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Holidays: Jewish Values and Social Justice

Explore social justice causes through the Jewish holidays. Students will learn about Jewish values in connection to each of the holidays. They will create and participate in activities to help their local communities.

Each lesson can be done as a stand-alone event or sequentially throughout the year.

  • Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur: Collective Teshuvah
  • Sukkot: Housing and Homes
  • Simkhat Torah: Storytelling for Change
  • Hanukkah: Respecting Yourself and Others
  • Tu Bishvat: Environmentalism
  • Purim: Food Insecurity
  • Pesakh/Passover: Justice Seder
  • Counting the Omer: Cultivating Virtues
  • Shavuot: Welcoming Guests and Immigrants

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