New Year for Trees
“Judaism’s ecological imperative is a delicate balance between “mastering and subduing” nature (Bereishit 1), and “serving and protecting” it (Bereishit 2). The general principle is that we must see ourselves as the guardians of the world, for the sake of future generations.” — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
15 Shevat 5786
Begins: Sundown on Sunday 1 February 2026
Ends: Nightfall on Monday 2 February 2026
Essays and writings from Rabbi Sacks' extensive body of work
ARTICLES, REFLECTIONS
Few texts have had a deeper influence on Western civilisation than the first chapter of Genesis, with its momentous vision...
CREDO
One of my favourite Jewish sayings is, “Many people worry about their own stomachs and the state of other people’s...
BOOKLETS, LECTURES, PAMPHLETS, SPEECHES
Download a PDF of this lecture on environmental ethics delivered by Rabbi Sacks at the JNF Rabbinical Conference which took...
ARTICLES, JEWISH CHRONICLE ARTICLES
Following the publication of the government's policy document, "This Common Inheritance", which set out Britains's environmental strategy, Rabbi Sacks, then...
