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Learners will identify, define, and demonstrate an understanding of the Hebrew phrase tikkun olam from a moral and religious standpoint.
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9
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Having gained an understanding of the need for the world to be fixed, the learners will now identify specific social problems and create projects and programs to help fix them.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners will review the tolerance skills/characteristics necessary to discern and promote tolerance. They will also identify situations that call for tolerance in their daily lives.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is to identify the essence of an imperfect world and the rationale for why the world needs improvement.
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3
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Rosa Parks’s acts of philanthropy brought a community of people together for the common good and resulted in major social change in her community and in the nation. Young people identify the relationship between individual rights, justice, equality, and community responsibility.
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
Youth research the work of young people who have influenced society through their philanthropic actions, especially working for the principles of justice to promote civil society.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Learners gain awareness of the attributes of justice, equity, and anti-racism in a civil society as they search for examples in political cartoons. They create cartoons illustrating an aspect of civil society, and write a paragraph of explanation about their cartoon.
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Language Arts
Media / Technology
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
In this unit, leaners define the meaning of fairness and compare and contrast it with the meaning of justice and equitable treatment. We explore the fair use of copyrighted music.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
Students explore a Jewish perspective on the relationship between humans and their environment. They study and model Adam’s role of caretaker in the Garden of Eden. This unit demonstrates to students that environmental concern is inherent to the Jewish value system.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Science
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
Young people gain understanding of philanthropists and environmentalists through literature and research. They choose one environmental issue to research and think about its link to philanthropy, the environment, and active citizenship.
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Language Arts
Media / Technology
Philanthropy
Science
Social Studies
Arts Education