Resources
The beginnings of a collection of useful resources discussing a Torah perspective on climate.
Audio Resources
Rav Breitowitz on Developing Environmental Sensitivity (2023)
Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz, renowned Talmid Chacham and Rebbe at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach, discusses how sensitivity to the natural world should form part of our avodas Hashem (service of Hashem).
Headlines Podcast: Global warming and environmental issues - What are our halachic requirements if any? (2019)
Interviews with Rabbanim and an environmental activist.
In Writing
LSJS Symposium on Climate Change and Halakha
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder (2023)
The transcription of a shiur given by Rabbi Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University. More information about the symposium can be found here.
A Public Letter from Leading Israeli Orthodox Rabbis to Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about Climate Change (2021)
A letter from leading Orthodox rabbis, including R’ Yaakov Ariel, R’ Shlomo Aviner, R’ Yosef Zvi Rimon, R’ David Stav and more regarding the imperative for the Jewish people to act in the face of the dangers of climate change.
The Environment in Jewish Thought and Law
(Journal of Sviva Israel - 2008)
A collection of essays on halacha and Jewish thought regarding ecology, environmentalism and climate change.
Video
A Shiur by Dr Jeremy England:
Climate Change, Technocracy & Pagan God-kings
Dr Jeremy England, Professor at MIT and Orthodox rabbi, analyzes the different stories in Chumash regarding addressing future calamities and what these tell us about the Torah’s approach to this challenge.