Values in Judaism by Springboard Chicago https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6 There are hundreds of other values, here are just a few of our favorites! en-us 2022-01-10 23:07:15 UTC 2025-10-27 16:43:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Achrayut (Responsibility) springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984911039 "He used to say: It is not your responsibility to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it. - Pirkei Avot 2"]]> 2022-01-10 23:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984911039 Brit (Partnership/ covenant) ברית springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984911943 Brit includes forging relationships and communities - meaningfully connecting ourselves to others by agreeing to shared commitments.

"Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, since Abraham is to become a great and populous nation and all the nations of the earth are to bless themselves by him? For I have singled him out, that he may instruct his children and his posterity to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is just and right, in order that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.” — Breishit (Genesis) 18:17-19 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984911943 Na'aseh V'nishmah (We will do and we will "hear"/ "understand") נעשה ונשמע springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984915222 Na'aseh V'nishmah includes taking an action without necessarily knowing why it's important or how it will work out, but trusting that it will lead to understanding.

 “All that the Lord has spoken we will do and we will hear” (understand) — Exodus 24:7 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984915222 Lech Lecha (Take yourself and go) לך לך springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984917005 Lech Lecha promotes living life as a journey, not a destination. Take action and move forward - toward a place you don't yet know, but will discover.

 “And G!d said to Abram, 'Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.'” — Breishit 12:1-2 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984917005 B'Tzelem Elohim (All people are made in the divine image) בצלם אלקים springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984918460 B'Tzelem Elohim requires us to protect the life of every person, and ensure dignity and justice for all people.

 And G!d said: "Let us make Adam in our image, after our likeness; and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." And God created Adam in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. —Breishit (Genesis) 1:26-27 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984918460 Elu V'Elu (Both these and those) אלו ואלו springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984919898 Elu V'Elu includes recognizing that there are multiple sides of an issue, being open to hearing views that are not your own, and grappling with the complexities of life.

“The teachings of both are the words of the living G!d, but the law is in agreement with the school of Hillel.” — Talmud Bavli, Eruvin 13b 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984919898 Shevirah (Brokenness) שבירה springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984923247 Shevirah makes room for both the joys and sorrows of life, and acknowledges that we are shaped by our struggles and losses as much as by our victories. In order to be whole, one must also experience brokenness. 

“The tablets as well as the broken pieces of the tablets were placed in the Ark.” — Babylonian Talmud Bava Batra 14b 

“There is nothing more whole than a broken heart” — Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787-1859) 

“If you believe that it is possible to break, believe that it is possible to repair.” —Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, (1772-1810) 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984923247 Simcha (Joy) שמחה springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984924586 Simcha encourages us to balance striving to repair the world with humor and a sense of contentment with what life provides.

 “It is a great mitzvah to always be in a state of joy.” — Rabbi Nachman of Breslov 

“Who is rich? Those who rejoice in their own lot.” — Avot 4:1 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984924586 Shabbat (Day of rest) שבת springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984926494 Shabbat strives that we carve out time for rest and reflection, truly separating ourselves from the never-ending drumbeat of life.

 “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. . . . For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” — Shemot (Exodus) 20:7-10 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984926494 Teshuvah (Return) תשובה springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984928193 Teshuvah recognizes that humans often fail to live up to our best selves, and demands and honors learning from our mistakes. Change is always possible. 

 “The matter then depends upon me alone!” — Babylonian Talmud, Avoda Zara 17a 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984928193 Israel (Wrestling with G!d) ישראל springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984930126 Israel includes asking questions - of ourselves and of others, about why and how things are the way they are. Even in the face of great power the approach is not to bow down but to engage, and struggle for deeper understanding.

"Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he wrenched Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that the socket of his hip was strained as he wrestled with him." - Genesis 32:25-26 
]]> 2022-01-10 23:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1984930126 Zachor (Remembering) זכור springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986474681 The concept of zachor is linked to a variety of values within Judaism, including L’dor V’dor, remembering generations. We must remember our past story and learn from all that our ancestors experienced.

In Deuteronomy 25:17-19, right after the Israelites left Egypt, the Amalekites attacked the most vulnerable in the camp. And because of this, G!d commands: “you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!” 
]]> 2022-01-11 16:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986474681 Hochma (Wisdom) springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986475063 The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Who is wise? The one who learns from every person.
(Pirkei Avot 4:1)
]]> 2022-01-11 16:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986475063 Ahava (Love) אַהֲבָה springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986476228 Love begins with first loving ourselves. We must love and accept our whole selves, and in doing so create the capacity for extending that love and acceptance to others.

"And you shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Leviticus 19:18

“And you shall love G!d with all of your heart, all of your soul, and all of you might.” - Deuteronomy 6:5

Do not take revenge and do not bear a grudge against the members of your people, and you shall love your fellow as you love yourself; I am G!d.
(Leviticus 19:18)
]]> 2022-01-11 16:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986476228 Kavod (Respect/ Honor) כבוד springboard1 https://padlet.com/springboard1/b9qlugmjrm0gp3q6/wish/1986532206 Kavod is a feeling of regard for the rights, dignity, feelings, wishes, and abilities of others. Judaism teaches us to treat ourselves and others with respect; even the stranger is to be treated with respect. 

"Honor your father and your mother, as G!d commanded you, that you may long endure, and that you may fare well, in the land that the LORD your G!d is assigning to you." - Deuteronomy 5:16
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