Water Guardian Ritual: For a Tu B’shvat Seder or Environmental Action

This ritual can be used as a way to enter into a Tu B’shvatThe new year of the trees, celebrated with a mystical seder (first created by the Kabbalists) at which four cups of wine are drunk and different kinds of fruit are eaten. In the State of Israel, Tu B'Shvat is Arbor Day, marked with the planting of trees. Tu B’Shvat also has become a modern holiday of the environment, with new seders and haggadot written to reflect this interest. sederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is conducted following the haggadah, a book for this purpose. The mystics of Sefat also created a seder for Tu B'shvat, the new year of the trees. or teaching session or as an intention-setting or witnessing ritual for an environmental action
I Am Planting (Music Video)

“Beneath her tree we sought the truth”
Be Safe: Prayer for Those Affected by Floods in California

“Be safe, / Be warm, / Be dry”
First Hanukkah Without Mom

“For the first time / I will miss / The HanukkahThe holiday which celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem following its conquest by the Syrians in 165 BCE. The holiday is celebrated by lighting candles in a hanukiyah oon each of eight nights. Other customs include the eating of fried foods such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly donuts), playing dreidl (a gambling game with a spinning top), and, in present day America, gift giving. lights”
On the second night of Hanukkah the miracle is Ukraine

“On the land / we were forbidden to light / candles, they now burn / under rocket-fire”
Blessing for the Dedication of Solar Panels

“We come here in humility and gratitude today for the opportunity to celebrate the installation of our solar panels”
Blessing for Zoom

“Who makes it possible for us to see those we love”
Ceremony: For Sandy Hook, After 10 Years

“Teach us to spin apart the light in this dark.”
Blessing of Love Celebrating the Respect for Marriage Act

“We celebrate the triumph / Of love over hate”
Vayeshev

“What if we looked back on every / misery, if not with gratitude, / then with awe?”