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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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“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.

“Awash in the radiating comfort / Of this blessed, giving friend”

Person in a striped shirt stands under a dramatic, cloudy sky with distant rain and a bird flying overhead.

“I pray / you will speak with care”

Person standing on a rocky pier, facing the sea under a pastel sky at dusk.

Interpretive translation of second paragraph of the Shema

A large, sprawling tree with twisting branches in a dense, green forest.

“May the new orchard bloom, and the First Fruits be blessed”

mixed media piece by author with almonds and eyes covered by sticks in a grid pattern and a jug in the middle

“Help us hear the pulsating song of the world”

Close-up of a cicada with red eyes, brown body, and transparent wings, perched on a tree branch.

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