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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Coins of Uniqueness: The World Was Created For Me and You One of the wonders (and puzzles) of creation is the statement that humans were created in the image of G-d. Some communities use an alternative version of our blessing, changing it to […]
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Day 3 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Who Spreads Forth the Earth Above the Waters We end this month’s gratitude journey in anticipation of Tu B’Shevat, which is celebrated next week. We open our eyes to the earth and waters, to everything that grows around us. What is our part […]
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Day 2 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Who Removes Sleep From My Eyes and Slumber From My Eyelids Today, Martin Luther King Day, we continue our gratitude journey as we recognize the gift of awakening and renewal, and the ability to open our eyes to others. How might our ability […]
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Day 1 | The Worlds Inside and Around You January | Shevat Who Has Created Me According to His Will Today we begin our gratitude journey by focusing on the belief that we were each created according to G-d’s will and in G-d’s image. How can we show gratitude towards the uniqueness of each person? […]
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January | Shevat, 17-19 January, 2021, Tu B’Shevat The Worlds Inside and Around You Explore your internal and external environments Over the coming three days, we invite you to examine your surroundings: the people, nature, and internal forces that give you strength. We will do this by exploring three blessings from the traditional daily morning […]
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Day 2 | Start to Notice. December | Tevet You Bring Light in the Darkness: Gratitude Cards “G-d saw that the light was good, and G-d separated the light from the darkness.” -Genesis 1:4 During this holiday of lights, we’d like to invite you to identify and recognize those who bring light to you and to […]
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Day 3 | Start to Notice. December | Tevet Express Appreciation Online Publicly acknowledge and show your appreciation to those who guide you and have helped you get to where you are today! Choose a mentor, a teacher, a parent, a guide, or a friend who helped you take some significant steps. Click here to […]
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Day 3 | Start to Notice. December | Tevet Who Directs the Steps of Humans We end this month’s gratitude journey by uncovering the paths and small steps that have gotten us to where we are today. Through attention to incremental steps – those taken and those not yet taken – how might we recognize […]
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December | Tevet, 13–15 December, 2020, Hanukkah Start to Notice See the unseen and notice the unnoticed To live a life grounded in Hakarat Hatov – gratitude – we must heighten our awareness and recognize that which surrounds us. This will be the first step in our six-month gratitude journey. Over the coming three days, […]
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Day 2 | Start to Notice. December | Tevet Who Gives the Rooster the Understanding to Distinguish Between Day and Night Today we continue our gratitude journey with celebrating our ability to differentiate and distinguish. How does sharpening distinctions help us notice more deeply? How might the ability to differentiate cultivate our ability to recognize […]