Protecting the Environment

Bereishit 2:15

And God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden, to work it and to guard it.

בראשית ב:טו
וַיִּקַּח ה' אֱלֹקִים אֶת הָאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ
Bereishit Rabbah 10:7

Even those things that you may hold superfluous in the world, such as fleas, gnats, and flies, even they are part of the creation of the world.

בראשית רבה פרשה י סימן ז
אֲפִילוּ דְּבָרִים שֶׁאַתָּה רוֹאֶה אוֹתָן שֶׁהֵן יְתֵירָה בָּעוֹלָם כְּגוֹן זְבוּבִין וּפַרְעוֹשִׁין וְיַתּוּשִׁין אַף הֵן בִּכְלָל בְּרִיָּתוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם הֵן
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What Shoes Do You Wear?

How does your choice of shoes reflect your outlook on ecology? Take this quiz to find out!

לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ
L'avdah u'leshamrah

God not only gave humans dominion over the environment, but also commanded us to protect and care for it.