Ecology in Jewish law: between the universal and the particularistic: the trend of delimiting "environmental laws" to the land of Israel

In this article, I will discuss a group of talmudic laws from an environmental perspective, thereby adding to the standard legalistic approach. I wish to highlight how the purpose behind these laws is to design cities in the land of Israel as ideal localities from an environmental perspective and in...

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Main Author: Glicksberg, Shlomo E. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 2014
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 82/83, Pages: 249-268
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jewish law / Ecology / Talmud / Environmental consciousness / Perspective / Israel
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism