Personal Satisfaction
Rejoice in all the good that God, your God, has given to you.
When you eat the labor of your hands, happy will you be and all will be well with you.
David Greene Lights Up the Scoreboard and the Shabbat Candles
Take a look at a comic strip about a Jewish baseball player who won't play on Shabbat!
Consumerism
A lesson plan about how material consumption affects the environment and conflicts with Jewish values.
Hilary Price: Laughing Matters
This comic strip creator jokes about Judaism on newspaper funny pages.
To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo
Judaism forbids tattoos, calling them bodily mutilation that violates God's image, but some Jews disagree with the Torah on this point, saying we should be able to do what we want with our own bodies. Learn about the controversy over body art here.
Alex Orrelle: Animated Conversation
How Judaism influenced one man's career in Pixar Animation.
Robyn Steinerman: Just Clowning Around
Read this article about Robyn Steinerman who volunteers as a mitzvah clown.
Matt Jeffers: Standing Proud
Being short never stops Matt from doing what he wants to do.
True happiness emerges when we can appreciate what we have and look back at our accomplishments with satisfaction.