Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand what Tzelem is and what to expect from the group. Identify the unique opportunities of an identity-specific group. Get to know their fellow participants. Get excited for our time at camp together!
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Discuss the different roles friends have in their lives and the characteristics they look for in their friendships.
Explore how friends can be a source of social pressure as well as a relief from social pressure.
Reflect on how to pursue and nurture well-being through friendships and self-awareness.
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Explore a definition of power.
Consider hierarchies of power and how it operates in their lives.
Differentiate between individual and collective power and consider how to wield each of these powers in the future.
Objectives: Participants will… Explore the concept of personal space and reflect on how that plays out with their teens; Practice navigating the basic elements of positive, physical connection; Practice communicating and setting boundaries; Reflect on their roles and experiences to better help their teens in setting boundaries
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Explore their own feelings and experiences so they can be more available and prepared for discussions with teens
Introduce a social and emotional approach to helping teens respond to antisemitism as a component of wellbeing
Understand a few core different approaches to antisemitism and provide tools to support teens in being able to do this for themselves.
Be able to talk about and identify four of the most common false and destructive antisemitic tropes
Gain resources, ideas and strategies to have supportive conversations about antisemitism with the teens in their lives through roleplay.
General Tips: Think about what’s in your background. Everyone has biases and perspectives to be aware of. You don’t need to know the answer to every question. In some cases, you can throw it back to the group,or you can say “I don’t know, but I will look into it and get back to you…
Objectives: Participants will… Explore the meaning of “purpose” and articulate some ideas of what their life’s purpose might become in the future. Consider the components that can guide them as they pursue their life’s purpose. Create a visual representation of their purpose.
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Understand the opportunities and risks of current artificial intelligence technology.
Weigh in on ethical and moral challenges posed by AI.
Explore Jewish wisdom on the ethics of AI.
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Understand the developmental and evolutionary aspects of taking risk
Consider where they personally draw the line between acceptable or unacceptable risk-taking behaviors
Reflect on how they might help their teens make thoughtful, healthy, and safe decisions
Overview & Objectives: Moving Traditions emboldens Jewish youth to challenge gender stereotyping and other forms of discrimination and to pursue personal wholeness (shleimut), caring connections (hesed), and a just and equitable world (tzedek). We understand that teens need to be supported in aligning and actualizing their values within themselves, between one another, and within society.…
