Preserving Creation

The wonders of God’s creation are all around us: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. But it is easy for us to take this bounty for granted—or worse, contribute to its destruction. It is our duty to tend to what has been given to us. These rituals and prayers remind us of the sacred nature of that task.
 

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Prayer for People, Peace, and Planet

“May we never forget that we are all connected, historically, relationally, energetically, and that harm to one is harm to all.”
  • by Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife
climate crisis, disability, earth, Israel, LGBTIQ, natural disaster, Palestine, peace, racial justice, Shekhinah
the sun is setting in an orange sky with purple sky on top of the orange. Wildflowers appear in the forefront of the sunset.

Prayer for Planting Native Plants

“May our planting cause multiple levels of life to abundantly flourish…”
  • by Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde
garden
seedling

The World and Our Place Within it, in Three Parts

“Through the hundreds of mitzvot / You are trying to teach us / How to live a life / In reverence of interconnection…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
anger, awareness, climate crisis, courage, environment, war
Hand holding a glass ball reflecting a pink magnolia tree

Collective Birkat HaGomel/et, June 2023

A blessing for a day with clean air.
  • by Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit
climate crisis, environment, gratitude, hope, nature
Open window with white frame

A Prayer For Breathing

“May our breaths continue / And our health and the health of all / Be preserved / In this time of haze, fire and climate disaster.”
  • by Trisha Arlin
breath, climate crisis, environment, tikkun olam
dandelion fluff blowing against a cloudy sunset sky

Shadayim: A Blessing and Ritual of/for Breast Self Examination

A complete ritual for monthly exams for all people with breasts
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden
feminism, health care, Shekhinah
hand holding one apple blossom

Prayer for One Entering Natural Organic Reduction

Prayer for transferring a deceased body for the process of “natural organic reduction,” also known as “human composting”
  • by Rabbi Seth Goldstein
burial, eco-friendly, environment
small tree shown far away in bright green field with blue sky and clouds

A Ritual Honoring the Living Waters

“May I use these waters wisely”
  • by Elizabeth Caplun, Adva Chattler, Batya Diamond, Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein, Sheryl Shapiro
eco-friendly, water
A Ritual Honoring the Living Waters

The Word is Wind

“the prayer was dance”
  • by Tzivia Gover
environment, nature, shema
light skinned young woman in a forest, hair blowing in the wind, arms swinging as if she is dancing. she wears a torqouise blue long tank top and jeans, and has long straight light brown hair.

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’shvat seder or teaching session or as an intention-setting or witnessing ritual for an environmental action
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden, Hila Ratzabi, Janice Steinberg & Judith Kerman
eco-friendly, environment, seder, tu bi'shevat seder, water
white hands cupping water over a body of water

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Light the World: A Nia Dance Party for Hanukkah

Welcome Hanukkah through the Nia movement practice. We’ll kindle our unique candles to music by Jewish singers, followed by prompts for reflection and writing. Nia is adaptable to individual needs and abilities. Move with us on December 7, 2023.

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