1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Joshua Waxmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/jwaxmanHanukkah's Lesson on Conserving Energy - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sHdgysQT4t"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2007/12/light-these-lights.html">Hanukkah’s Lesson on Conserving Energy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2007/12/light-these-lights.html/embed#?secret=sHdgysQT4t" width="600" height="338" title="“Hanukkah’s Lesson on Conserving Energy” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="sHdgysQT4t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It seems each day we hear about the continued consequences of our dependence on oil as a source of energy–the greenhouse gas emissions that come with burning fossil fuels, the devastation to local communities and ecosystems of exploring for and extracting oil, the soaring costs as we pursue increasingly rare stockpiles, and the supporting of…