Evergreen

One of the Torah's central insights is its effort to minimize human ownership.

The concept of the sabbatical year reveals the awesome splendor of God's earth.

We do not need to suffer through devastating consequences in order to learn how to live differently.

Not letting desires frustrate us.

Some Jews perform symbolic sanctification of newly acquired items.

There are real actions we can take to preserve species diversity.

The Jewish concept of holiness is bound to notions of sacred time and space--and reaching out to those in need.

We need to learn to produce, sell, and consume fewer unnecessary products.

We must learn to offer hand-ups instead of hand-outs.

Chapter 5