What makes an effective upstander? Does one need to be a public leader in order to be an upstander? How might we find inspiration from the upstanders of the Passover story to become upstanders to help the hostages?
Upstander (noun): One who speaks, acts and/or intervenes in support of an individual or a group of people being intimidated, bullied or attacked or intimidated, often at great risk to oneself.
“We must ask ourselves: Do I aspire to be human, or am I swept up in the enticing and delicious world of hatred?” -Rachel Goldberg, Mother of Hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin, United Nations Speech, October 24, 2024
Download the Source Guide: Let_Our_People_Go-The_Power_of _Being_an_Upstander_Source_Sheet
Download the Facilitators Guide: Let_Our_People_Go-The_Power_of _Being_an_Upstander_Facilitator_Guide
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Everyone Counts: A New Toolkit to Inspire Learning and Action to Free the Hostages in Gaza
Everyone Counts provides educators, community leaders, families, and organizations across diverse denominations and affiliations the tools to guide learners toward immediate, effective, and sustained advocacy, dialogue, and action around the Mitzvah (imperative) of Pidyon Shvuyim (hostage liberation).
Initiated by the Bring Hersh Home advocacy, M2 and Kol HaOt launch a new website of educational resources to inspire sustained awareness and concrete action for hostage liberation (Pidyon Shvuyim)
Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage on October 7th: ” With Everyone Counts, communities across the world have a powerful and growing collection of resources to use as access points to inspire action and call for the hostages’ release.”
