{"product_id":"9780874419191-todays-hot-topics","title":"Today's Hot Topics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewish values can help us teach and navigate the challenges of our current age. Whether those issues are digital, medical, social, or ethical, Today’s Hot Topics encourages students, teachers, and families to explore the issues of the day and develop their own opinions informed by Jewish values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter of Today’s Hot Topics includes a complete package of resources that will help you lead a discussion about a Hot Topic with your students:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn article that includes stories and anecdotes, and explores the issue from multiple perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA source sheet of relevant Jewish texts that speak to the Hot Topic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lesson plan that takes you step-by-step through strategies for presenting the Hot Topic to a group of students; includes essential questions, objectives, and accompanying activities across multiple disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA glossary of Jewish values that indicates which lessons they connect to \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why Teach Hot Topics?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE DIGITAL WORLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   1.What Should I Tweet?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   2.Can I Download Music for Free? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEALTH AND MEDICINE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   3.Should Medical Marijuana be Legal?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   4.Should the Minimum Drinking Age be Lower?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   5.The Vaccine Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOCIAL ISSUES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   6.Homosexuality and the Jewish Community\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   7.Body Image: What is Real Beauty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   8.Racism: Police and the Community\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISRAEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   9.How and when may I criticize Israel?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   10. Whose Kotel is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePOLITICAL ISSUES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   11. Elections: How Should We Choose our Leaders?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   12. What Should We do about Guns?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   13. The Iran Deal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPORTS ETHICS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   14. Should Football be Safer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   15. Is the Final Four Fair? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFOOD ETHICS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   16. What is Ethical Kashrut?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   17. Is it OK to Eat Meat?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGLOSSARY OF JEWISH VALUES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55420702753142,"sku":"9780874419191","price":28.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27696406.jpg?v=1742884395","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780874419191-todays-hot-topics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}