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| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 |
Green Books
From our July/August 2007 issue. This article is part of our larger package, the AJL Green List.
 Two new books, A Wild Faith: Jewish Ways into the Wilderness, Wilderness Ways into Judaism, by Rabbi Mike Comins and The Way into Judaism and the Environment, by Jeremy Benstein, PhD, approach Jewish thought as it relates to the nature and the environment, but they take two different approaches to the subject matter. The former touts the virtue of meditation and intimacy with the wilderness and includes forty-plus practical exercises to enlighten the spirit. While A Wild Faith works to bring Jewish faith into the environment, the other works to bring the environment into faith. The Way into Judaism and the Environment uses scripture and other traditional sources to connect contemporary earth issues and environmentalism to Jewish spirituality. Whether you’re a tree hugger, like Rabbi Comins, or just interested in living green and living Jewish, like Dr. Benstein, these books will have something for you.
This article is part of our larger package, the AJL Green List.
-- Text by Helen Herbst
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