Stories We Live by: The New Tongue

Grades: 4-7      The Stories We Live By lessons use Jewish folktales and Rabbinic stories to teach important Jewish values. Each lesson tells a story and offers probing questions and text study for students to consider. Twelve Stories We Live By lessons are available. The teacher's guide is sold separately.

Stories We Live by: The New Tongue  tells the story of Shmuel ha-Nagid, who is regularly insulted by a shopkeeper when he walks by. One day, Shmuel ha-Nagid is walking with his friend, the King. The kings sees how his friend is insulted, and tells Shmuel ha-Nagid to have the shopkeeper's tongue cut out. Instead, Shmuel ha-Nagid showers gifts on the shopkeeper, and the next time he and the King walk by, the shopkeeper speaks only kind words to Shmuel ha-Nagid. This story teaches the value of Lashon ha-Ra.

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