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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.
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.
Center Democracy at a Conference
The Council of American Jewish Museums dedicated their 2024 conference to democracy, organizing an array of speakers and workshops to teach about ways Jewish museums can promote civic engagement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bring Jewish Text Study Skills to Foundational American Texts
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation launched Daf America, a teaching resource to help clergy bring an American civics lens to the weekly Torah portion.
Create a Value-Centered Approach to Civics in Jewish Schools
The Brandeis School of San Francisco developed "The Mifgash Playbook" to encourage other schools to adopt best practices in values-centered civics education into their curricula and programs.