We should now realize that the weather, however we describe it and account for it, has a significant impact on the future and not simply on the present.
The significant temperature decreases and severe storms that assaulted much of Europe between 1570 and 1630 are known collectively as “the Little Ice Age.” In his talk, Dr. Bell, dean and chief academic officer at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, explores the cultural and religious impact of this cyclical climate event as well as its lessons for contemporary society.