Jewish GreenWorship Resources: Holiday Specific
On this page, we have organized available GreenFaith resources according to the holidays listed under "GreenWorship Tip #1" on our main page. Please either select a holiday below or simply scroll down to browse the full listing:
O LORD, our Lord, How majestic is Your name throughout the earth, You who have covered the heavens with Your splendor! When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars that You set in place, what is man that You have been mindful of him, mortal man that You have taken note of him
Psalm 8:2, 4-5 NJPS
For resources pertaining to other Jewish holidays, please see the listing of Web-based resources on the main GreenWorship Resources page for sites that include holiday-specific materials.
Rosh Hashanah
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Rosh Hashanah:
- Canfei Nesharim
- COEJL
- Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
- Union for Reform Judaism
Submitted Materials--Materials submitted for inclusion on GreenFaith's site that are specific to Rosh Hashanah:
| Title/Type of Material | Submitted by: |
|---|---|
| Rosh Hashanah Sermon | Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple |
Yom Kippur
Web Based Resources--Sites that include resources specific to Yom Kippur:
Books--Books that include material specific to Yom Kippur:
| Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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Mahzor Lev Shalem: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | Edited by Edward Feld | New York, NY: Rabbinical Assembly, 2010. | Contains the prayer, "For the Sin of Destroying God's Creation" by Daniel Nevins, pg. 267 |
Submitted Materials--Materials submitted for inclusion on GreenFaith's site that are specific to Yom Kippur:
| Title/Type of Material | Submitted by: |
|---|---|
| Yom Kippur Sermon | Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel |
Sukkot
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Sukkot:
Shemini Atzeret
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Sukkot:
Hanukah
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Hanukah:
Tu Bishvat
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Tu Bishvat:
Books--Books that include material specific to Tu Bishvat:
| Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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A Person is Like a Tree: A sourcebook for Tu BeShvat | Yhitzak Buxbaum | Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 2000 | Includes a wealth of information about Tu BeShvat, with many earth-related emphases |
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Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology | Edited by Ari Elon, Naomi Mara Hyman, and Arthur Waskow | Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1999 | An anthology of a number of essays relating to Tu B’Shvat, including several that reinterpret the holiday from an environmental perspective |
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A Tu BeShvat Seder: the Feast of Fruits from the Tree of Life | Yhitzak Buxbaum | Flushing, N.Y.: The author, 1998. | A companion booklet to A Person is Like a Tree, for use during a Tu BeShvat seder |
Submitted Materials--Materials submitted for inclusion on GreenFaith's site that are specific to Tu Bishvat:
| Title/Type of Material | Submitted by: |
|---|---|
| Tu B’shvat Sermon | Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel |
Pesah
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Pesach:
Shavuot
Web Based Resources--These sites include resources specific to Shavuot:
