Rabbi Fox is Rabbi of Kehilat Kesher, the Community Synagogue of Tenafly and Englewood, New Jersey. This article appears in the second issue of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.
Inspiring a culture change in the Jewish community or even in a single synagogue is never an easy task. In order for the Orthodox community to assimilate the values of the environmental movement, there will need to be a paradigm shift in the way that people think. That change in attitude will likely take a generation.