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Come explore offerings from the full range of Jewish literature connected to environmental consciousness and action, from the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, and law to mysticism, poetry, and philosophy. We will aim to grapple with some of the pressing ecological, social, and theological issues facing us today, putting ancient sources into conversation with contemporary questions. We'll dive into theology, ritual, and law, considering an old-new vocabulary for thinking beyond the values of carbon capitalism, the insular epistemologies of scientism, technological determinism, and the extractive approach to the non-human world that dominate our economic and social systems. "The ecological crisis," writes Mary Evelyn Tucker, "is also a crisis of culture and of the human spirit. It is a moment of reconceptualizing the role of the human in nature." Come engage in this renewal of the human spirit through constructive, creative, and courageous engagement with the past.