Shabbat: Conserving the World - An Earth Day Special

Summary:

Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, talks with host Larry Josephson about the Jewish Sabbath in celebration of Earth Day.

Website:

http://www.whatisjudaism.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Associate Producer and Music Consultant - Cantor Marcia Tilchin

Recording and Postproduction Engineer - Peter Zanger

Mastering Engineers - Peter Zanger and Bill Siegmund

Music Advisor - Hazzan Charles Davidson

Originally produced with funds from Billie and Larry Tisch and the Tisch Foundation, the Kaplen Foundation, Edwin A. Goodman, the Louis Finkelstein Fund of JTS, Saul & Stanley Zabar, and Zabar's.

Timely on:

April 22: Earth Day

Tones:

Engaging, Intimate, Intriguing

Language:

English

Description:

Conserving the World: An Earth Day Special.

Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, talks with host Larry Josephson about the Jewish Sabbath in celebration of Earth Day.

Rabbi Schorsch esplains that the weekly observance of Shabbat, a day without work, is a way of conserving the Earth's resources, and of renewing oneself. Shabbat is a day of rest, reflection and prayer.

This discussion is mixed with joyous music of Shabbat, with both sacred and secular selections chosen by Cantor Marcia tilchin of Congregation B'nai Israel of Tustin, California. Most or all of those recordings are from Cantor Tilchin's private collection, and include some rarities.

We suggest this special be scheduled on or just before Earth Day, April 22, 2005. Since Shabbat occurs every week of the year it can also be schduled any time of the year.

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