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Day 2 | Recognize Human Need January | Adar Following Our Heart Leaders What would it look like to do a “startling” amount of kindness? As Rabbi Shai Held of Hadar shares in his talk below, our world is in desperate need of “heart leaders.” Can our gratitude motivate us to act with more kindness […]

Dress for Success: A Paper Doll Gratitude Game

Day 2 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar   Perfect for Kids Dress for Success: A Paper Doll Gratitude Game The clothing we wear can serve different purposes and functions. The most basic, practical function is to clothe our body in a way that is appropriate to the weather or activity we currently face. […]

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Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Ruth Bader Ginsberg & Standing Up for Women Ruth Bader Ginsberg z’’l took unprecedented action for women’s rights during her career, particularly during her tenure as a United States Supreme Court Justice. She left an incredible legacy, fighting against gender discrimination and acting from her own […]

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Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar The Courage to Act At momentous points in our life, we must follow our inner convictions and be willing to take critical risks and stand up for others. Sometimes they are grand, while at other times they are more measured.  The courage to act comes as […]

Nahafoch Hu: An Adar Calendar of Standing Up

Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Perfect for Kids Nahafoch Hu: An Adar Calendar of Standing Up  “…בַּיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׂבְּר֜וּ אֹיְבֵ֤י הַיְּהוּדִים֙ לִשְׁל֣וֹט בָּהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלְט֧וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים הֵ֖מָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם:” (אסתר ט,א) “…the very day on which the enemies of the Jews had expected to get them in their power, the […]

Unbending All of Us

Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Perfect for Kids Unbending All of Us The foremost example of hospitality in the Torah is that of Abraham and Sarah welcoming strangers to their home, which we can understand as an act of service to their community. While so many of us are grateful to […]

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Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Watering Our Tzedek Gardens When we speak of straightening the bent, who do we mean? In this video and activity, Jordan Daniels from The Hive at Leichtag Commons helps us interpret “the bent” as those who are sidelined and marginalized in our societies: women, LGBTQ+ folks, […]

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Day 1 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Strengthening Gratitude Cards “Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, King of the Universe, Who straightens the bent.”  As we approach the holiday of Purim, we’d like to invite you to send a card of gratitude to those who have helped, straightened, or lifted up you or […]

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Day 3 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Who Has Provided Me With All My Needs We end this month’s gratitude journey in anticipation of Purim, which is celebrated in two weeks. We explore how we can come together in celebration by balancing our needs with those of others. Do we have all that […]

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Day 2 | Recognize Human Need February | Adar Who Clothes the Naked Today, we continue our gratitude journey by paying attention to the role that abundance and scarcity play in and around our lives, and particularly the basic need of clothing and what it represents. What provides us with a sense of safety?In what […]