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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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“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.

“Each seventeen years, the Creator rejoices”

 
Silhouette of a cicada on a tree at sunset, with a blurred background of trees and sky.

“The 17-year-cicada knows nothing / of this mess we’ve made”

Close-up of a cicada clinging upside-down to a wooden surface with a blurred green background.

“The One who has the power to grant life / Gives to us what we cannot give to ourselves.”

 
Close-up of yellow daffodils in a sunlit field with a blurred, dark background.

“We are each given exactly one chance to be”

A child and an adult plant a small tree together in a forest. The child holds the tree while the adult secures it in the soil.

“Never let us forget/our sacred responsibility/to ensure that all are housed”

A man in a subway station holds a sign that reads Seeking Human Kindness.

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