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Preserving Creation

Girl hugging a tree with her eyes closed, surrounded by lush greenery.

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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“the prayer was dance”
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.
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
white hands cupping water over a body of water
“their roots twine / mycorrhizal networks / like neural pathways / bond this arboreal congregation”
big tree with closeup of large root system
“I bend and bless the earth / with my own brokenness”
person's hand touching pink flowers against dark background
“Praise the heartbeat of the universe”
view of mountains in blue and white sky with clouds with person on a rocky outcrop small in the scene
“We stand on the edge of possibility and loss”
A person walks on a foggy forest trail surrounded by tall trees and mist.
“The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth.”
A woman with curly hair meditates in a lush green field under a clear sky.
“I went to the edge of a forest … To remember”
A stream flows over rocky terrain, surrounded by lush greenery and distant hills under an overcast sky.

Tekhine connecting the mitzvah of honoring our parents with the mitzvah of caring for Mother Earth

Person sitting on a beach at sunset, surrounded by rocks, with a colorful sky and calm ocean in the background.

“Each moment I am grateful for this planet / Where the air is just right”

View of Earth from space, showing swirling clouds over continents and oceans against a black background.

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