Rabbi Daniel Siegel

Many of our students attended the Global Climate Strike last Friday. This weekend, Jewish communities around the world will begin celebrating Rosh HaShanah, as we enter our High Holiday season. Tradition teaches that the High Holiday season extends through the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah:

“The seventh day of the festival (Sukkot) is the close of the judgement of the world”- Zohar

This is the climax of our praying for the nourishing waters of heaven and our continuing to be blessed by a world which is bounteous and life-sustaining. Our ancestors lived close to the earth, which they honoured in ritual and practice.

As we enter our season of judgment, and contemplate our actions for the New Year, the attached pamphlet, “Saving the Planet: a High Holiday Supplement” provides seeds for reflection as to how we might partner with our children in securing an enduring future for ourselves and the world of which we are a part.

High Holy Days 2019 Supplement – Saving the Planet