The Great Balancing Act: A High School Ethics Curriculum [With Teacher's Guide]

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The latest addition to the highly acclaimed URJ Ethics Curriculum, "The Great Balancing Act" takes age-old ideas and places them within a thoroughly modern context for high school students. The be a Jewish adolescent is to encounter an array of choices. You are growing-up. You are . You are becoming an independent adult. You are beginning to develop your own conception of Judaism and what it means to live the life of a true mensch. "The Great Balancing Act" uses texts from the Torah and Talmud in presenting issues that relate to you; like those having to do with parents, school, and friendship. It is brimming with ideas, activities, questionnaires, and resources-all of it designed to help you explore where you stand in terms of living ethically. It will help guide you as you continue to establish yourself as a Jewish adult. - Find exciting, interactive activities. - Participate in provactive discussions. - Learn from ancient and modern texts.

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