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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Hashkiveinu, a Prayer for Sleep One of the prayers that follows the daily evening recital of the Shema is Hashkiveinu. In this blessing we ask G-d to serve as a guide and shelter during the upcoming night and praise G-d for watching over […]
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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Bringing People In Each morning when we wake up, today’s blessing reminds us to be grateful for the opportunity to open our eyes and live another day. When we use our eyes to look out, it’s easy to see those who are physically […]
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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Individual Gratitude, Communal Responsibility Today is the 26th annual MLK Day of Service. Dr. King’s moral leadership continues to resonate today on topics of racial justice and poverty. His legacy of action and learning, organizing and advocacy, and love for humankind lives on […]
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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Sleeping and Waking: A Lived Text Exploration In this activity we explore the human activities of sleeping and waking, of both body and soul, first by studying Jewish texts and then by living them. From both the studied and lived experiences, we improve […]
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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Modeh Ani Gratitude Journal According to Jewish tradition, the first words to be uttered upon waking in the morning are a short prayer of gratitude, which begins with: Modeh/Modah Ani, ‘Grateful I am.’ It is not only a prayer of gratitude for waking […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Engaging with Others: Conflict Resolution We are grateful for each living being created according to G-d’s will, and we can recognize the uniqueness in each person. But what happens when we come into conflict with others, who are also special and created in […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Qualities Bingo: A Game of Appreciation Play a game that enables you to recognize and share the qualities of those dear to you and enables them to notice yours. In this simple game of bingo, all you have to do is match up […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat People First Blessing G-d for creating us according to His will reminds us that each and every person has been created in the image of G-d, and therefore should be treated with the same amount of kindness and welcomed into the community. For […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Being Divine What does it mean to be created in the image of G-d? What makes humans special, different than the rest of creation? What gives humans their essence? In this source sheet, we will explore a number of possible Jewish answers to […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Created According to G-d’s Will or Created in G-d’s Image? בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱ-לֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשַֽׂנִי כִּרְצוֹנוֹ. Blessed are You, our G-d, Ruler of the Universe, Who made me according to Your will. What a gift it is for G-d to have […]