTY'S SOVEREIGNTY", since when did Tikun Olam become one of the 613 Mitzvot? If we are to perfect the world, it should be through the Sovereignty of G-d, through the pursuit of Spirituality. It’s all very well to "reduce reuse and recycle", but please do not make it a religious thing.

(8) Nathan, January 28, 2010 7:08 PM

Judaism vs. eco-paganism

It's one thing to act responsibly, it's another to slip into nature-worship, that is, emphasizing environmentalism as our first obligation. That's not the Jewish approach, it's a form of paganism. The Torah teaches that the earth and everything in it was made for mankind's benefit. Pictures of puppies may be cute, but that's a very incomplete depiction of nature. If we need gas or oil to keep warm or power our SUV's, Judaism allows us to drill for it. It's not right to make the Torah fit the fad of the day.

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