The 18x18 Framework

EIGHTEEN Dimensions of Jewish Life

Each of the 18 Dimensions represents a component of Jewish identity, tradition, and practice. Covering spiritual, cultural, historical, and communal elements, these dimensions offer rich pathways for exploration, learning, and engagement.

WHAT ARE THE 18 DIMENSIONS

The Jewish People in its Diversity

JEWISH FRIENDSHIPS

JEWISH ROLE MODELS

JEWISH HISTORY, MEMORY AND TRADITION

JEWISH COMMUNITY

JUDAISM’S RELEVANCE TO LIFE’S QUESTIONS

GOD, SPIRITUALITY AND PRAYER

RITUALS AND HOLIDAYS

JUSTICE AND TZEDAKAH

MITZVOT AND CUSTOMS

HOLINESS OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

JEWISH TEXTS, TORAH AND CORE NARRATIVES

ISRAEL AND ITS PEOPLE

HEBREW AND JEWISH TERMINOLOGY

JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS

JEWISH ARTS AND CULTURE

ISSUES FACING CONTEMPORARY

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WAYS TO ACTIVATE EACH DIMENSION

Each dimension can be activated educationally in multiple ways, and the framework demonstrates different options, each focusing on a specific goal for engaging learners:

Connect with...
Celebrate the...
Be responsible for...

The Jewish People in its Diversity

Cultivate...
Prioritize...
Enable...

JEWISH FRIENDSHIPS

Engage with...
Identify...
Emulate...

JEWISH ROLE MODELS

Recall...
Investigate...
Further...

JEWISH HISTORY, MEMORY AND TRADITION

Participate in...
Improve...
Promote...

JEWISH COMMUNITY

Discover...
Apply...
Probe...

JUDAISM’S RELEVANCE TO LIFE’S QUESTIONS

Explore...
Incorporate...
Wrestle with...

GOD, SPIRITUALITY AND PRAYER

Celebrate...
Participate in...
Experiment with...

RITUALS AND HOLIDAYS

Pursue...
Practice...
Advocate for...

JUSTICE AND TZEDAKAH

Practice...
Interpret...
Critique...

MITZVOT AND CUSTOMS

Immerse in...
Protect...
Nurture...

HOLINESS OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

See oneself as...
Nurture oneself as...
Treat others as...

HOLINESS OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Interpret...
Study...
Create...

JEWISH TEXTS, TORAH AND CORE NARRATIVES

Care for...
Relate to...
Grapple with...

ISRAEL AND ITS PEOPLE

Access...
Utilize...
Translate...

HEBREW AND JEWISH TERMINOLOGY

Partake in...
Transmit...
Celebrate...

JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS

Experience...
Create...
Seek out...

JEWISH ARTS AND CULTURE

Respond to...
Investigate...
Care about...

ISSUES FACING CONTEMPORARY

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MIX & MATCH THESE VERBS TO YOUR DIMENSION

Connect with… Celebrate the… Be responsible for… Cultivate… Prioritize… Enable… Engage with… Identify… Emulate… Recall… Investigate further… Participate in… Improve… Promote… Discover… Apply… Probe… Explore… Incorporate… Wrestle with… Celebrate… Participate in… Experiment with… Pursue… Practice… Advocate for… Practice… Interpret… Critique… Immerse in… Protect… Nurture… See oneself as… Nurture oneself as… Treat others as… Interpret… Study… Create… Care for… Relate to… Grapple with… Access… Utilize… Translate… Partake in… Transmit… Celebrate… Experience… Create… Seek out… Respond to… Investigate… Care about…

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