Bring Jewish ethics to life in your classroom with this meaningful and engaging Lesson Pack for 1.5.2d: Jewish Belief in Action. Carefully aligned to the WJEC Religious Studies 2025 specification, this lesson explores how Jewish beliefs are lived out through acts of kindness, social justice, and community engagement — making faith relevant, active, and inspiring for learners.
Learners Will Understand:
Jewish Beliefs and Teachings on Action and Responsibility
Gemilut Hasadim – acts of loving kindness that reflect God’s compassion
Pirkei Avot 1:2 (Mishnah):“The world stands on three things: Torah, service, and acts of loving kindness.”
Helping the poor and needy as a divine instruction
Deuteronomy 15:11:“There will always be poor people... therefore I command you to be openhanded...”
Tikkun Olam – repairing the world; a key concept in Jewish social responsibility, environmental care, and global justice
Faith in Action
Contemporary local and national examples of Jewish community work and activism and the work of charities
Mitzvah Day
An annual, international day of faith-based volunteering
How the aims and activities of Mitzvah Day reflect core Jewish beliefs, including:
Gemilut Hasadim (acts of kindness)
Tikkun Olam (social and environmental justice)
Communal responsibility and action without expectation of reward
Suitable for:
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies (from 2025)
KS4 Jewish ethics and PSHE crossover topics
Citizenship and interfaith understanding
Homework, revision, or enrichment sessions
Bring Jewish ethics to life in your classroom with this meaningful and engaging Lesson Pack for 1.5.2d: Jewish Belief in Action. Carefully aligned to the WJEC Religious Studies 2025 specification, this lesson explores how Jewish beliefs are lived out through acts of kindness, social justice, and community engagement — making faith relevant, active, and inspiring for learners.
Learners Will Understand:
Jewish Beliefs and Teachings on Action and Responsibility
Gemilut Hasadim – acts of loving kindness that reflect God’s compassion
Pirkei Avot 1:2 (Mishnah):“The world stands on three things: Torah, service, and acts of loving kindness.”
Helping the poor and needy as a divine instruction
Deuteronomy 15:11:“There will always be poor people... therefore I command you to be openhanded...”
Tikkun Olam – repairing the world; a key concept in Jewish social responsibility, environmental care, and global justice
Faith in Action
Contemporary local and national examples of Jewish community work and activism and the work of charities
Mitzvah Day
An annual, international day of faith-based volunteering
How the aims and activities of Mitzvah Day reflect core Jewish beliefs, including:
Gemilut Hasadim (acts of kindness)
Tikkun Olam (social and environmental justice)
Communal responsibility and action without expectation of reward
Suitable for:
WJEC GCSE Religious Studies (from 2025)
KS4 Jewish ethics and PSHE crossover topics
Citizenship and interfaith understanding
Homework, revision, or enrichment sessions
