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Lesson plans, discussion guides, and printable materials to help educators and parents teach Tzedakah with depth and clarity.
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Rabbeinu Bahya on the Sin of Sodom: Tzedakah as a Moral Imperative
What happens when a society outlaws compassion?
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Lighting the Way to Geulah: Tzedakah, Chesed, and the Inner Light of Chanukah
How acts of giving ignite inner light and draw redemption closer.
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DIY Tzedakah Box for Kids and Lesson Plan: Daily Giving is Fun
This hands-on early childhood lesson introduces young children to the daily practice of giving tzedakah. Through storytelling, discussion, and a creative Tzedakah box activity, students learn the importance of helping those in need and how small, consistent acts of kindness make a big difference. In this 30–45 minute lesson, children decorate their own Tzedakah box and practice giving a coin each day, building habits of generosity and empathy from an early age.
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Tzedakah is Justice, Not Just Charity
Discover how Jewish tradition turns giving into a force for fairness and change.
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Tzedakah and Family Dignity in Ketubot 48a
Tzedakah and Family Dignity in Ketubot 48a
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Two Smiles: Learning How Tzedakah Makes Everyone Feel
Discover how helping others can make everyone feel happy.
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The Great Divine Reward for Tzedakah
What happens when someone gives their last coin? Find out in this lesson!
View lesson →Lending to Hashem—Vayikra Rabbah37:2
A lesson exploring the Midrash in Vayikra Rabbah 37:2 about lending to Hashem through acts of tzedakah.
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Maot Chitim: A Lesson on Community and Charity for Passover
Discover how helping others is part of preparing for Passover.
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Introduction to Tzedakah: Little Hands, Big Hearts
Coins, toys, and kindness — learn how even little acts of giving make a big difference!
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Sharing the Joy of Our Sukkah: Learning from the Ushpizin
Learn how giving and welcoming guests make our sukkah a place of joy and kindness!
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Anonymous Giving and Dignity: A Lesson from Mishnah Shekalim 5:6
What if the best kind of giving… is the kind no one knows about? Explore anonymous kindness in the Beit HaMikdash!
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