Rabbi, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (and board member, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life)
Today's Date: 12/31/06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
No one interaction actually stands out; I came to ecological awareness and sensitivity more from the theoretical than the experiential side.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Not really
Now? Many! One top pick is Timna Park in the Arava desert in southern Israel
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
bottlenose dolphin: grace, intelligence, kindness, beauty, 'soul' -- and if those weren't enough reasons, a starring role in Douglas Adams' "Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy"...
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Clearly it's anthropogenic global climate change, and its attendant extirpation of species and cultures. Alas, that one will be around for quite a while....
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
In all matters and decisions, take the long view -- as do the Bible (cf Exodus 34:6-7), Aldo Leopold ("thinking like a mountain"), the Iroquois tradition ("seventh generation"), and Creation/nature itself.
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