Appendix C:

YOUTH GROUP TZEDAKAH PROGRESSIVE DINNER

This is a sample write-up for a youth group tzedakah program and can be adapted to multiple informal educational contexts. The point is that tzedakah is a valuable and easily programmed topic for informal settings.

In this progressive dinner program, participants will eat dinner in stages, traveling progressively from one course to the next, while learning about tzedakah.

Goals:

1. To teach youth group members about the Jewish commitment to tzedakah.

2. To give youth group members an opportunity to engage in hands-on tzedakah.

Objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

1. List the eight levels of the Rambam's Ladder of Tzedakah in order and be able to explain the rationale behind the order.

2. Explain the work of various organizations engaged in social justice work, including: UNICEF, Mazon, CARE, Oxfam, Hebrew Free Loan Society, Habitat for Humanity, United Negro College Fund, and Wardrobe for Opportunity.

3. Engage in direct tzedakah by making sandwiches for the homeless.

4. Discuss reasons both in favor of and against giving money to beggars on the street.

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