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jewish environmentalism and tu b’sh’vat

Posted on 2013/01/19 by davka

updat­ed Jan­u­ary 10, 2026 a thought regard­ing the his­to­ry of Jew­ish envi­ron­men­tal­ism (boost­ed to the top for 1st of Sh’vat, 5786 = Mon, 19 Jan­u­ary 2026) In Jan­u­ary of 1970 I need­ed to make (what for me then was) a sig­nif­i­cant per­son­al deci­sion. Accord­ing the … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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time for pruning

Posted on 2011/10/12 by davka

the days grow short, the moon fills and begins to wane. The date clus­ters hang ready. Come with me to the oasis. The late sum­mer har­vest has begun. I sort the fruit of my past year’s labor. The fruit is full and sweet. I look … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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