Shabbat Accommodation and Fun Video

An interesting case from the UK: a woman filed a lawsuit because she lost a job due to her Shabbat observance. Here's the article. Discuss with kids about whether she was right and what "religious accommodation" means.


Then watch this video and discuss with your kids. What does it mean to learn Jewish language and culture but not the religion?

New baby princess in UK!

Prince William and Princess Kate have a new baby: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, named for William's mother, Princess Diana. See here for pictures!

And for woman's empowerment, watch this great video on saying sorry.

New Lawsuit in Netherlands to Help the Environment

There's an interesting new lawsuit in the Netherlands. An environment rights activist and lawyer has filed a lawsuit against her government, claiming that her country's carbon emissions are negatively causing climate change and that impacts her as a citizen and causing damages to her as a citizen. If she wins, this will cause a domino effect of litigation across the world, using the courts as a vehicle into forcing governments to confront carbon emissions and climate change. What do you think this? (About using the courts in this way; about carbon emissions; about climate change, etc.) Has your climate changed lately and if so, how and why? Do you have the power to do anything about it? How?