Make for yourself a teacher, acquire for yourself a friend. —Pirkei Avot 1:6. Overview: This session explores the many messages boys get about male friendships, and helps them define the importance of having friends, and what healthy friendships look like.
Facilitator’s Tip: it’s worth noting to your participants that this session looks at how female gender norms relate to connecting with and expressing our emotions. We recognize that all teens, including nonbinary teens, are also impacted by female gender norms, and we may use the term “girls” or “teens” interchangeably to reflect this. Please see…
Talking With Teens About Antisemitism, Racism, and Mental Health in Response to Kanye West: Resources for Discussion: Kanye West’s Antisemitism, Explained - Hey Alma: A breakdown of the context and events leading up to “YeGate.” Experts Say Bipolar Disorder Didn't Cause Kanye West's Hate (gizmodo.com): Article with interviews with Black psychologists regarding links between Ye’s…
Background/Overview: Facilitator’s Tip: This session, and all Shevet sessions, look at the impact of societal messages on “boyhood” and “masculinity” for individual youth. We recognize that these messages do not just impact boys and male-identifying youth, they also impact nonbinary youth and those who have been raised around male gender norms. We encourage you to…
Make for yourself a teacher, acquire for yourself a friend. — Pirkei Avot 1:6. Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Identify the messages that media, society, and Judaism send about male friendships; Describe characteristics of healthy and supportive friendships; Describe the role of a friend and why it is important…
Objectives: By the end of the session teens will be able to: Understand the similarities and differences in different models of family. Relate their own family model to others in the diversity of Jewish families. Imagine their own ideal future family.
At a Glance: This gathering focuses on a significant concern for teens: self-confidence. Participants will explore cultural and social messages about the connections between gender, self-confidence, and beauty, as well as learning Jewish wisdom that teaches how to balance being confident with being humble. Participants will leave with a toolkit of helpful tactics for feeling…
At a Glance: This month, we will discuss the unique pressures associated with being socialized as a girl in today’s world and how they affect Jewish girls and nonbinary teens. We will take a critical look at expectations of and stereotypes about girls perpetuated by the media, culture, and our own peers and families. Then,…
What's This Box? Optional Jewish Enrichment: Formerly called PeopleHood Frame: When in Jewish history have we asked questions about listening this topic? Who has asked these questions? What were the circumstances that caused them to ask these questions?
Updated 2024. Facilitator Note: A parallel session addressing media bias regarding Israel is available here for Jewish Identity & Israel pilot partners. Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Develop and apply strategies for discerning bias and misinformation in the media. Employ skills learned to examine real world media; Learn…
