Reverse Tashlich

Reverse Tashlich is an innovative approach to Jewish environmental stewardship. In the ritual of Tashlich on Rosh HaShanah, we go to a body of water and symbolically cast our sins into the water to begin the New Year with a clean heart. With Reverse Tashlich, we're turning symbolism into action by removing human sin from the water. Reverse Tashlich provides an opportunity to come together and engage in a hands-on effort to clean up our beaches, rivers, and shorelines, removing the plastic, trash, and other debris that threaten marine ecosystems and our planet's health. The Ocean is in crisis. Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste find their way into the water, suffocating marine life and polluting our planet. We cannot sit idly by while this destruction unfolds. Reverse Tashlich empowers individuals, families, and communities to take part in an immediate, tangible action to help restore the health of the Ocean and waterways of the world. This is our chance to not only reflect on our responsibility as stewards of the Earth, but also to act. The Mitzvah of Bal Tashchit is the Jewish prohibition against needless waste and destruction. By removing the waste we have allowed to accumulate, we can protect marine life and the very ecosystems that are essential for life on Earth to survive, while also fulfilling a Mitzvah.