Joel Tauber
@joeltauber.bsky.social
Activist. Artist. Filmmaker. Wake Forest University Professor. Descendent of rabbis. Ethics. Environment. Discourse. Also: baseball - Red Sox, basketball - Celtics, nature - birds & trees. https://joeltauber.com/
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Joel Tauber
@joeltauber.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Watch Sick Amour: A Love Story | Prime Video
A celebration of the forlorn and lonely Tree that Joel Tauber adopts in the middle of a giant parking lot. Filmed over the course of 18 years, the movie paints a multi-faceted portrait of the Tree via a series of interviews with experts in different fields; while it chronicles Tauber's efforts to improve the Tree's life.
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My first feature film, Sick-Amour: A Love Story, is streaming on Amazon and Vimeo OTT. And I would love it if you watched the movie.
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
I’m excited to launch my new social practice project and performance, Chavruta: A Model For Discourse Today, at MUSE Winston-Salem. October 1, 15, and 29 from 7-8:30 pm. If you will be in town then, I would love for you to participate! More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/chavrut...
September 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I’m excited to launch my new social practice project and performance, Chavruta: A Model For Discourse Today, at MUSE Winston-Salem. October 1, 15, and 29 from 7-8:30 pm. If you will be in town then, I would love for you to participate! More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/chavrut...
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening next at the K. R. Mohanan Memorial International Documentary Festival. September 12 at 11:15 a.m. at the Palghat Lions School in Palakkad, India.
September 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening next at the K. R. Mohanan Memorial International Documentary Festival. September 12 at 11:15 a.m. at the Palghat Lions School in Palakkad, India.
Here’s some installation photos from my show, “Creating Discourse: Border-Ball and Razor-Sharp”, at Adamski | Berlin. The show runs through July 22.
More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/install...
More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/install...
May 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Here’s some installation photos from my show, “Creating Discourse: Border-Ball and Razor-Sharp”, at Adamski | Berlin. The show runs through July 22.
More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/install...
More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/install...
If you are in Berlin, I would love it if you joined me at the opening of my exhibition, “Creating Discourse: Border-Ball and Razor-Sharp” at Adamski | Berlin. The opening is happening on May 3 from 2 – 8 pm, and the exhibition will run through July 22. More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/creatin...
April 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
If you are in Berlin, I would love it if you joined me at the opening of my exhibition, “Creating Discourse: Border-Ball and Razor-Sharp” at Adamski | Berlin. The opening is happening on May 3 from 2 – 8 pm, and the exhibition will run through July 22. More info here: joeltauber.com/2026/creatin...
For the past few months, I’ve been editing Seeking Pasture footage and working to put together the movie and art installation. Many thanks to the film crew who captured so much beautiful footage!
Learn about the film crew and see photos of them in action here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/04/14/s...
Learn about the film crew and see photos of them in action here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/04/14/s...
Shout-out to the Seeking Pasture film crew!
Joel Tauber thanks the film crew on his movie and art installation Seeking Pasture for their excellent work.
seekingpasture.net
April 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
For the past few months, I’ve been editing Seeking Pasture footage and working to put together the movie and art installation. Many thanks to the film crew who captured so much beautiful footage!
Learn about the film crew and see photos of them in action here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/04/14/s...
Learn about the film crew and see photos of them in action here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/04/14/s...
Many thanks to Stroll Buena Vista for the beautiful feature story about Seeking Pasture in the April 2026 issue of the magazine! Grateful to see an image from the project on the cover of the magazine as well.
You can read the story here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/03/27/m...
You can read the story here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/03/27/m...
March 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Many thanks to Stroll Buena Vista for the beautiful feature story about Seeking Pasture in the April 2026 issue of the magazine! Grateful to see an image from the project on the cover of the magazine as well.
You can read the story here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/03/27/m...
You can read the story here:
seekingpasture.net/2026/03/27/m...
Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing will be screening in five film festivals in India and Uruguay next week: joeltauber.com/2026/five-sc...
The film explores the ancient Jewish practice of chavruta - heated discourse and constructive debate - as a model for conversation today.
The film explores the ancient Jewish practice of chavruta - heated discourse and constructive debate - as a model for conversation today.
February 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing will be screening in five film festivals in India and Uruguay next week: joeltauber.com/2026/five-sc...
The film explores the ancient Jewish practice of chavruta - heated discourse and constructive debate - as a model for conversation today.
The film explores the ancient Jewish practice of chavruta - heated discourse and constructive debate - as a model for conversation today.
Reposted by Joel Tauber
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
It was beautiful to attend the Walk For Peace event in High Point, NC yesterday on MLK day. Thousands gathered to hear Bhikkhu Pannakara talk about mindfulness, compassion & peace. And how we can walk together, spriritually, to create change through our actions & mindset each day.
#walkforpeace
#walkforpeace
“Once-in-a-lifetime moment”: Thousands gather in High Point for monks’ peace walk
Thousands of people filled Truist Stadium in High Point as Buddhist monks stopped during a cross-country walk promoting peace and compassion.
www.wfmynews2.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
It was beautiful to attend the Walk For Peace event in High Point, NC yesterday on MLK day. Thousands gathered to hear Bhikkhu Pannakara talk about mindfulness, compassion & peace. And how we can walk together, spriritually, to create change through our actions & mindset each day.
#walkforpeace
#walkforpeace
We have poisoned our land, our water, and our bodies with pesticides. We have to collectively face these truths, not run away from them.
The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/c...
The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/c...
The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We have poisoned our land, our water, and our bodies with pesticides. We have to collectively face these truths, not run away from them.
The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/c...
The War Over a Weedkiller Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/c...
Not to be lost amongst all the horrifying news about the imperialistic and fascist path that the United States is on: the United States is withdrawing from the U.N.’s climate treaty.
Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Not to be lost amongst all the horrifying news about the imperialistic and fascist path that the United States is on: the United States is withdrawing from the U.N.’s climate treaty.
What Sarah And Rebecca Taught Me About Mindfulness seekingpasture.net/2026/01/07/w...
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Seeking Pasture is a social practice project, movie, and art installation about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us.
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Seeking Pasture is a social practice project, movie, and art installation about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us.
Seeking Pasture: What Sarah and Rebecca Taught Me About Mindfulness
Joel Tauber became an urban shepherd for forty days to raise conversation about our relationships to our grass, yards, and ecosystems.
seekingpasture.net
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
What Sarah And Rebecca Taught Me About Mindfulness seekingpasture.net/2026/01/07/w...
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Seeking Pasture is a social practice project, movie, and art installation about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us.
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Seeking Pasture is a social practice project, movie, and art installation about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us.
Reposted by Joel Tauber
2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
2025 Was Another Exceptionally Hot Year
This year will conclude as the second hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024. It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
e360.yale.edu
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2025 will conclude as the second hottest year on record, surpassed only by 2024.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
It continues a recent trend of exceptional, unexplained warming. The last three years have been, by a wide margin, the hottest ever recorded.
Thank you so much to David Ford and @885wfdd.bsky.social for this beautiful story about Seeking Pasture!
Joel Tauber’s art and films examine the environmental impact of lawn care. #WFDD #environment #art
Seeking pasture in Winston-Salem
Wake Forest University professor Joel Tauber is an activist, artist and filmmaker whose work often focuses on the environment. His most recent project is raising awareness about what we put into our lawns.
www.wfdd.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thank you so much to David Ford and @885wfdd.bsky.social for this beautiful story about Seeking Pasture!
My forty day journey as an urban shepherd is now complete.
#seekingpasture
seekingpasture.net/2025/12/11/m...
#seekingpasture
seekingpasture.net/2025/12/11/m...
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My forty day journey as an urban shepherd is now complete.
#seekingpasture
seekingpasture.net/2025/12/11/m...
#seekingpasture
seekingpasture.net/2025/12/11/m...
It’s day 34 of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca. And I’m amazed by how community is forming via their presence. Here’s an update from the project, Seeking Pasture, which will become a movie and art installation: seekingpasture.net/2025/11/26/d...
#seekingpasture #community
#seekingpasture #community
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s day 34 of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca. And I’m amazed by how community is forming via their presence. Here’s an update from the project, Seeking Pasture, which will become a movie and art installation: seekingpasture.net/2025/11/26/d...
#seekingpasture #community
#seekingpasture #community
Thank you so much to the Winston-Salem Journal, Lisa O’Donnell, and Allison Lee Isley for this wonderful feature story about Seeking Pasture. Here’s the link to the digital version of the story (the print version is coming soon):
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
#seekingpasture #community
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
#seekingpasture #community
Urban shepherd brings joy to Winston-Salem neighborhood with his sheep
The sheep are the stars of Wake Forest Professor Joel Tauber's latest project, "Seeking Pasture."
journalnow.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you so much to the Winston-Salem Journal, Lisa O’Donnell, and Allison Lee Isley for this wonderful feature story about Seeking Pasture. Here’s the link to the digital version of the story (the print version is coming soon):
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
#seekingpasture #community
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
#seekingpasture #community
It’s day 21 of my journey as an urban shepherd, and I’m growing very attached to Sarah and Rebecca. Here’s an update from the project, Seeking Pasture, which will become a movie and art installation: seekingpasture.net/2025/11/13/d...
#seekingpasture
#seekingpasture
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’s day 21 of my journey as an urban shepherd, and I’m growing very attached to Sarah and Rebecca. Here’s an update from the project, Seeking Pasture, which will become a movie and art installation: seekingpasture.net/2025/11/13/d...
#seekingpasture
#seekingpasture
It’s day 14 of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca.
The project will become a movie and art installation called Seeking Pasture about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us:
seekingpasture.net/2025/11/04/d...
#seekingpasture
The project will become a movie and art installation called Seeking Pasture about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us:
seekingpasture.net/2025/11/04/d...
#seekingpasture
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It’s day 14 of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca.
The project will become a movie and art installation called Seeking Pasture about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us:
seekingpasture.net/2025/11/04/d...
#seekingpasture
The project will become a movie and art installation called Seeking Pasture about our relationships to our yards, our ecosystems, and the species who live here with us:
seekingpasture.net/2025/11/04/d...
#seekingpasture
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening tomorrow (Nov 7) at 12:45 pm at the Yathakatha International Film & Literature Festival at SVKM’s Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Mumbai
The movie is nominated for Best Experimental Film
www.yathakatha.com
The movie is nominated for Best Experimental Film
www.yathakatha.com
Yatha Katha International Film & Literature Festival is a celebration of cinema & literature – 2021 | Yatha Katha International Film & Literature Festival is a celebration of cinema & literature -2021
www.yathakatha.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening tomorrow (Nov 7) at 12:45 pm at the Yathakatha International Film & Literature Festival at SVKM’s Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Mumbai
The movie is nominated for Best Experimental Film
www.yathakatha.com
The movie is nominated for Best Experimental Film
www.yathakatha.com
It's day twelve of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca. It's been an intense and beautiful process so far! Sarah and Rebecca are seemingly always hungry. They want to eat for 5-6 hours a day, at least!
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's day twelve of my journey as an urban shepherd with Sarah and Rebecca. It's been an intense and beautiful process so far! Sarah and Rebecca are seemingly always hungry. They want to eat for 5-6 hours a day, at least!
My new sheep companions, Sarah and Rebecca, are seeking pasture. And they would love to graze on the grass in your yards and to nibble on other yummy tiny green plants that they find there—plants that we too easily dismiss as weeds.
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My new sheep companions, Sarah and Rebecca, are seeking pasture. And they would love to graze on the grass in your yards and to nibble on other yummy tiny green plants that they find there—plants that we too easily dismiss as weeds.
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening at the 2025 Alibag Short Film Festival. The festival is happening on October 5, from 8 am to 5 pm, at Sandy’s Hotel in Alibag, India.
Here’s the trailer: vimeo.com/joeltauber/r...
Here’s the trailer: vimeo.com/joeltauber/r...
Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing. Trailer.
An exploration of the ancient Jewish practice of chavruta (heated discourse and constructive debate) and a portrait of one of its great practitioners: the Gaon (genius)…
vimeo.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My film, Razor-Sharp: When Arguing Is A Good Thing, is screening at the 2025 Alibag Short Film Festival. The festival is happening on October 5, from 8 am to 5 pm, at Sandy’s Hotel in Alibag, India.
Here’s the trailer: vimeo.com/joeltauber/r...
Here’s the trailer: vimeo.com/joeltauber/r...
My first feature film, Sick-Amour: A Love Story, is streaming on Amazon and Vimeo OTT. And I would love it if you watched the movie.
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
Watch Sick Amour: A Love Story | Prime Video
A celebration of the forlorn and lonely Tree that Joel Tauber adopts in the middle of a giant parking lot. Filmed over the course of 18 years, the movie paints a multi-faceted portrait of the Tree via a series of interviews with experts in different fields; while it chronicles Tauber's efforts to improve the Tree's life.
www.amazon.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My first feature film, Sick-Amour: A Love Story, is streaming on Amazon and Vimeo OTT. And I would love it if you watched the movie.
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
It’s a documentary and love story that celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that I adopted in the middle of a giant parking lot.
www.amazon.com/Sick-Amour-S...
A really important article. Empathy is foundational to leading an ethical life. If we continue to destruct whatever empathic and ethical tendencies and structures that we have, then we are collectively doomed. We have to build a society built on ethics, and we have a long way to go.
“The toxic-empathy rhetorical framework, built for producing peace of mind for conservative debaters, threatens to render Christians insensitive to moral demands of Christianity that run contrary to conservative preferences,” Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
The Conservative Attack on Empathy
Sometimes emotions are the voice of one’s conscience, and shouldn’t be ignored.
bit.ly
July 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A really important article. Empathy is foundational to leading an ethical life. If we continue to destruct whatever empathic and ethical tendencies and structures that we have, then we are collectively doomed. We have to build a society built on ethics, and we have a long way to go.