The Jewish people have always been known for their commitment to the values of chesed (kindness), tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (social justice). But today’s fast-paced lifestyle makes it hard to focus on these priorities.

The Kindness a Day Desk Calendar offers a daily reminder of the fundamental role these values should play in our lives by giving practical suggestions for how to put them into action.

Each page of the calendar offers a concrete suggestion for an act of kindness, as well as a quote from a traditional Jewish source connected to the suggestion. It includes the date from both the Jewish and secular calendar and both Jewish holidays and US legal holidays.

The Kindness a Day Desk Calendar was conceived and created by Areyvut, a New York based non-profit organiztion. According to Aryevut’s founder and director, Daniel Rothner, the goal of the calendar is to be a force for good in these troubled times. “Kindness is infectious,” Rothner says. “You never know the effect that a single kind word or deed can produce. If you make one person’s day a little better, that person may go on his way and do something nice for someone else, and onwards in a domino effect that can literally change the entire world.”