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Sample Syllabi

The Just Curriculum is designed to be flexible – teachers and educators should feel free to use it with a variety of both age groups and class lengths. Below are sample syllabi that outline courses for high-school students of 31 class sessions, 15 class sessions, and 8 class sessions, as well as courses that specifically focus on texts or projects.

31 Session Syllabus – High School Level
15 Session Syllabus – High School Level
8 Session Syllabus – High School Level
5 Session Project-Focused Syllabus – High School Level
8 Session Text-Focused Syllabus – High School Level
11 Session Text-Study Syllabus – College Level

31 Session Syllabus – High School Level

Session 1	Lesson 1:1 Inspectors of the Earth
Session 2	Lesson 1:2 Justice as a Universal and Jewish Value
Session 3	Lesson 1:3 Light Up the Night
Session 4	Lesson 1:4 Jewish Values Matrix
Session 5	Lesson 2:1 In WHAT Image?
Session 6	Lesson 2:2 Exploring Alternatives to Tzelem Elohim
Session 7	Lesson 2:3 Art Alternative Lesson
Session 8	Lesson 3:1 An Eye for an Eye
Session 9	Lesson 3:2 Domestic Wiretapping
Session 10	Lesson 3:3 The Case of the Rebellious Social Worker
Session 11	Lesson 4:1 The Man in the Street
Session 12	Lesson 4:2 The Story of Mar Ukba
Session 13	Lesson 5:1 What's In A Name?
Session 14	Lesson 5:2 Taxation with or without Representation
Session 15	Lesson 5:3 Self vs. Community
Session 16	Lesson 5:4 Examining Eminent Domain
Session 17	Lesson 6:1 Rebuke Your Neighbor
Session 18	Lesson 6:2 How to Rebuke Your Friends!
Session 19	Lesson 6:3 Reconciliation and Justice in South Africa
Session 20	Lesson 7:1 Circles of Concern
Session 21	Lesson 7:2 Chosenness
Session 22	Lesson 7:3 Service as a Rite of Passage
Session 23	Lesson 8:1 Cafe Dilemma
Session 24	Lesson 8:2 Paths of Civic Action
Session 25	Lesson 8:3 What’s Your Style?
Session 26	Lesson 8:4 Choosing an Issue
Session 27	Lesson 9:1 Poverty Lesson -- The Range of Needs and Our Responsibility
Session 28	Lesson 9:2 War & Peace Lesson -- Coercion and Torture
Session 29	Lesson 9:3 War & Peace Lessons -- When to go to War (Part 1)
Session 30	Lesson 9:3 War & Peace Lessons -- When to go to War (Part 2)
Session 31	Lesson 9:4 Bio Ethics Lesson -- Embryonic Stem Cell Research

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15 Session Syllabus – High School Level

Session 1	Lesson 1:1 Inspectors of the Earth
Session 2	Lesson 1:4 Jewish Values Matrix
Session 3	Lesson 2:1 In WHAT Image?
Session 4	Lesson 2:2 Exploring Alternatives to Tzelem Elohim
Session 5	Lesson 3:1 An Eye for an Eye
Session 6	Lesson 3:3 The Case of the Rebellious Social Worker
Session 7	Lesson 4:1 The Man in the Street
Session 8	Lesson 4:2 The Story of Mar Ukba
Session 9	Lesson 5:1 What's In A Name?
Session 10	Lesson 5:2 Taxation with or without Representation
Session 11	Lesson 6:1 Rebuke Your Neighbor
Session 12	Lesson 7:1 Circles of Concern
Session 13	Lesson 8:2 Paths of Civic Action
Session 14	Lesson 8:4 Choosing an Issue
Session 15	Lesson 9:1 Poverty Lesson -- The Range of Needs and Our Responsibility
	Lesson 9:2 War & Peace Lesson -- Coercion and Torture
	Lesson 9:3 War & Peace Lessons -- When to go to War (Part 1)
	Lesson 9:3 War & Peace Lessons -- When to go to War (Part 2)
	Lesson 9:4 Bio Ethics Lesson -- Embryonic Stem Cell Research

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8 Session Syllabus – High School Level

Session 1	Lesson 1:1 Inspectors of the Earth
Session 2	Lesson 1:4 Jewish Values Matrix
Session 3	Lesson 2:1 In WHAT Image?
Session 4	Lesson 4:1 The Man in the Street
Session 5	Lesson 5:2 Taxation with or without Representation
Session 6	Lesson 6:1 Rebuke Your Neighbor
Session 7	Lesson 7:1 Circles of Concern
Session 8	Lesson 8:2 Paths of Civic Action

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5 Session Project-Focused Syllabus – High School Level

Session 1	Lesson 1:4 Jewish Values Matrix
Session 2	Lesson 8:1 Cafe Dilemma
Session 3	Lesson 8:2 Paths of Civic Action
Session 4	Lesson 8:3 What’s Your Style?
Session 5	Lesson 8:4 Choosing an Issue

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8 Session Text-Focused Syllabus – High School Level

Session 1	Lesson 1:1 Inspectors of the Earth
Session 2	Lesson 2:1 In WHAT Image?
Session 3	Lesson 2:2 Exploring Alternatives to Tzelem Elohim
Session 4	Lesson 3:2 Domestic Wiretapping
Session 5	Lesson 4:2 The Story of Mar Ukba
Session 6	Lesson 5:2 Taxation with or without Representation
Session 7	Lesson 6:2 How to Rebuke Your Friends!
Session 8	Lesson 7:2 Chosenness

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11 Session Text-Study Syllabus – College Level

Session 1	Study & Action
Session 2	Behold My Works!
Session 3	Torah in a Sound-bite
Session 4	Walking in God’s Ways
Session 5	Beyond the Letter of Law
Session 6	Eight Level of Tzedakah
Session 7	Mar Ukba and His Wife
Session 8	What’s in a Name?
Session 9	The Infinite Value of the Individual
Session 10	Enduring Debates
Session 11	A Fourfold Song

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