Jewcology: Valuing Biodiversity – The Jerusalem Post
According to the Talmudic sage Rav, “Of all the things that the Holy One, Blessed be He created in this world, nothing was created without a purpose.”
All creatures from humans to mice to rivers to sand are seen as a manifestation of God’s wisdom and glory. As UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks teaches, “the unity of God is to be found in the diversity of creation.”
For example, the Midrash (Oral tradition) teaches, “Even things which appear to you to be superfluous in this world, like flies, fleas and mosquitoes carry forth the will of the Holy One! Even the snake, the mosquito and the frogs!”
2 Degrees Centigrade 