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Values in Action
The Values in Action resources help learners move through a compelling values-based experience grounded in Jewish wisdom. Each resource is centered around a particular issue and an animating value; is grounded in an engaging activity and a Jewish anchor, enabling learners to consider how they might take action.
What do I give?
This resource explores the different ways we can give of ourselves in service/ volunteering through the value of Presence.
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How can I best express my convictions with pride?
This resource engages with our relationship with Israel through the value of Pride.
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When is individual action not enough? Is it always enough?
This resource unpacks the issue of Individual Action and Systemic Change through the value of Humility.
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Is there a “right way” to uplift human dignity?
This resource unpacks the issue of Food Insecurity through the value of Human Dignity.
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Are humans meant to be together or alone?
This resource unpacks the issue of Loneliness through the value of Community
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YIMBY or NIMBY? [yes in my backyard or no in my backyard]
This resource unpacks the issue of Environment and Infrastructure through the value of Community.
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Can Teshuva help us “right-size” cancel culture?
This resource unpacks the issue of Cancel Culture through the value of Teshuva
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How do we build a community with divergent views on Israel?
This resource engages with our relationship with Israel through the value of Hospitality.
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Who Do I Spend Time With?
This resource explores the issue of Loneliness through the value of diversity.
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Do I Sometimes Just Need To Be Alone?
This resource explores the issue of Loneliness through the value of Authenticity
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Is exclusion ever good?
This resource unpacks the issue of Cancel Culture through the lens of Community.
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How is Our Worth Measured?
This resource unpacks the issue of Global Poverty through the value of Universality.
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FOMO OR JOMO – Fear or joy of missing out?
This resource unpacks the issue of Digital Overload through the value of Presence.
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Can we be amazed by the mundane?
This resource explores the issue of Climate Change and Natural Phenomena through the value of Wonder.
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What am I eating?
This resource explores the issues of the Environment and our Food Choices through the value of Intentionality.
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Whose stories do we tell?
This resource engages with our relationship to Israel through the value of Tolerance.
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How do we cultivate hope for all we can save?
This resource unpacks the issue of the Environment and a climate-changing world, through the value of Hope.
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What are our shared resources?
This resource explores the issue of Environmental Resourcefulness through the value of Community.
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Why is it hard to hit the “off-switch?”
This resource unpacks the issue of Digital Overload through the value of Mindfulness
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How can beauty help process pain?
This resource engages with Israel through the value of Creativity.
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Does the value of integrity impact my sustainability choices?
This resource unpacks the issue of Environmental Sustainability through the value of Integrity.
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Can the value of dignity drive our digital habits?
This resource unpacks the issue of Digital Overload through the value of Human Dignity
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Am I enough?
This resource unpacks the issue of Digital Overload through the value of Contentment.
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Where Can I Find Hope?
This resource engages with the current crisis in Israel through the value of Hope.
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How do I live in line with what the planet can provide?
This resource unpacks the issue of Ecological Footprints through the lens of Respect.
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Where is home? What do you know about the place where you live?
This resource unpacks the issue of the Environment and one’s sense of connectedness to the place where they live, through the value of Awareness.
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Charity or hospitality?
This resource unpacks the issue of Housing Insecurity through the value of Hospitality.
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Should we build that house?
This resource explores the issue of Growing Housing Needs and Environmental Impact through the value of Innovation.
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How to create a toolbox for clarity and confidence?
This resource explores our ability to respond to Antisemitism through the value of Resourcefulness
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Are we “allowed” to care more for our family than others?
This resource explores our levels of connections to others in the wake of October 7 and the Hostage Crisis through the values of Community and Family
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Can I (literally) wear my values on my sleeve?
This resource unpacks the issue of the Conscious Consumerism through the value of Self-Expression.
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Can I proceed with hope in the face of the climate crisis?
This resource unpacks the issue of Climate Anxiety through the lens of Hope.
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How do I find my people?
This resource unpacks the issue of Loneliness through the value of Awareness
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Can awe inspire Environmental action?
This resource explores Nature-Connection through the value of Awe.
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What are my sources of strength?
This resource explores our ability to respond to Antisemitism through the value of Intentionality
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Can I go out to lunch after volunteering at a food bank?
This resource explores our relationship with Food Insecurity through the value of Intentionality.
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How do we tell the story of the world that we want?
This resource unpacks the issue of the Climate Crisis through the value of Creativity.
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What to do when we can’t do it alone?
This resource engages with the Israel-Hamas war through the value of Solidarity.
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How can I relate to others if I’ve never had their experience?
This resource explores the issue of “ Otherness ” in our volunteer service, through the value of Sanctity.
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How do I express my Jewish pride?
This resource unpacks the issue of Antisemitism through the value of Pride.
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What does it take to speak up?
This resource explores the issue of Cancel Culture through the value of Courage.
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I Said, I Heard, I Want.
This resource engages with the current crisis in Israel through the value of Presence.
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How do I know when it’s time to break up?
This resource explores interpersonal relationships as a result of the Israel-Hamas war, through the value of Authenticity.
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They Could Not Take Our Pride
This resource unpacks the issue of Antisemitism through the lens of Pride
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Responding to Antisemitism: Burden or Privilege?
This resource unpacks the issue of Antisemitism through the value of Responsibility
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What should we learn in school?
This resource unpacks the issue of Educational Inequality through the value of Innovation.
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Asserting Yourself When You Don’t Know How
This resource explores our ability to respond to Antisemitism and Israel through the value of Authenticity.
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Who is the real me? Balancing authenticity with fitting in
This resource unpacks the issue of Loneliness through the value of Authenticity.
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How do we build community?
This resource unpacks the issue of Immigration through the value of Community.
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How do I negotiate safety and risk?
This Resource unpacks the issue of Antisemitism through the value of Responsibility
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