Pesach is the time when we clean our homes and remove chametz — what no longer belongs.

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But our home isn’t just our house.
Our home is the Earth.
And 70% of it is water.

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We search the shorelines, rivers, lakes, and harbors for a different kind of chametz: plastic snack bags and bottles that once held chametz, plastic cutlery that served chametz, and plastic bags that carried chametz — now lingering in our waters long after the holiday has passed.

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We call this practice Bedikat HaMayim — the searching of the waters.

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The global participation in our annual Reverse Tashlich cleanup has been inspiring and continues to grow. But awareness alone is not enough. Once a year is not enough.

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That’s why we created a second global cleanup: Bedikat HaMayim — to keep the challenges facing our waters and marine life present in our collective consciousness, and to offer ongoing opportunities for meaningful action.

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By weaving Bedikat HaMayim into Jewish life, we align our spiritual values with environmental responsibility. We become part of a global movement rooted in care, connection, repair and restoration.

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Join us, on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in caring for our shared water, strengthening our global Jewish community, and helping turn intention into action.

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Pesach asks us to clean our homes.
Bedikat HaMayim asks us to clean our world.