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4 Principles for Teaching Kids Responsibility
Teaching our kids to assume responsibilities around the house sure can be challenging. Often, it seems so much easier just to do it ourselves. When we do, though, we become overloaded, stressed, and tense, and our kids are deprived of a valuable, character-building learning opportunity.
Resources on Slavery, Child Labor, and Sweatshops
www.iabolish.com has information on global slavery, information sheets and advocacy resources. Free the Children provides a full discussion of child labor. During 2004-5, NFTY’s social action theme was slavery and trafficking. Its issues page has links to many helpful resources.
The Mysterious Origins of the Sabbath
The Sabbath (Shabbat in Hebrew) is one of Judaism’s greatest gifts to humanity. People in the ancient Near East had nothing similar to the Jewish concept of a weekly sacred day of rest.
Texts, Prayers, and Stories: Tu Bish'vat
Story About Honi A long time ago, there lived in Israel a man named Honi Ha-Me’agel. He was a very wise man. One spring day, Honi went for a walk.
Promoting a Shared Society in Israel: Jews and Arabs Working Together
While Israel’s Arab minority has continued to grow (it’s now more than 20% of the entirety of Israel’s population), the tension between Jews and Arabs in Israel has continued to rise.
Purim and Women's Rights
Purim: A Study Guide on Women's Issues; Women's Rights We encourage you to use these Jewish texts and study questions to consider our Jewish values that speak to the issue of women’s rights and how they relate to human rights in general.
Affliction Beyond Hunger
Affliction Beyond Hunger by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice In our city today, some of our neighbors are forced to work in order to receive their meager welfare benefits, which barely enable them to survive.
Thanksgiving and Hunger
ADDRESSING HUNGER As we sit down with our family and friends at the Thanksgiving table and offer thanks for the bounty that is ours, we often forget about the thousands of people in America, Canada and around the world who do not share our prosperity.
Thanksgiving and Interfaith Relations
Interfaith Relations Since coming to North America, the Jewish community has reached out to other religious groups in order to make Thanksgiving an inter-faith day of worship, dialogue, and celebration.
Thanksgiving and Native American Relations
Native American and Jewish Relations The legend of the Thanksgiving story is known by every American and is retold from generation to generation. Although the American Indians are a central part of the Thanksgiving lore, our relationship with Native Americans, or First Nations, is minimal.