oni's Circle

oni's Circle is a climate chevruta (partner text study), In which Rabbi Paula Rose and Tamar Libicki explore Jewish texts from the Torah, the Talmud, and Commentaries to grapple with climate change.

Author: Tamar Libicki and Rabbi Paula Rose

oni's Circle is a climate chevruta (partner text study), In which Rabbi Paula Rose and Tamar Libicki explore Jewish texts from the Torah, the Talmud, and Commentaries to grapple with climate change. Rabbi Paula Rose is the associate Rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle, Washington. This Podcast is a project of Congregation Beth Shalom and Ahavat V'Avodat HaAdama, our community's environmental group.
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Genres: Education, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Improvement

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The Craving for Meat: Part Two
Episode 75
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

This week's episode is part two of a double episode exploring a text from Bamidbar about the Israelites’ intense craving for meat and the subsequent arrival of the quail. We shift our focus from the meat itself to the dynamics of leadership and community, examining how the "riffraff" or asaf-suf influenced the larger group's descent into dissatisfaction and persistent complaint, effectively undermining the leadership trying to move them toward a better future. We discuss Moses' sense of burnout and exhaustion, looking at how the divine response of spreading the spirit of prophecy among seventy elders offers a model for addressing climate despair through shared responsibility and grassroots movements. Finally, we reflect on the name Kivrot Ta’ava as a cautionary reminder of the consequences of unchecked craving and the necessity of learning from these historical setbacks. Follow along with the source sheet here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/658896