Updated 2025. Objectives: By the end of this session... Parents will explore why someone would want to have a b-mitzvah; Parents will explore what it means to them to "identify as Jewish" and share this identity with their children; Parents and their children will understand one another’s motivations for having a b-mitzvah
Updated 2025. Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Explore the diverse ways people feel about to being the center of attention Prepare themselves to be the center of attention at their b-mitzvah Analyze traditional Jewish wisdom about talking about oneself
Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Identify the characteristics of healthy and supportive friendships; Describe what they value most in friends; Apply Jewish wisdom to the participants’ understanding of their own friendships
Updated 2025. Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Learn more about the body’s physical response to stress and brainstorm some de-stressing techniques. Discuss how their physical response to stress and stress relief techniques might be informed by gender and gender stereotypes. Use Jewish wisdom to help remind them that…
Before you begin leading any of the sessions in this Moving Traditions pilot curriculum, we suggest that you help the group come together for a basic orientation. This guide gives every teen an opportunity to get comfortable in the group, to reflect on the experience of speaking about important questions in an all-gender environment, and…
Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Explore the messages that teenagers receive about risks and courage from media, society, and Judaism, including messages about gender norms and risk/courage. Reflect on their personal relationship with risks. Reflect on their personal “fallback setting” and how to check in with themselves in a new…
Introduction Objectives Discuss sexual consent and the gendered messages that boys receive about consent Explore Jewish ethics and personal behavior surrounding sexuality and consent Give participants an opportunity to reflect on their own personal sexual decision-making
Introduction As anyone who has fumbled through a sexual encounter knows, real-life sex can be far more complicated than a poster declaring, “Consent Is Sexy.” Many remain confused about what constitutes sexual consent, and talking about it in the moment can feel awkward. In the wake of #MeToo, the debate about how to negotiate sexual…
Summary Objectives Understand the messages they received around giving Understand giving as a gateway to happiness Get excited about transitioning from seeking pleasure toward creating good experiences for others
Summary Objectives Reflect on what is pleasurable, the limits of that pleasure, and the diversity of ways people find pleasure Explore what messages guys get from family, friends, and society about guys’ relationships with pleasure and what should be pleasurable Discuss what Judaism has to say about finding a balance between pursuing pleasure and exercising…
