Jane Addams addressed social problems by participating constructively in her community and establishing a settlement house in Chicago. Students examine how present-day needs can be addressed. This lesson fits into units on urban growth, industrialization, immigration, and women's history.
Learners explore and share their attitudes about diversity and issues of justice and kindness. The learners brainstorm ways that they can promote the common good by working to eliminate stereotyping, intolerance, discrimination, and prejudice.
Using traditional Jewish texts as a basis, students learn the importance of taking care of the environment.
Learners will define the term tolerance and examine their reactions to given social situations that call for tolerance. They will examine the ethical foundations of tolerance from the Torah and understand what it means in both the religious and social context.
Using traditional Jewish texts as a basis, students learn about the concept of Tzedakah (charity), a fundamental concept of Judaism. It engages students not only in learning, but through performing acts of charity.
Learners examine the statistics of voter turnout in the Federal Elections and from these statistics the learners draw some comparative conclusions.
This unit focuses on the texts that deal with the creation of humanity, b’tzelem elohim (in the Divine image) and the commandment to love one’s neighbor as oneself.
We are commanded to care for all the works of Creation. Two traditional texts teach how we are to use our power in the worldthrough the work of two individuals: One offers a model of caring for those over whom we have economic power and the other, a model of caring for the physical environment.