Tikkun Olam (Private-Religious)
Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Subjects:
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Keywords:
Focus Question
Focus Question: How can small acts of kindness help “fix” big social problems in my home, school, and/or community?
Unit Overview
The purpose of this unit is to provide practical insight into the dilemmas of creation, an examination of theoretical social areas needing improvement and presenting solutions in those areas utilizing tikkun olam.
Service Experience
Each learner will be involved in the service project as planned by his/her group and provide the required reflections upon the completion of the assigned project.
Lessons in This Unit
Unit:
Tikkun Olam (Private-Religious)
Lesson 1 of 3
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is to identify the essence of an imperfect world and the rationale for why the world needs improvement.
Learners will identify, define, and demonstrate an understanding of the Hebrew phrase tikkun olam from a moral and religious standpoint.
Having gained an understanding of the need for the world to be fixed, the learners will now identify specific social problems and create projects and programs to help fix them.