This week we began talking about our responsibility to care for everything GOD created. We talked about GOD commanding us to rule over everything and to also be a partner with GOD. Students were asked to identify ways they ruled over all living things, and how they were also servants. We talked about planting trees and flowers for our enjoyment, and our commitment to care for these living things once they are planted. We compared trees to the Torah, and students were asked to find ways to support the idea that the Torah was a Tree of Life. Students compared trees to people, as trees and people need the same things to live. Ultimately, our relationship with the trees is much like our relationship with the Torah. We can't live without the trees, trees can't live with people, and the the Jewish people cannot live without the Torah.
To bring our point a bit closer to home, we learned GOD intended for us to care for trees much like a parent cares for a child. We talked about what is expected of us as babies, and our responsibilities as children and young adults. Specifically, we learned that not everything we want is ours to do with as we please, and we often do things for the good of the greater community. Finally, after much debate, we learned that our roots are our family, and the values our family teaches us, help us build our relationship with GOD.
On Tuesday afternoon, our Values and Ethics rotation took this discussion in another direction, and we began to explore the differences between nature and nurture. We talked about the moral and ethical dilemmas we face in our everyday life. We had a lively discussion about laws to protect personal property and the laws created for the good of the community. Ultimately, we learned that GOD commands us to work on building a relationship with our community and with GOD, by doing mitzvot.
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