Reform Judaism for Teachers module - Touro Synagogue

Applying Your Learning
Here are some suggestions for bringing your learning from this lesson back to your
classroom:
Repairing the World:
Tikkun Olam
Union for Reform Judaism-Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning
Younger Students Older Students
Develop a discussion about
what it means to repair the
world. Encourage students to
brainstorm ways that we can
individually as well as
collectively improve the world
in which we live.
Contributions Ask the students to create a
picture of how he/she wants to
make a difference. When
complete, combine all the
pictures together to form a
giant, communal “band‐aid”
that will hang on the wall for all
to see. Point out to the students
that the reason for combining
the illustrations is to show that
we are a community.
Invite participants to listen to
the song “L’takein” 10 , by Dan
Nichols. Ask participants to
brainstorm the ways in which
they think the Reform
Movement has tried to “repair
the world”? Write these on the
board or flip chart.
Split the group into three equal
parts and distribute
information relating to gender
equality, social action and
outreach. Encourage the
students to answer a set of
questions based on the
information in the lesson about
how each of these topics is
addressed by the Reform
Movement. Conclude with
why actions taken are
considered to be major
contributions of the
Movement.
Our Contribution Ask students to identify at least one improvement they would
like to make to the world in which we live. Emphasize the role of
contributing something new that has not been around before. If
time and resources allow, aid in helping students actually
develop an implementation plan for making their contribution.
10 L’takein (the Na Na song) by Dan Nichols, Eighteen and Rabbi Ron Klotz
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