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At Repair the Sea®, we believe that taking care of the Ocean is not just an environmental duty, but a spiritual responsibility and a Mitzvah. Reverse Tashlich 2025 invites you to join the  global Jewish movement dedicated to repairing the sea and safeguarding the water that sustain life on Earth.

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What is Reverse Tashlich?

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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.

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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.

 

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Why Reverse Tashlich?

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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.

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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.

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Reverse Tashlich 2025 is open to anyone and everyone. Whether you're participating alone, with your family, or with a group of friends; whether it's with your synagogue, Hillel, federation, JCC, Moishe House, AEPi, youth group, school or camp; whether you're Jewish or a non-Jewish ally... ALL are welcome.

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Here’s how you can make a difference:

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✨ Organize or Join a Local Cleanup: Connect with your local community create your own Reverse Tashlich team and help clean up a nearby beach, river, or waterway where you live. The Book of Ecclesiastes says: "All rivers run to the Sea."  So, every piece of plastic you remove from the water, no matter where you live, brings us closer to restoring the beauty and health of the Ocean.

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✨ Spread Awareness: Share the message of Reverse Tashlich with your community. The more people who know, the bigger impact we can make.

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✨ Support Repair the Sea's Mission: We know not everyone can be at the water’s edge, but you can still support ocean conservation efforts through donations or by volunteering to cleaning the water near you.

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The Spiritual Connection

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Reverse Tashlich isn’t just a physical act; it’s also an opportunity for spiritual renewal. By engaging in this cleanup, we align our Jewish ethical values with our environmental actions, fulfilling the Mitzvah of Bal Tashchit (the commandment not to waste or destroy) in a meaningful way. It’s a reminder that protecting the environment is a Mitzvah that we can all observe, every day, and especially during the Yamim Noraim (the High Holiday Period).

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Why Now?

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The success of Reverse Tashlich in previous years has been inspiring, but one day is simply not enough to make lasting change. That’s why we’re calling on you to help us keep the momentum going—by participating in Reverse Tashlich 2025 and taking part in year-round efforts to reduce waste and protect the Ocean.

 

Reverse Tashlich is about more than just cleaning up trash—it’s about reclaiming our connection as Jews, to the natural world, to each other, and to our shared responsibility to protect the planet.

 

Join us in 2025 as we take action, spread awareness, and Repair the Sea, one cleanup at a time.

 

Together, we can make waves for change.​ Get involved today—because we need the Sea.

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לֹא עָלֶֽיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמוֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לְהִבָּטֵל מִמֶּֽנָּה

It is not your duty to complete the work,

but neither are you free to neglect it.

                                             Pirkei Avot 2:16

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