Living Jewish Values: All Volumes

Volume 1: Be Your Best Self

By Joysa Maben Winter and Mark H. Levine

Values: Individual Dignity (K’vod Habriyot), Returning to Your Best Self (Teshuvah), Personal Satisfaction (Sameach B’chelko), and Humility (Anavah)

Essential Questions: What does it mean to have personal dignity? Is it true that those who seek more than they need hinder themselves from enjoying what they have? How does humility help the world?

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Volume 2: Family Connections

By Mark H. Levine

Values: Gratitude (Hakarat Hatov), Family Harmony (Sh’lom Bayit), Truth (Emet), and Holiness (Kedushah)

Essential Questions: How do I show gratitude? What risks can we take for the sake of sh’lom bayit? How much is truth worth? What does it mean to find holiness?

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Volume 3: Be a Good Friend

By Aviva Werner

Values: Judging Favorably (Dan L’chaf Zechut), Friendship (Reyut), The Power of Speech (Koach Hadibur), and Courage (Ometz Lev)

Essential Questions: How can I be a good friend? How is gossip dangerous? What is peer pressure?

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Volume 4: Our Shared World

By Aviva Werner

Values: Community (Kehillah), Justice (Tzedek), Mutual Responsibility (Arevut), and Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam)

Essential Questions: How can I contribute to the kehillah? What is the difference between seeking justice and getting what you want? How do we show arevut to international Jewish communities? What tikkun olam can I do?

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