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A ‘Reverse Tashlich’ for Rosh Hashana in the future,” Kauffman said. “We go to the waterway and cast our sins into the water.” The committee focuses on To celebrate Rosh Hashana how the temple can be environin a unique way, members of Temple B’nai Torah gathered mentally conscious, because on a rainy Sept. 29 for a beach taking care of the environment cleanup at Jones Beach State is part of Jewish tradition. This year, the committee initiPark. Thirteen members of the ated a Reverse Tashlich, during Wa n t a g h t e m p l e wh i ch s i n s a re, spent around two m e t a p h o r i c a l l y, hours picking up taken out of the garbage — cigarette water, with beach butts, glass bottles, refuse a fitting repremnants of plastic resentation. toys and more — “ We r e a l i z e d , with trash pickers why are we throwand collecting it in ing our sins into buckets. According the sea when we to temple members, should be taking the cleanup was our sins out of the part of an innovawaterways?” Kaufftive environmental man said. Jewish ritual The concept was known as a Reverse originated by RoNA KAuffmAN Tashlich. Repair the Sea, a In Jewish tradi- Co-chair, Temple nonprofit Jewish tion, Tashlich is B’nai Torah’s Social organization in perfor med on the Action/Social Justice Tampa, F lorida, High Holy Days, Committee that raises awarewhen people symness of the threats bolically cast away that aquatic envitheir sins by throwing bread- ronments face and encourages crumbs or pebbles into a body action to address them. For sevof water — a river or an ocean. e r a l y e a r s , c o m m u n i t i e s Rona Kauffman, co-chair of around the globe have collaboTemple B’Nai Torah’s Social rated with the organization to Action/Social Justice Commit- help clean waterfronts. tee, explained that Tashlich The event on Sept. 29 was encourages people to reflect on part of Repair the Sea’s seventh their past and resolve to start annual worldwide Reverse anew. Tashlich. According to the “This is a time when you organization’s website, some think about what you did last 4,000 Jews and allies in 23 counyear and how you can improve
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A walk to raise awareness a crowd gathered at Wantagh park on Sept. 15 to participate in the northeast Chapter of the Huntington’s disease Society of america’s team Hope Walk. Story, more photos, page 2.
Learning opportunities sprout from Levittown Library garden By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
At Levittown Public Library, kids are learning unique methods to grow plants, thanks to a hydroponic garden that grows anything from basil to strawberries. Hydroponic gardening differs from traditional gardening because it does not require soil. According to Christina Reed, a sustainability intern at the library, plants are grown in a grow medium, comprised of peat moss, that helps retain moisture. The water used for hydroponics is enriched with nutrients, allowing plants to grow “in a smaller footprint.” “Overall, hydroponics is a more sustainable method of growing,” Reed said, “and we thought that this is something that could be a great opportunity for students to see and be more interested in the environment and growing.”
Reed said she has always been involved with community and library gardens, and saw the hydroponic garden as an alternative method of growing plants in the library. She first heard of hydroponics several years ago, and became interested around the time of the pandemic. “There wasn’t a lot of access to supermarkets, and it was more of a lockdown environment, that I thought this would be a great initiative to bring to my house,” Reed said, “and so rather than having a traditional garden, I thought this would be a fun challenge.” Now, Reed said, she has several hydroponic gardens at home growing different varieties of plants, including cauliflower, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, lettuce, strawberries and bok choy. She applied for a grant in July of last year to the Pollination Project Foundation, an organization that provides micro grants to individuals Continued on page 7
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