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Directions:

Read the following descriptions of people in the world. Number them from 1-4 based on which sound like better friends. The one who sounds like the best friend get a 1, the next best gets a 2, and so on.

____ A person who says, "My property is mine and your property is yours."

____ A person who says, "My property is yours and your property is mine"

____ A person who says, "My property is yours and your property is yours."

____ A person who says, "Your property is mine and my property is mine."

Pirkei Avot 5:13

There are four types among people:

  1. He who says, "What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours"--this is the common type, though some say that this is the type of Sodom.

  2. He who says, "What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine"--he is an ignorant man.

  3. He who says, "What is mine is yours and what is yours is your own"--he is a saintly man.

  4. And he who says, "What is yours is mine, and what is mine is mine"--he is a wicked man.

Sharing Scenarios

  1. Moshe asks Yoni to borrow a pencil. He says that he will give him a pencil if he lets him use his glue.

  2. Rafi asks Chaim if he can play with his paper airplane. Chaim says no because he is afraid it will break. Later, Rafi sees Chaim using his tape to fix his airplane.

  3. Dov and Baruch share a locker. On the first day of school, Dov notices that Baruch has a really nice set of neon markers. He has a really nice set of pastel colored markers. Dov offers to let Baruch use his markers if he can use her markers. Baruch says that he would rather keep their things separate, in case they get confused about who owns which markers.

  4. Miryam and Yaffa sit next to each other in math class. One day, Miriam realizes that she forgot her ruler at home. She asks Yaffa if she can borrow hers and offers to let Miriam use her new calculator in exchange. Miriam says that of course Yaffa can borrow the ruler. She tells Yaffa that she can borrow anything as long as she returns it. Marty makes it clear that Yaffa does not need to offer his calculator in exchange.

Questions to Think About:

How would it feel to be in each of these scenarios?

Which of the students described in these scenarios sounds like the best to have as a friend?



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