WHAT: Beach Clean Up in Memory of Peter Uniat
WHEN: Sunday, September 28, 2025, Noon to 2 pm
WHERE: Sunnyside Beach, just West of the Sunnyside Pavilion

In memory of Peter Uniat MHMBAB d. Nov 10 2022, we'll clean up the beach and have a little optional swim at Pete's favourite beach. As a recently trained Shomeret, if you are interested in a Mikveh ritual immersion, please let me know so that we can plan it.

Taking care of the Earth's waters 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 sustains life on Earth.

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.

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

​​What is Reverse Tashlich?

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.

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.

Why Reverse Tashlich?

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.

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.