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.

Latest Rituals

A Ritual Honoring the Living Waters

“May I use these waters wisely”

eco-friendly, water

Hands submerged in water with green leaves floating nearby.

The Word is Wind

“the prayer was dance”

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

eco-friendly, environment, seder, tu bi'shevat seder, water

white hands cupping water over a body of water

Congregation

“their roots twine / mycorrhizal networks / like neural pathways / bond this arboreal congregation”

eco-friendly, tree

big tree with closeup of large root system

Blessing the Earth

“I bend and bless the earth / with my own brokenness”

earth, healing, trauma

person's hand touching pink flowers against dark background

In Praise of Creation

“Praise the heartbeat of the universe”

creation, eco-friendly, environment

view of mountains in blue and white sky with clouds with person on a rocky outcrop small in the scene

Unetaneh Tokef: Facing our Environmental Challenge

“We stand on the edge of possibility and loss”

climate crisis, environment, teshuvah, unetaneh tokef

A person walks on a foggy forest trail surrounded by tall trees and mist.

Sabbath for the Land

“The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth.”

earth, environment, land, Sabbath, shmitah

A woman with curly hair meditates in a lush green field under a clear sky.

Shmitah

“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.

A Tekhine to Honor Mother Earth

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

climate crisis, earth, eco-friendly, feminism, tekhine

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