Objectives: At the end of the session participants will be able to: Describe the physical and emotional impact of stress on teen guys. Identify the strongest stressors for teen guys and for themselves. Use positive strategies for coping with stress.
Each curriculum session has more activities and discussions that a group can get to in a 2-hour session, especially considering that a portion of those 2 hours will be spent on non-curriculum related (but equally important) activities like catching up and having food. Your role as a group leader is NOT to try and cram…
Ideas for Fall Gatherings: You may choose to spend some time asking the participants what kinds of discussions and activities they want to do as a Rosh Hodesh group. The activities below may help with exploration. Discovering Ideas for Rosh Hodesh Themes by Dumping out Our Thoughts - have lots of slips of paper and…
Objectives: Participants will… Identify the difference between empathy and sympathy; Identify where empathy is reflected in Jewish values; Practice reframing sympathetic situations they might encounter with an empathetic response; Articulate where and why it is important to practice empathy
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Participants will . . .
Identify the ways gender and other social norms are expressed around dress, in particular during the b-mitzvah process.
Explore how to balance individual values and desires related to dress with the values of friends, family, and the Jewish community
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Participants will . . .
Examine day-to-day dilemmas and articulate the values they consider in order to decide what action to take.
Notice that there isn’t always a “right” choice in every dilemma.
Find a connection between ancient Jewish wisdom and their own lives in the context of decision-making.
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Participants will . . .
Express opinions and ask questions about various Jewish texts.
Understand that there is more than one way to understand any story
See that some voices are missing from Jewish texts.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand that anxiety is a normal emotion that most people experience at one time or another. Build a toolkit of mindfulness strategies to help reduce anxiety and improve concentration and confidence. Practice a series of mindfulness exercises, such as mindful breathing, guided meditation,…
Objectives: Participants will . . . Explore how their financial choices regarding a b-mitzvah celebration connect to family circumstances and values; Understand that b-mitzvah students all have different financial circumstances or priorities that can impact b-mitzvah celebrations in visible and invisible ways
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Participants will . . .
Discover that prayer is different things for different people.
Identify reasons they might find prayer personally meaningful.
Engage with others’ ideas about prayer through discussion, reading, or movement
