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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Rabbi Meir Moscowitz

Moral education can help instill happiness in children

Other-focused happiness is the positive feeling you get when you visit a sick relative, when you give charity, when you ensure others do not feel excluded socially, writes Rabbi Meir Moscowitz. (stock.adobe.com)

This week marks Passover, a holiday centered around storytelling and education. We tell the story of how the Jewish people left Egypt, and the joy and meaning they experienced as free people who were able to experience divine relation at Mount Sinai. In this day and age, however, finding meaning, purpose and happiness in life can be elusive for many.

Young people are increasingly finding it harder to feel hopeful and optimistic amid the chaos that recent years have brought. Today’s teenagers are about twice as likely as older Americans to find happiness and hopefulness difficult to attain.

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