Rabbi Reflects on the News Sunday

Rabbi Reflects on the News Sunday
1. Northwestern is providing water bottles to incoming students to wean them off the environmentally hazordous purchased plastic bottled water.
Rabbi Reflects;good move. Must have learned it from EHNTJC which now has the cutest water bottles for sale $10 with our website, Hebrew initials and hands holding up the world. Help Save the universe-buy our water bottle. As someone said, If you think you are too small to make a difference, ever been in bed with a misquito? Every little bit helps.
2. Tribune Real Estate Section today has big story about religious considerations in buying homes. It mentions severaql cultures. It states that Orthodox Jews want homes near their synagogues, large sinks, dual appliances (meat and milk) large dining/living room combos for Shabos and Holiday meals, and Shabbat clocks. (They forgot backyard for Sukkah.)
Rabbi Reflects-Judaism is Learning, Living and Loving Jewishly. This is part of living Jewishly. Jewish home should not only display Judaica, they should have living Judaism. My Yom Kippur day sermon explores this.

Tribune editorial endorsing nuclear power plants as part of the needed mix. Great strides in efficiency and safety have been made. It states "with energy consumption and concerns about global warming rising, more nuclear power is a must." Plus story that 1% Chinese cities have safely breathable air now.
Rabbi Reflects-we must stop fossil fuel pollution, and the Arab, Venezulean and Russian domination of the fossil fuel world.