“Let Our People Go”: The Power of Being an Upstander

This resource unpacks the value of Inclusivity.

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Create a mobile to articulate and deal with the feelings that may be swirling in this moment

When our common vocabulary no longer holds, what possibilities — and responsibilities — emerge for those tasked with teaching, guiding and shaping meaning?

“People don’t feel safe saying what they think in their workplaces,” said an official at M², The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education. Read the full article in JTA.

In its first-ever ‘Hope Study,' the education group expected to come away buoyed by the results, which were instead ‘a reckoning’ –– Read the full article in eJewishPhilanthropy >

In today’s polarized climate, it often feels easier to say nothing than to risk saying something that could be seen as divisive or controversial. But that silence comes at a cost.

Through exploring the value of gratitude at a community event, learners will develop new insights that support their ability to cultivate gratitude at times when it might feel challenging to be grateful.

By exploring the value of awe, especially how awe might inspire fear yet also feelings of joy and love, learners will have an opportunity to identify how to increase the awe they feel in their lives.

Through exploring the value of practicing wonder, particularly in our fast-paced, sometimes tedious, and goal-oriented world, learners will develop new insights that support their ability to slow down and experience a sense of connection to themselves, others and nature no matter where they find themselves.