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Letting GoThis source sheet was designed to stimulate meaningful conversation for college students or adults.
Confronting the Inner AdversaryAaron Lerner•1608 Views•August 25, 2020•Teshuvah,Theology,Sin,Yetzer Hatov,Yom Kippur,Yetzer Hara,Good,Evil,Middot,Repentance
Coronavirus Surveillance vs. PrivacyPrivacy seems to be highly valued with a few exceptions
Privacy in the Internet AgePrivacy seems to be highly valued with a few exceptions
Moral Decisions in a Complex WorldAaron Lerner•1644 Views•September 16, 2019•High Holidays,Rosh Hashanah,Vegetarianism,Adam,Food,Yom Kippur,Creation,Animals,Morality,Ethics
Take Utmost Care: Mental HealthAaron Lerner•2388 Views•October 3, 2019•Yom Kippur,High Holidays,Anxiety,Health,Body,Stress,Mental Health,Vidui,Lonliness,Education
Leadership in the TalmudWhich is more important, knowledge or disruption?
The Source(s) of our Character The Yetzer haRa and the Yetzer haTovAaron Lerner•3233 Views•September 1, 2015•Good,Middot,Teshuvah,Sin,Yetzer Hatov,Yom Kippur,Evil,Yetzer Hara,Theology,Repentance
Judaism and Homosexuality Orthodox, Conservative and Reform sourcesAaron Lerner•10795 Views•November 18, 2015•Tolerance,Creation,Homosexuality,Parashat Kedoshim,Law,God,Adam,Sexuality,Marriage
Why do bad things happen to good people?Why do bad things happen to good people? For that matter, why does anything happen at all? Is there continuous cause and effect? Hasgacha p'ratit? In part this source sheet is inspired by Theodicy Part 2 here: https://kmtt.libsyn.com/category/Theology
Aaron Lerner•2117 Views•June 29, 2018•Hashgacha P'ratit,Teshuvah,Yom Kippur,Mazal,Tzadik V'ra Lo,Theodicy
Wedding Tisch SongsAssorted wedding songs for a fun tisch. Hebrew, transliterated and translated.
Diverse LeadershipAs we wrap up the construction of the mishkan and the book of Exodus, the Torah seems to go out of its way to emphasize that everyone was included in the project. Men, women, rich, poor, artists, priests, heads of the nation, women who simply knew how to sew. Even two "male interior designers".
The participants are decidedly distinct, but each one has a unique, essential, role. The only ones who get "called out" are the wealthy princes who don't come forward as quickly and generously as they should have.
The sheet ends with a guide to lay leadership.
Aaron Lerner•1396 Views•March 8, 2019•Individuals,Leadership,Philanthropy,Art,Tzedakah,Moses,Tabernacle,Community
LeadershipText about leadership, appropriate for use with high school and above students, lay leaders, boards.
Did we all leave Egypt?Could it be that 80% or more of the Israelites didn't leave Egypt? Why not? What does this say about Diaspora Jewish communities more generally?
Aaron Lerner•2171 Views•September 30, 2018•Violence,Diaspora,Ethics,Exodus,Death,Mourning,Plague of Darkness
Is God Involved?Why do bad things happen to good people? For that matter, why does anything happen at all? Is there cause and effect? Hasgacha p'ratit? In part this source sheet is inspired by Theodicy Part 2 here: https://kmtt.libsyn.com/category/Theology
Truth or Peace?Does the tradition prioritize Truth or Peace? If you have to choose between the two, which one wins? Are there times that the winner here (Peace) could nevertheless be overcome by the need for Truth?
TeshuvaChaim Seidler-Feller•1651 Views•August 15, 2019•High Holidays,Yom Kippur,Rosh HaShanah,Sin,Teshuvah,Rambam
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