This activity can be done alone or as part of a group. 

First, find a quiet spot. Maybe it’s at home, on a favorite couch, or maybe it’s sitting in a circle with like-minded people, feeling connected to their power and strength. Get comfortable in that quiet spot, and let your mind start to drift to all of the ways in which our world needs healing. What does that healing look like for individuals? For communities? For wildlife? For our planet? 

When you’re ready, bring your mind back, and recite this meditation out loud. Repeat this meditation as many times as you’d like: 

May we hear and recognize our own calling, 

We are the ones with the capacity to heal, 

To nurture, and to repair the harm we have caused, 

And the harm of those who came before us. 

May we strive to practice tikkun olam,

May we repair the world through collective action

So that we can not only survive this changing world,

But thrive here. 

May we be courageous in the face of apathy, 

In the presence of our own fear and indecision, 

May we move together even through grief,

Remembering that there’s still time to act,

There’s still time to remember the world

Back into being.

Take a minute to set intentions for the home environment or mood you’d like to foster. Many Jewish homes prominently display this classic Birkat Habayit, a blessing-poem for the home. Use it as a guide, or create your own using the prompts on the next page.

Birkat Habayit: Blessing of the Home 

Let no sadness come through this gate.

Let no trouble come to this dwelling.

Let no fear come through this door.

Let no conflict be in this place.

Let this home be filled with the blessing of joy and peace. 

Nothing says summer more than sinking down into a hammock with a book. Check out these books for a satisfying summer read, or read one of these books to learn more about Judaism. PJ Library sends Jewish-themed books to kids each month, so if you have children, invite them into the hammock to read with you!