AY Kids - Lesson 1 - Do Not Hold a Grudge
“I'm sorry, I was embarrassed to tell you I ripped your coat I borrowed and that’s what took me so long to return it to you,†she said. “I hope you’ll forgive me.â€
Lessons designed specifically with kids in mind!
Ideal for 8-12 year olds with an adult or teen group leader.
“I'm sorry, I was embarrassed to tell you I ripped your coat I borrowed and that’s what took me so long to return it to you,†she said. “I hope you’ll forgive me.â€
The Case Of The Stolen Bicycle I loved my brand new 10-speed bike, a shiny black Diamondback. I would ride around after school and visit my friends.
The Torah teaches us to not desire someone else's possessions. It says of a person who is envious ‘His entire life is pain, and he will never be happy' (Sota 9).
Our Torah tells us that we must not to take revenge, Vayikra 19:18.
When we visit the sick, attend to their needs and daven for their recovery, we fulfill both of the positive mitzvos of V'ahavta L'Rayacha Kamocha - ‘Love Your Fellow Jew as You Love Yourself' and Vehalachta Bidrachav - ‘You should walk in H
The Torah expects us to give people the benefit of the doubt, Pirkay Avos (1:6).
The Torah tells us, “Do not be a gossipmongerâ€, Vayikra 19:16, and “Do not accept a false reportâ€, Sh'mos 23:1.
Hurtful words are called “o'na'as d'varim,†and the Torah forbids us from speaking them.
The Torah teaches us that we are not allowed to embarrass another, Lo sonu eesh es a'mi'so - “Do not hurt a fellow Jew†(Vayikra 25:17).
The Torah teaches us to be happy with our lot. This mitzva is found in “The Code of Jewish Law—Shulchan Oruch, Orach Chaim" (230:5) which requires each of us to believe that everything HaShem does is for the very best.
There may be a new one that is full of old wine, and an old flask that doesn't even have new wine in it. We learn from here that we shouldn’t just look at the outside of a bottle, rather look deeper at the inside where we might find something valu