Interconnectedness and Interdependence

In this week's episode of Ḥoni's Circle, we study a section of Maasechet Brachot where Ben Zoma enumerates all the steps that lead to a loaf of bread or a piece of clothing. We discuss how, implicit in this text, is a sense of gratitude for the entire community of artisans active in the process of providing our daily needs, and relate this to climate change by acknowledging that we need a community to provide for everyone and work for a livable world, but also that we should keep in mind our own work as fitting into the work that the entire community is doing to fight climate change. Follow along with the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/473940 *The book that Rabbi Rose mentioned in the episode was "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey" By A.J. Jacobs. https://ajjacobs.com/book-category/thanks-a-thousand/