This exercise, which can be used during the Passover Seder, invites participants to use Compassionate Listening to engage the “wicked” child in a new and different way. These skills can then be applied to our own difficult conversations. Click here to download…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Jewish Calendar, Pesach
There is nothing mysterious about why Purim has had such a compelling hold on the psyche of the Jewish people throughout the ages. The figure of the despotic ruler (or his surrogate) who seeks to destroy us has been all-too…
Critical Issues, Divrei Torah, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Jewish Calendar, Purim, Rodef Shalom
It’s not easy for an aspiring rodef shalom (pursuer of peace) to find a message of peace in the Hanukah story. In the view of the story enshrined in the “Al Hanissim” (“For the miracles”) prayer (inserted into the silent…
Jewish Calendar, Chanukah, Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Resources for 9Adar, Rodef Shalom
Here is a sample newsletter article for schools about 9Adar: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict for you to edit and use as you see fit. Please share with us your final article by sending a copy or link to 9Adar@pardes.org.il.
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Resources for 9Adar
Attached is a sample newsletter article about 9Adar: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict for you to edit and use as you see fit. Please share with us your final article by sending a copy or link to 9Adar@pardes.org.il.
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Resources for 9Adar
Rabbi Amy Eilberg, “Knowing the Soul of Your Enemy: Repairing Relationship through Tochacha – For school communities” (Parashat Mishpatim)
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, School Curriculum
The Pardes Rodef Shalom Communities Program is pleased to share, “Can we talk about this? Tochacha: A Study Guide for Constructive Communication”. The guide contains sources and reflection questions that focus on the mitzvah of tochacha, practicing tochacha, when to refrain…
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, Jewish Models for Conflict Resolution, High School, Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Middle School
Amidst the plethora of laws in Parashat Mishpatim, one had completely eluded my attention until I became involved in peace and conflict studies. The scenario may seem obscure, but the applications, I realized, are wide-ranging and profound. Exodus 23:5 If…
Critical Issues, Divrei Torah, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus)
Interactive Program on Mahloket L’shem Shamayim (Disagreement for the Sake of Heaven) – approximately 50 minutes 5 MINS: Study Mishnah Avot 5:17 on mahloket l’shem shamayim (disagreement for the sake of Heaven) 3 MINS: Watch this video 5 MINS: Discuss 5…
Critical Issues, Resources for 9Adar, 9Adar Curriculum, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution