Objectives: For participants to describe what sexual objectification is and how it affects girls. For participants to identify ways they can combat sexualization in their own lives and be the subjects of their own stores (school, family, friendships, and intimate relationships).
Objectives: To give participants the opportunity to reflect on their own sexual decision making; To familiarize girls with the ways that their decisions about sexuality could be informed by Jewish wisdom, that Judaism views sexuality as holy, and that learning about sexuality has been called Torah
Here are possible ideas about how to create an arc of learning based on your community’s interests and needs. These are sessions that already exist in the Kulam curricular outline grouped by theme.
Facilitator’s Tip: As a group leader, you should feel comfortable, confident, and prepared to enter this session and any discussion that may arise from this material. If you have reservations about engaging in deep conversations with teenage girls about sex and sexuality, please share your concerns during the training. We will help you think through…
“Hundreds of guys have experienced Shevet as a lot of fun and a really safe and special place to be. In the next few sessions we are going to be talking about some sensitive or serious topics. To make sure that this group is the best it can be, and that everyone feels comfortable here,…
Objectives: To identify positive physical contact and risky, potentially harmful physical contact with others. To describe the way that discussion around sexuality is “gendered” in different ways. To explain the underlying issues regarding sexual consent, particularly addressing foreplay and the initial steps of a sexual encounter.
Objectives: To identify and discuss different ways that men and women are portrayed in various cultural media and different ideas that boys have about relationships and what is attractive, sexy, desirable, natural, and healthy. To make space for boys to talk about and reflect on the ways that boys are “set up” and offered a…
Rosh Hodesh 11th and 12th Grade: Session 1: MATERIALS: Handout: Opening Questions. Handout: Sample D'var Torah. This gathering is meant to be one of the first gatherings of the year. If it’s a beautiful fall night find a way to sit outside for part of the meeting.
Empowered and Prepared: Session 4: Session Overview: Goals and Objectives: Activity 1: Beyond Standing By – Practicing Jewish Ethics for Bystander Intervention: Activity Overview: Significance: Goals: Objectives: Demonstrate through a role-play how to intervene as a bystander in a scenario related to sexual violence. Discuss one (1) challenge and one (1) affective response that they…
Empowered and Prepared: Session 2: Session Overview: Goals and Objectives: Activity 1: Getting to Know Our Peers - College Mentor Q&A Panel: Activity Overview: Significance: Goal: Objective: Verbally identify one (1) piece of insight about college social, romantic, or sexual experiences that they gleaned from a College Mentor and describe what about that piece of…
