Pre-Class Priming Questions
- If someone from a different country asked you “what does it mean to look for the silver lining” what would you tell them?
- Do you see a benefit in looking for the “silver lining” during troubling times - what is the reason for your answer?
- Do you have any advice for someone going through a hard time who can’t see the silver lining in their situation?
Sources
- Text 1: Midrash Story of Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi and Elijah the Prophet (approx 200 CE)
- Text 2: Hillel and the Skull (approx 100 BCE)
- Text 3: “Hide and Seek” (Approx 1730 CE)
- Text 4: “Father and Son Analogy” (Approx 1975 CE)