Torah Commentary

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.

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.

How to develop a healthy relationship with the material world.

This portion teaches us that there are no easy fixes to the complex problems that face our social systems.

We do not have the right to drive fish to extinction.