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Discussion Plan: What is the Meaning of “Blessing”? – LPS

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Discussion Plan: What is the Meaning of “Blessing”?

  1. Can people give blessings, or only God? If people can give them, do you think there is a difference between a blessing given by God and a blessing given by a person? Explain.
  2. Can you ‘give a blessing’ without blessing someone /something?
  3. Is there a difference being blessed and being a blessing?
  4. Could you ‘be a blessing’ if you had no effect on those around you?
In Verse 3 God says:

 וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה

And all the families of the earth

shall find blessing through you.

What do you think this means?

Discussion Plan: Consequences and Responsibility – PS

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Discussion Plan: Consequences and Responsibility

  1. If I give you permission to play ball outside the house and a ball goes through the window, who is responsible for the broken window?
  2. You loosen the wheel on the bike of someone intending to scare them, but they ended up getting hurt. Are you responsible for them being hurt?
  3. You help your friend with their homework. Are you responsible for their good grade?
  4. You introduce two people and they become friends. Are you responsible for their friendship?
  5. Your parents don’t give you permission to go to your friend’s sleepover party and your friend is angry with you. Are your parents responsible for the anger?

Discussion Plan: Consequences and Responsibility – MS, HS

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Discussion Plan: Consequences and Responsibility

  1. If I give you permission to play ball outside the house and a ball goes through the window, who is responsible for the broken window?
  2. You loosen the wheel on the bike of someone intending to scare them, but they ended up getting hurt. Are you responsible for them being hurt?
  3. You help your friend with their homework. Are you responsible for their good grade?
  4. You introduce two people and they become friends. Are you responsible for their friendship?
  5. Your parents don’t give you permission to go to your friend’s sleepover party and your friend is angry with you. Are your parents responsible for the anger?
  6. You know your friend is shoplifting but don’t say anything to anyone. Later, she gets caught and gets into trouble. Are you at all responsible?
  7. Your sister stays out after curfew . Your parents ask your opinion on what to do, but you tell them to do whatever they want. They ground her for a whole month. Are you responsible for her harsh treatment?
  8. You tell your parents that your brother has started smoking. They ask you to try to get him to stop. Are your parents living up to their responsibility?
  9. You give a beggar a dollar. They buy a lottery ticket and win. Are you responsible for them now being wealthy?
  10. Your friends ask to borrow some money. You think they are going to buy cigarettes. They do. If they get sick, are you responsible for their health?

Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to – LPS

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Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to

  1. When you run away, do your problems run with you?
  2. Is it possible to run away without leaving home?
  3. Is hiding from someone a kind of ‘running away’?
  4. If people know where you are going, are you still running away?
  5. If you are running away from something, are you always running to something else?
  6. Are there times when running to something, is always running away from something else? Can you give an example?
  7. If you run to your mother when she comes home from work, are you running from anything?
  8. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a sensible thing to do? (if so, what might they be?)
  9. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a brave thing to do? (if so, when might that be?)
  10. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be the wrong thing to do?

Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to – HS, A

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Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to

  1. When you run away, do your problems run with you?
  2. Is it possible to run away without leaving home?
  3. Is hiding from someone a kind of ‘running away’?
  4. If people know where you are going, are you still running away?
  5. Do we ever have a duty to run away?
  6. Can you ‘run away’ from where you are without moving at all?
  7. Can you ‘go toward’ something without moving at all?
  8. If you are running away from something, are you always running to something else?
  9. If you are running to something, are you always running away from something else?
  10. If you see a friend and run toward them, are you running from anything?
  11. If a parent sees their child and runs toward him/her, are they running from anything?
  12. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a sensible thing to do? (if so, what might they be?)
  13. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a brave thing to do? (if so, when might that be?)
  14. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be the wrong thing to do?
  15. Can someone else decide for you that you should run away, or is it only something you can decide for yourself? Why? Why not?

Discussion Plan: Establishing Something and Maintaining It – MS, HS, A

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Discussion Plan: Establishing Something and Maintaining It

Is there a difference between these things, if so, what is the difference?

  • Setting a rule that says “do not enter the room without knocking”
  • Remembering to keep the rule that says “do not enter the room without knocking”
  • Starting a friendship
  • Keeping that person as a friend
  • Earning a name for being fair
  • Remembering to always be fair
  • Keeping a name for being fair once you have it

What is the difference between…

  • Putting a sign on the door to show visitors that they shouldn’t enter without knocking.
  • Putting a sign on the door to remind visitors that they shouldn’t enter without knocking.
  • Putting a sign on the door to remind yourself that you shouldn’t let visitors in unless they have knocked on the door first.

When might you need to post each of these signs?

Discussion Plan: Starting Something and Keeping it Going – PS

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Discussion Plan: Starting Something and Keeping it Going

Is there a difference between these things, if so, what is the difference?

  • Setting a rule that says “do not enter the room without knocking”
  • Remembering to keep the rule that says “do not enter the room without knocking”
  • Starting a friendship
  • Keeping that person as a friend
  • Earning a name for being fair
  • Remembering to always be fair
  • Keeping a name for being fair once you have it

What is the difference between…

  • Putting a sign on the door to show visitors that they shouldn’t enter without knocking.
  • Putting a sign on the door to remind visitors that they shouldn’t enter without knocking.
  • Putting a sign on the door to remind yourself that you shouldn’t let visitors in unless they have knocked on the door first.

Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to – UPS, MS

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Discussion Plan: Running from, Running to

  1. When you run away, do your problems run with you?
  2. Is it possible to run away without leaving home?
  3. Is hiding from someone a kind of ‘running away’?
  4. If people know where you are going, are you still running away?
  5. Do we ever have a duty to run away?
  6. If you are running away from something, are you always running to something else?
  7. If you are running to something, are you always running away from something else?
  8. If you see a friend or child and run toward them, are you running from anything?
  9. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a sensible thing to do? (if so, what might they be?)
  10. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be a brave thing to do? (if so, when might that be?)
  11. Can you think of some circumstances when running away would be the wrong thing to do?
  12. Can someone else decide for you that you should run away, or is it only something you can decide for yourself? Why? Why not?

Discussion Plan: The connection between who we are and what we eat – UPS, MS, HS

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Discussion Plan: The connection between who we are and what we eat

  1. If a person likes rare or raw meat, do you think they are likely to be more aggressive than someone who likes their meat well done? Why / Why not?
  2. If a person likes sweet things, do you think they are likely to have a sweet nature? Why / why not?
  3. Is there such a thing as ‘comfort food’? What does this mean?
  4. Is there such a thing as “Junk food”? What does this mean and why do we eat it?
  5. Is there such a thing as “soul food”? What does this mean?
  6. Do you think that what you eat affects your health? If so, give some examples.
  7. Do you think that what you eat affects your mood? If so, give some examples.
  8. If you eat healthy food are you likely to be more healthy? Why / why not?
  9. In what ways is what we eat connected to our culture?
  10. Do you think that someone who eats according to the practices of their culture has a stronger cultural identity than someone who does not? Why/why not?

Discussion Plan: Deciding what we eat – LPS

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Discussion Plan: Deciding what we eat

  1. Is there any kind of food that you personally choose not to eat? Why?
  2. If there are foods you like to eat, why do you like them?
  3. If there are foods you don’t like to eat, why don’t you like them?
  4. Can the look of food make it more desirable or less desirable?
  5. Do you eat the same things now as you did when you were a baby?
  6. Do you think that what you eat affects your health?
  7. Do you think that what you eat affects your mood?
  8. Is there anything you can know about a person from looking at what they eat?
  9. Do you think that what you eat or don’t eat can make you a better person?