Hunger
Addressing Hunger Together
Thanksgiving is often a time of indulgent eating for many. This Thanksgiving consider taking a look at food injustices in our society and the impact of food insecurity on those who experience it.
“Millions of people are living in hunger in the United States of America. For every given or chosen family that gathers around Thanksgiving dinner tonight, there are many who approach another meal with anxiety and hopelessness.” When expressing gratitude for what you have this holiday season, consider those in your community and across the country who might not experience abundance or even certainty around the source of their next meal. This Turn the Tables Thanksgiving guide discusses the root causes of hunger, who is impacted, and ways to address it.
General Facilitation Tips
Facilitating vulnerable conversations requires practice. Here are some tips to create a brave space in which valuable discussion can take place.
To be a facilitator, you do not need to be the expert in the room, but you do need to make space for folks to feel comfortable to share. This resource provides you with tips and guidance on facilitation; from framing, during the conversation, and how to respond when challenging situations arise.
Racial Justice
Guide to Respectful Conversations
This guide provides tools to utilize when facilitating a space for difficult conversations surrounding identity.
“The first step in speaking about race and racism, and recognizing how it plays a role in our own lives and communities, is to talk about it openly and honestly.” In this resource you will find tips and tricks for facilitating difficult conversations. Whether you are discussing racial justice, or other potentially uncomfortable conversations surrounding class, gender, etc., you can utilize this resource to set ground rules and be aware of the vulnerability in which you and your participants are sharing.
Homelessness
A Sukkot Guide to Houselessness
How are Communities of Color and other vulnerable groups impacted by houselessness in America?
“Over the next four years the current Pandemic Recession is projected to cause chronic houselessness to increase 49 percent in the United States. Houselessness among working-age adults caused by the current recession is projected to peak in 2023, adding 603,000 working-age adults to those already without a place of their own to sleep in the United States.” Through this Sukkot guide, explore how various communities are being impacted by the current housing crisis and the systems in place which have led to the staggering statistics we see today.
Sustainability
The Far-Reaching Power of Loving-Kindness
At the heart of Jewish tradition is the importance of acts of loving-kindness. What is meant by loving-kindness? It means going beyond what is strictly required; and performing acts of compassion, generosity, and goodwill toward others, especially those in need.
We are given examples in our tradition of acts of loving-kindness, such as visiting the sick, comforting mourners, welcoming guests, helping the needy, and offering support to those going through difficult times. The rabbis go as far as to say that this is actually superior to, say, charity. We are going to now take a look at a few texts that talk about the impact our actions have on the world around us.
This guide was created by Repair the World in response to the LA Wildfires.
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Role of Love in Service
What does love have to do with social justice and service? Dive deeper into the connections in this resource.
Role of Love in Service
What does love have to do with social justice and service? Dive deeper into the connections in this resource.
The great Jewish sage, Rabbi Akiva, writes that the fundamental principle of the Torah is “Love your fellow as yourself.” Through three case studies, dive deeper into the connections between love and service in your community, explore showing love and humility to people of various backgrounds and identities, and consider what love for others means to you.
Racial Justice Service Learning
What role can service learning play in the creation of a more just and equitable world? What action and learning must we participate in to help in such a process?
Racial Justice
Racial Justice Service Learning
What role can service learning play in the creation of a more just and equitable world? What action and learning must we participate in to help in such a process?
Jewish tradition teaches that the first human was created from dust of the four corners of the world in order for one to not be able to tell an individual to go back from where they came. Oppression and disenfranchisement exist in our society today and how can we combat systemic injustices through moments of learning? This comparative text study explores our relationship to those in our community that come from different backgrounds, and envisions a world of unity through service.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 12-15)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 12-15 year olds in their service journey.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 12-15)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 12-15 year olds in their service journey.
This guide is intended for parents who would like to serve as a family and offers tools to curate this experience. Through seven units , learn alongside your teens and pre-teens about how to serve meaningfully in your community, explore your relationship to service, and the Jewish values that may inform your path.
Repair the World gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education (PELIE) and the Isaac and Carol Auerbach Family Foundation for their flagship role in the creation of the Family Volunteering Initiative and the production of this manual.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 8-11)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 8-11 year olds in their service journey.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 8-11)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 8-11 year olds in their service journey.
This guide is intended for parents who would like to engage in service with their family and offers tools to curate the experience. Through seven units of this toolkit, learn alongside your children about how to serve meaningfully in your community, explore your relationship to service, and the Jewish values that may inform your path.
Repair the World gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education (PELIE) and the Isaac and Carol Auerbach Family Foundation for their flagship role in the creation of the Family Volunteering Initiative and the production of this manual.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 5-7)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 5-7 year olds in their service journey.
Nurturing a Lifetime of Volunteering: A Toolkit for Families Volunteering Together (ages 5-7)
This toolkit serves as guiding learning and reflections for families of 5-7 year olds in their service journey.
This guide is intended for parents wanting to embrace volunteerism within their family unit and offers tools to create this experience. Through seven units, learn alongside your children about how to serve meaningfully in your community, explore your relationship to service, and the Jewish values that might inform your path.
Repair the World gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education (PELIE) and the Isaac and Carol Auerbach Family Foundation for their flagship role in the creation of the Family Volunteering Initiative and the production of this manual.
We Plant Seeds Curriculum
You have begun your journey into Jewish service-learning, where do you start with your participants? There’s a curriculum for that!
We Plant Seeds Curriculum
You have begun your journey into Jewish service-learning, where do you start with your participants? There’s a curriculum for that!
Volunteering emphasizes external social change; JSL emphasizes internal, as well as external, social change. Through fifteen pre-designed modules, orient participants to key components and values worth understanding prior to embarking on your service journey. Concepts such as service-learning as social change, relationship, global exploration, reflection and more are discussed throughout these modules. This curriculum is intended to be utilized as an educational resource for those creating a Jewish service-learning community.
“We Plant Seeds” was made possible in part by funds granted by The Covenant Foundation, we are grateful to Dr. Beth Cousens for her research and authorship of We Plant Seeds.
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Dive deeper into Repair the World’s collections of resources that encompass the intersection of service and learning, rooted in Jewish wisdom.