Jewish Nature

Jewish Nature, known in Hebrew as Teva Ivri (טבע עברי), is an Israeli nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing environmental responsibility through the lens of Jewish heritage and values. The organization operates under the tagline "Jewish Environmental Responsibility" and seeks to expand Jewish-Israeli identity to include a commitment to sustainable living. Its work is rooted in the concept of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), interpreted through an environmental lens. The organization was founded to raise the profile of Jewish-environmental discourse in Israeli society. It brings together religious and secular Jews, people of spirit and action, to promote a vision of sustainability as the pioneering mission of our generation. Jewish Nature engages in educational programming, leadership training, and building connections with Jewish communities in the Diaspora around environmental Tikkun Olam. Through its activities, it has motivated tens of thousands of people to study and act on environmental issues connected to Jewish identity. Jewish Nature operates an online learning center that serves as a knowledge base on Judaism and the environment, offering a variety of ideas, sources, and content materials suitable for a wide range of activities. The organization also runs Bar-Kayma (בר-קיימא), a successor initiative to Teva Ivri's activists aimed at creating a Hebrew environmental language in Israel. Bar-Kayma focuses on making peace between humanity and the world out of love for humanity and love for the world. A significant initiative of Jewish Nature is the Israeli Year of Shmita, which raises awareness of the values behind the seventh year in the Hebrew calendar—a year of reflection, community reconnection, and environmental healing. The organization sees sustainability as the Tikkun Olam needed in our time and place, drawing inspiration from the Hebrew culture that developed in the land of Israel around its agricultural seasons. Jewish Nature is registered as a nonprofit organization (amuta) in Israel. Its website serves as a hub for its educational resources, programs, and community engagement. The organization continues to work toward cultural change, promoting values that cannot be monetized—family, solidarity, and community—while respecting all creation.

Jewish Nature, known in Hebrew as Teva Ivri, was established as a nonprofit organization (amuta) in Israel with the mission of promoting Jewish environmental responsibility. The organization emerged from a recognition that the global environmental crisis and growing social injustice require a cultural shift away from consumerism toward values of community, family, and solidarity. Its founders believed that Jewish and Israeli tradition offers a unique worldview that accepts humanity's central role as both changer and user of the environment, while charging humanity with the responsibility to protect it. From its founding, Teva Ivri has worked to raise the Jewish-environmental discourse onto the agenda of Israeli society. It has trained leadership in the field, initiated and led educational programs, and built infrastructure for connection with Diaspora communities around environmental Tikkun Olam. The organization describes itself as composed of religious and secular Jews, people of spirit and action, striving to expand Jewish-Israeli identity to include a commitment to sustainable living. A key development in the organization's history was the emergence of Bar-Kayma (בר-קיימא) as the successor generation of Teva Ivri activists. Bar-Kayma focuses on creating a Hebrew environmental language in Israel, with the goal of making peace between humanity and the world out of love for humanity and love for the world. This initiative represents a continuation and evolution of Teva Ivri's mission. Jewish Nature has also been active in promoting the Israeli Year of Shmita, an initiative that raises awareness of the values behind the seventh year in the Hebrew calendar—a year of reflection, learning, community reconnection, and environmental healing. The organization sees sustainability as the pioneering mission of our generation, framing it as the Tikkun Olam needed in our time and place, and drawing inspiration from the Hebrew culture that developed in the land of Israel around its agricultural seasons. Through its online learning center, Jewish Nature maintains a knowledge base on Judaism and the environment, offering a variety of ideas, sources, and content materials for a wide range of activities. The organization has motivated tens of thousands of people to engage in environmental study and action connected to Jewish identity. It continues to operate as an active nonprofit in Israel, working toward cultural change and environmental responsibility.

Jewish environmental responsibility and sustainability education

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2. 2אודות טבע עברי - בר קיימאtevaivri.org.il
3. 3About Us - Jewish Environmental Responsibilitytevaivri.org.il
4. 4Jewish Nature - Wikidatawikidata.org