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nspired by their faith’s inter-
gives appreciation to the sun and
pretation of the Creation story
other celestial bodies) and bless-
to lead a greener life, a group
ing the Shabbat wine each week
of panelists representing Judaism,
with the Kiddush (which includes a
Christianity, Islam and Hinduism
paragraph from Genesis), we come
will share environmental les-
back to the story of Creation and
sons taken from humanity’s first
learn that every day God continually
story and how they bring them to
renews Creation and every moment
action in “Creation Stories & Our
humans have a new opportunity to
Environment: Christian, Hindu,
fulfill the obligations we have to tak-
Jewish & Muslim Teachings on
ing care of the world.”
Environmentally Conscious Living”
When Silverman, rabbi of the
Sunday, Nov. 12, at Temple Beth El
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
in Bloomfield Township.
(IADS) in Detroit, graduated from
The diverse panel
college, she started her
includes insights from
professional career as an
Rabbi Ariana Silverman of
advocate for Coalition on the
the Isaac Agree Downtown
Environment and Jewish Life,
Synagogue; Juhi Parekh, a
and then for the Sierra Club.
Hindi high school senior
When she left Washington,
at Bloomfield Hills High
D.C., to go to rabbinical
School who started an
school after spending three
environmental club; and
years teaching children,
Rabbi Ariana
Dr. Ventra Asana, a retired Silverman
Jewish congregants and then
elder clergy of the Fourth
members of Congress how
Episcopal District of the African
to be better stewards of the Earth,
Methodist Episcopal Church who
her commitment to lead and teach
has served on the board of environ-
others the importance of living a
mental religious group Michigan
greener life carried through.
Interfaith Power and Light.
“I believe that life on Earth is
Temple Kol
sacred,” Silverman stated in a
Ami’s Rabbi Brent
synagogue newsletter ahead of the
Gutmann will
event, which coincides with IADS’
serve as mod-
Green Shabbat Nov. 10-13. “We have
erator. He was
a sacred obligation to protect it.
involved with
Perhaps more than ever, we have to
ecological inter-
recommit ourselves to our sacred
faith work when
obligation to be good stewards to
he was a rabbi in
our planet.”
Rabbi Brent
Auckland, New
The event is sponsored by the
Gutmann
Zealand, and con-
Interfaith Leadership Council of
tinues his green
Metropolitan Detroit. It runs from
quest here in Detroit by inviting his
3-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at Temple
congregation’s youngest members
Beth El in Bloomfield Township. The
and their families to get out and
cost is $10, payable at the door.
explore Judaism through a nature
The second part in the Creation
hiking program called Forest Kol
series will be from 1:45-4 p.m.
Ami Tots (KATs).
Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Detroit
Gutmann said there are deep con- Institute of Arts. A free docent-led
nections between one’s spirituality
tour will look at pieces that examine
and taking care of the Earth.
the natural world and the human
“Right from Chapter 2 of Genesis,
place within the world from African,
we learn the primary purpose of
Islamic, European and American
humanity is to be caretakers of the
traditions. Gather at Prentis Court;
Earth,” Gutmann said. “In Jewish
adv ance registration by Nov. 30 is
prayer and ritual, such as recit-
appreciated for the second event.
ing the “Yotzer Ohr” prayer (which
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