Notes from a Jewish Thoreau

Musings, insights, stories and nature observations from a Hasidic Jew living in the Great North Woods.
(And respectfully seeking to help my fellow Jews recover from "Nature Deficit Disorder.")

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Coolio Cat and Nightshade: Did their love transcend death?

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Do bonds of friendship between animals survive death? This is an interesting question that may not be provable with hard evidence, but I be...

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

"The Soul of Every Living Thing" -- vegetarian video with Yonassan Gershom

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I just finished editing this video for the Shamayim'v'Aretz ("Heaven and Earth") Institute , a new Jewish organzation prom...

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Do animals have souls? (Part I)

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Do Jews believe that animals have souls? I get this question a lot lately. People want a quick yes-or-no answer, but the problem is, t...

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Yonassan Gershom: I follow the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, but am not affiliated with any particular group, having learned the Breslov way from his books and by meditation in the forest as he taught. I live in northern Minnesota with my wife Caryl, 1 goose, 8 cats, a flock of chickens and a bunch of wildlife. No, there is no synagogue here. We hate the city and few Jews live in the country anymore. But no problem, God is everywhere!

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