Reverse Tashlich is the international Jewish Community waterfront cleanup. On November 10, 2024 we will come together to clean our local environment for the 7th Annual Reverse Tashlich.
Tashlich is a Rosh Hashanah ritual in which Jews begin the new year by symbolically casting off last year's sins by tossing pebbles or bread crumbs into a body of water. In 2016, the college division of Repair the Sea (Scubi Jew®) at Eckerd College conceived the idea of hosting a Reverse Tashlich: a beach cleanup to remove human "sins" from the water.
Every year since, Reverse Tashlich has expanded as new communities have joined and removed thousands of pounds of debris from waterfront locations around the world as part of their High Holiday observance. Last year 0ver 3000 participants from 245 communities in 12 countries joined the initiative. Or Hadash will participate this year by cleaning up at Morgan Falls. Please RSVP so that we know how many people to expect.
Meet at Morgan Falls Park
See below for what to bring.
What to Bring:
Recommended
Trash Bags (For an environmentally friendly alternative, collect plastic bags or grain bags in advance)
Gloves
Suggested
Grabber Tools
Sunscreen (Choose reef-safe sunscreens with physical sun protection ingredients such as zinc-oxide, instead of chemical ingredients like oxybenzone. Learn More)
First Aid Kit for minor cuts and scrapes
A "Sharps" Container
Bug Spray
Hand Sanitizer
Liability (Provided by Repair the Sea)
Photo Waivers (Provided by Repair the Sea)
Drinking Water (To minimize waste provide a water refill station, and encourage participants to bring refillable water bottles)
Cell phones for data collection
Camera