What Does it Mean to be Grateful?

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What makes you feel grateful? When do you truly experience gratitude, when do you have to remind yourself to be grateful, and when do you force yourself to feel grateful or express thanks for something you have received? These texts represent a Jewish journey towards understanding the different forces and feelings that cause us to offer thanks.

 

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Topic
  • Secular Holidays
  • Jewish Tradition
  • Gratitude
Grades
  • 6 - 7
  • 8 - 12
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Family Engagement
  • Teen Engagement

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Thanksgiving on Sefaria

A collection of sheets on the topic of gratitude and thanking.

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