Jewish Values in Exodus: If I Could Ask Miriam
Chapter 1
Shifrah and Puah: About the midwives
Video: Anti-Bullying / Israel
Video: Israeli president speaks about racism
Chapter 2
More Information for Values In Action:
· Mark Zuckerberg
· Drake
· Sarah Silverman
· Scarlett Johansson
· List of Jewish leaders
About the Midrash
Chapter 3
Video: Let My People Go.
About the spiritual: Go Down Moses
Articles about the freedom music that is shared by both the Jewish and African American communities:
· The Forward
· The Jewish Journal
· Encyclopedia.com
More Information for Values In Action:
· Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
· Ruth Bader Ginsburg
· Rabbi Jill Jacobs
· Natan Sharansky,
· Stav Shaffir
Chapter 4
Video: Debbie Friedman’s “Miriam’s Song”
Why it is important to be thankful, and how it can help people feel happier.
Video: 100 Blessings
Article: 100 Blessings
About the Talmud
Insights into the questions raised in the exercise, “Rabbi’s Corner”.
Practicing gratitude in our daily lives
Chapter 5
Insights into what it means to be God’s chosen people:
· The language used in the Bible and Jewish prayers regarding the Jewish people’s special relationship with God and what it means.
· Discussion of the historical development of the idea of the chosen people.
· Article by Rabbi Alan Lurie: An explanation of why being God’s chosen people does not mean the Jews are superior to others.
· Article by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: On what it means to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
· Article by Rabbi Jill Jacobs: About Israelites committing, “We will do” before the Israelites know what they are committing to doing.
The 10 commandments:
· As statements rather than commandments
· The relevance of the Ten Commandments
· Different versions of the Ten Commandments.
Chapter 6
Insights on how forgiveness can benefit the person forgiving
About Rwanda following the 1994 genocide
About South Africa following apartheid
About Maimonides
The Groning Case:
· The case of Oscar Groning
· The story of how one Auschwitz survivor embraced and forgave Groning
· Discussion of whether there are some people who should not be forgiven
Chapter 7
On the benefits of giving
