Ḥoni's Circle

By: Tamar Libicki and Rabbi Paula Rose
  • Summary

  • Ḥoni's Circle is a climate chevruta (partner text study), In which Rabbi Paula Rose and Tamar Libicki explore Jewish texts from the Torah, the Talmud, and Commentaries to grapple with climate change. Rabbi Paula Rose is the associate Rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle, Washington. This Podcast is a project of Congregation Beth Shalom and Ahavat V'Avodat HaAdama, our community's environmental group.
    © 2024 Tamar Libicki and Rabbi Paula Rose
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Episodes
  • Compassion to Animals
    Nov 5 2024

    In this week’s episode we discuss a section from Bava Metzia that tells the story of an affliction that punished Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi because he ignored the suffering of a calf going to the slaughter. We talk about how this passage can inspire us to be more compassionate and aware of both the animals we encounter, but also become more conscious about the animal products we consume. We also talk about how thinking about how climate change affects animal species can inspire us to action. Follow along with the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/575997

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    18 mins
  • The Shelter of Peace
    Oct 22 2024

    We are putting out this episode on the tail-end of Sukkot and wrapping up our 5785 High Holiday season by looking at the phrase "sukkat shelomecha" or "sukkah of peace" taken from the Hashkiveinu prayer recited in the evening. We discuss how the metaphor of a sukkah of peace can be seen in opposite ways, one that the environment surrounding the sukkah must be peaceful, safe, and stable to have a sukkah of peace, or that the sukkah can provide peace however the environment is on the outside. We also discuss sukkot being a holiday during which we become much more aware of our surrounding climate, and how sukkot reminds us of our refugee history and current-day climate refugees. Follow along with the source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/518548

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    20 mins
  • Sleeping While the Storm is Raging
    Oct 9 2024

    In preparation for Yom Kippur, arriving at the end of the week this episode is coming out, we read the first chapter of the book of Jonah, which is traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon. We discuss how Jonah’s sleeping through the raging storm can be viewed through the lens of a depressed mind, unable to see how change is possible, and thus giving up, and how a similar mindstate can also be caused by climate despair. We take heart in the example of the sailors who try every solution to their problem despite the hectic nature of the crashing waves. To see the Positive Vidui by Rabbi Avi Weiss (referenced in the episode) go to this link. Follow along with the source sheet here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/591890

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    23 mins

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