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Publish a Booklet Connecting Judaism with Democracy

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association published a booklet entitled, "Democracy, Judaism, and the Vote: What You Need to Know," making the case for why American Jews must uphold democracy, and offering religious and secular resources to support this work.

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Help Youth Process Current Events

Facing History & Ourselves created a mini-lesson entitled, "Processing US Presidential Election Results." The lesson contains guidance for teachers on how to discuss upcoming elections with students, as well as a collection of activities to help students process their emotional responses to an election, find accurate information, and consider the impact of an election once the result are known.

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Thank Election Workers

Peninsula Jewish Community Center organized an event for members to write thank you cards to elections workers to share gratitude and support for their civil service.

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Host a Community-Wide Learning Series

Talmud Torah of St. Paul and The Mordecai Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood partnered to create a course entitled "Judaism in Partnership with Democracy," a 10-week virtual program exploring the ways in which Jewish tradition offers deep wisdom on how to live many of the values on which a vibrant liberal democracy depends.

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Make Civic Engagement Easy: Democracy Ballot

Repair the World, in partnership with the A More Perfect Union team, designed and released the Democracy Ballot, a menu of options to expand your civic engagement through service and education in support of free, fair, safe, and accessible elections in 2024 and beyond.

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Adopt the Jewish Guide to Talking Politics

Pardes and Limmud co-led a workshop entitled, “The Jewish Guide to Talking Politics.” Given the contentious US presidential election, they aimed to introduce participants to the basics of Mahloket L’shem Shamayim (arguments for the sake of heaven). Attendees explored what traditional Jewish texts have to say about what distinguishes constructive disagreement from destructive disagreement, and how to engage with opposing viewpoints and cultivate the skills necessary for difficult conversations.

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