CONTENTS

Acknowledgments Introduction

Eco-Judaism— Does it Exist? Walter Jacob

Ecology as a Mitzvah Moshe Zemer

When Values Collide: Economics, Health and the Environment Rachel S. Mikva

Urban Planning in Jewish Environmental Law Philip|. Bentley

Judaism and Animal Welfare John D. Rayner Selected Responsa The Environment and Property Rights Asbestos Versus Refugees Early Zionism, the Biblical Landscape and Ecology Torah Ark and Ecology

Recycling Sacred Books and the Genizah

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