As Director of Sviva Israel, I published an annual scholarly journal featuring academic papers by rabbinical scholars on the topic of The Environment in Jewish Thought and Law.
“This project represents a breakthrough in reaching the religious public both intellectually and on a practical level. The essays address both practical and theoretical issues and the publication of the journals constitutes a collection of material on the environment and Halacha that did not exist previously.” Meira Helfer, Ministry of Environment
Click to download PDFs (Volume IV has articles in English and Hebrew; previous journals are in Hebrew only):
The journal was sponsored by the Israel Ministry for the Protection of the Environment, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ramat Shlomo Community Council and distributed free of charge to hundreds of synagogues and yeshivot throughout Israel.
Topics include:
- Prevention of damage to public property
- Necessity for green areas in cities
- Sustainable development according to halacha & town planning
- Meditation on the creation
- Laws of house committees
- Legal authority of the municipality
- Neighbors’ legal obligations to one another
- Building on public property
Carmi Wisemon 