Of Land and Light: A Jewish Take on Ethical Dilemmas in International Development
What happens when a rural African community’s right to their land and their hopes for a brighter and cleaner future come into conflict? How might ancient Jewish wisdom illuminate this modern-day ethical dilemma?
Tune in as OLAM Executive Director Dyonna Ginsburg and global solar energy entrepreneur Yedidya Julian Sinclair discuss a real case in which human rights and a concern for the environment come into conflict, and how our tradition could help us navigate it.
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