A Taste of Growtorah
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When reading these passages, explore potential conflicts of values - in the texts, and in your life. How do you navigate that tension?
Genesis 2:15
בראשית ב׳:ט״ו
(טו) וַיִּקַּ֛ח ה' אֱלֹקִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃
The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to work it and protect it.
2. Kohelet Rabbah 7:13:1
קוהלת רבה ז׳:י״ג:א׳
בשעה שברא הקדוש ברוך הוא את אדם הראשון, נטלו והחזירו על כל אילני גן עדן, ואמר לו: ראה מעשי כמה נאים ומשובחין הן, וכל מה שבראתי, בשבילך בראתי, תן דעתך שלא תקלקל ותחריב את עולמי, שאם קלקלת אין מי שיתקן אחריך.
At the time that the Holy One created the first man, He introduced him to every tree in the Garden of Eden, and said to him, ‘See how wonderful and pleasant these trees are. And all of this I have created for you; therefore take great care that you do not damage and destroy My world, for if you do there is no one else to put right what you have destroyed.’
3. Breishit 1:28
בראשית א׳:כ״ח
כח) וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹקים֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹקים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ
(28) God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it;
CHAVRUTA DISCUSSION:
How can we engage our community in this conversation?
What can we do as individuals for the environment?
What can we do as communal institutions for the environment?
How can GrowTorah contribute to these efforts?