Jewish Values Page

Jewish Values Page

Jewish Values Page

Jewish Values, passed through text, custom and culture, teach Jewish people how to live, behave and treat the world and everything in it. Visit value's resource page to discover an exploration and explanation of these concepts created to increase educator understanding, lesson plans to teach that values and holidays to students, music, video and other resources to increase and deepen understanding.

VALUE

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

HEBREW

Act with Loving Kindness

Show your love through kind actions.

Be happy with what you have.

Think about other people’s wants and needs, and if you can help them, do!

Find the good things in your life and let those things make you feel happy.

Be Inclusive—Don’t Place a Stumbling Block

Every person is different and some people have special needs--we should be thoughtful and try to make sure to include everyone.

Be Sorry and Repent

When mistakes are made, tell the truth about it and try to help make it better.

Help your community grow by showing kindness and helping all people who share things in common with you.

Keep our world and the people, places, and things in it safe; reuse and recycle when you can.

Be brave and keep trying to meet your goals, even if it gets hard to do.

Be helpful and kind so that you can enjoy all the people in your life.

Learn from Everyone

Everyone has something to share, so listen to new ideas and learn every day.

Help the people in your world get along without fighting.

Protect Animals

Take care of all the world’s creatures by keeping the environment safe and remembering that all animals need food and shelter.

Take care of land, trees, plants, and animals, big and small.

Protect Your Body

Keep your body safe and healthy through good choices.

Try to make your world more fair, and help everyone get what they need to live a safe and healthy life.

Repair the World

Take care of the world--show how much you love it by helping to clean it and working toward fixing any problems you might find.

Use Nice Words/ Avoid Hurtful Speech

Use your words to help and be kind--if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all.

Help sick people feel better by visiting them or by sending them something special.

Welcome new people into your life. Help make new friends feel like they belong, and try to get to know them.

Treat people in a way that makes them feel cared for and important.

The study of Torah is central Judaism’s teachings guides us to be good people.

Freedom is a person’s ability to make their own choices, Jewish people celebrate freedom for all people.

Honor Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens are people who have been alive a long time and can have special experiences and knowledge. We should respect and honor them.

Connect Generations

Connect generations to link our history with that of the past and the future.

Importance of A Good Name

Our name represents our reputation, which is what people know and feel about us. We should build a good one through kind and thoughtful living.

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

We should treat people the way that we would want to be treated.

When someone else makes a mistake and then tries to correct it, listen to that person, try not to be angry, and give them a chance to be your friend.

Always try hard and do your best.

Love of (the People and land of) Israel

We should love the land and people of Israel.

Judaism places great importance on the transference of memory so that it may always be for a blessing.

Beautify (Hiddur) Mitzvah

Beautify the observances and celebrations within Jewish tradition.

Every person has great value and deserves to be treated with respect.

Honoring our parents is a sacred expression of our commitment and respect to G-d.

Give (Tzedakah)

Help those in need.

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