Concerning sustainability of natural environments: that is an issue addressed by the Torah–but it is not a Chabad issue, nor a Jewish issue, but an issue for all of humanity. The Torah teaches that the human being is meant to be a steward of planet earth, “to work it and to protect it.”

Genesis 2:15.

We are told that everything G‑d created “He saw that it was good.” “The world and all that is in it is His glory.” You can’t get a clearer info than that.

Both the Bible and the Mishna supply environmental legislation. The Jewish nation in Israel felt an eternal bond to the land and therefore a responsibility to protect their environment. that serves as a precedent for humanity today, as we start to realize that humanity as a whole has an eternal bond to the most beautiful planet we have yet

to discover, planet earth.

Some of the environmental legislation of the Torah:

1. A city must have a green belt surrounding it, thus

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