Goals:
To explore the various values, themes, and riutals of Tu B'Shvat.
To learn in a fun and creative way.
To encourage participants to work together in solving questions
Audience:
Ages 8 and up, adaptable for younger with different questions.
Good for intergenerational and adult program as well.
Duration:
Flexible, 15 - 30 minutes.
Materials:
Questions Sheet (attached)
2 Dry Erase Board & markers
Procedure:
1) Divide the Group into teams of approx 5 - 7 people. (traditionally, family fued is ...
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Goals:
To explore the various values, themes, and riutals of sukkot.
To learn in a fun and creative way.
To encourage participants to work together in solving questions
Audience:
Ages 8 and up, adaptable for younger with different questions.
Good for intergenerational and adult program as well.
Duration:
Flexible, 15 - 30 minutes.
Materials:
Questions Sheet (attached)
2 Dry Erase Board & markers
Procedure:
1) Divide the Group into teams of approx 5 - 7 people. (traditionally, family fued is played ...
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This is a 'responsibility', 'greening' activity.
Use this worksheet near the completion of a program, after participants have already explored why they should be more environmentally friendly.
This sheet is a great jumping off point for 'greening' your personal practice or your communities' practices.
Materials developed by Noam Dolgin, www.noamdolgin.com.
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A Tu B'Shvat Prayer for Creation
By Rabbi Warren G. Stone
Source of Creation and Life of the Universe, we gather together on Tu B'Shvat, as Jews of conscience, with a deep spiritual bond to your natural wonders, to affirm and preserve creation.
We are grateful for creation in all its majesty: the ever-flowing waters, the azure blue skies, the complex life of Earth's forests, the myriad of life forms--amoebae and falcon, black footed ferret and wild turkey, human being and soaring eagle. The life of all creatures and our own lives are One, ...
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The mission of the Hekhsher Tzedek Commission is to bring the Jewish commitment to ethics and social justice directly into the marketplace…and the home. The Commission’s seal of approval, the Magen Tzedek, will help assure consumers that kosher food products were produced in keeping with the highest possible Jewish ethical values and ideals for social justice in the area of labor concerns, animal welfare, environmental impact, consumer issues and corporate integrity.
The Magen Tzedek, the world’s first Jewish ethical certification seal, synthesi...
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Below you will find a extended list of Zionst quotations regarding relationship to the land of Israel, environmental conservation and econmic devlopment. Feel free to use them to begin a discussion on the relationship between Israelis, the goverment, and the land.
If you have otther quotes, please add them to the comments section below so we can create a comprensive source.
Materials developed by Noam Dolgin, www.noamdolgin.com.
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Use the climate impact predictions below to begin a discussion on the effects of climate change on Israel and how we can help to reduce the impacts through personal, communal and global action.
Materials developed by Noam Dolgin, www.noamdolgin.com.
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Below you will find an overview handout about Jerusalem's enviornmental challenges and possible solutions.
It was prepared in conjunction with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Jerusalem Branch.
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Below you will find a series of quotes from across time about Jerusalem and Jerusalem's environment.
Use in conjunction with an overview of Jerusalem's environmental challenges
Materials developed by Noam Dolgin, www.noamdolgin.com.
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This is the Judaism and Sustainability Unit from the Jewish Farm School Resource Manual. It covers texts on the creation story and Shabbat, the construction of the Mishkan, and the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. This is free to use for educational purposes with proper citation.
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By: Rabbi Lee Jay Lowenstein
On my first Outward Bound program, I had an experience which I have used as a Mashal to explain many different circumstances. One such circumstance includes the three weeks of mourning and the month of Av.
In the White Mountains, for close to four days, we had been hiking deep into the trail, when we came to a particular campsite that exhibited remarkable foliage growth. Despite no recent signs of deforestation or conflagration, the area was populated by an overabundance of tall ...
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By: Aviva Shinnar
The summer sun is upon us and although we may enjoy this season, Av 9 marks the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The fast on the 9th of Av is a culmination of a period known as the three weeks, beginning with the Fast of Tammuz on the 17th. During these weeks we deprive ourselves of certain pleasures in order to reflect on what caused the destruction of the Temple and the accompanying suffering. As we reflect on these past destructions, this can also be a time to think about current and future destruction of the environment.
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by Evonne Marzouk
With help from teachings from Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Aviva Shinnar.
The 9th of Av marks the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Next week we will begin our journey toward Tisha b’Av with a more minor fast – the 17th of Tammuz. This day begins the period known as the Three Weeks. During these weeks we deprive ourselves of certain pleasures in order to reflect on what caused the destruction of the Temple and the accompanying suffering.
I’d like to think a bit with you about the Three Weeks and what ...
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17th of Tammuz: Warning Signs Charades Game
A Program for Children Ages 8 - 12
Additional Material Needed: Charades Cards
This program is designed for upper elementary school or middle school children to be held either an activity in a youth minyan, a synagogue youth group, or in a summer camp.
The purpose of this activity is to have the children learn about the significance of the 17th of Tammuz as it relates to becoming aware of environmental warning signs all around us. The aim is for the children to heed these warning signs by ...
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17th of Tammuz: Warning Signs Scavenger Hunt
A Program for Children Ages 8 – 12
Additional Material Required: Scavenger Hunt Checklist (Download to the right)
This program is designed for upper elementary school or middle school children to be held either for families in shul on a Sunday, synagogue youth groups, or for summer camps.
The purpose of this activity is to have the children learn about the significance of the 17th of Tammuz as it relates to becoming aware of environmental warning signs all around us. The aim is ...
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