Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Identify the personal, social, and spiritual values underlying Shabbat.
Explore the models of shomer (guarding) Shabbat and zocher (remembering) Shabbat as different ways to relate to Shabbat observances.
Identity an observance that would help make Shabbat more meaningful in their own lives.
This selection of ten Jewish texts can be used to enrich the Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah Family Education series. The core question that these texts explore is – Why is age thirteen considered to be a time when “maturity” sets in? Other questions considered are: What are the spiritual changes that happen at that time? Is…
This selection of ten Jewish texts can be used to enrich the Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah Family Education series. The core question that these texts explore is – Why is age thirteen considered to be a time when “maturity” sets in? Other questions considered are: What are the spiritual changes that happen at that time? Is…
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand the concept of zones of learning, recognizing what these zones might look and feel like for themselves; Explore Jewish wisdom on balancing between the zones; Set stretch goals for themselves as they enter adolescence
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand their family’s perspectives about Israel through communal, respectful dialogue. Reflect on Israel’s ancient and modern history. Identify current ways they connect to Israel and their perspectives on the challenges Israel faces.
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Participants will . . .
Examine components of teshuvah and discuss how they might apply in parent-child relationships.
Learn an ancient Beit Hillel-Beit Shammai debate about teshuvah and practice mining a traditional text for modern values.
Share with one another how the texts they learned connected to their own lives, setting a foundation for future dialogues about mistakes, regret, and forgiveness.
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Participants will . . .
Encounter different ways of relating to God or a higher power as Jews and create a self-portrait of their current understanding of God at the start of the B-Mitzvah journey.
Explore how language and metaphors used to describe God can affect their understanding of God or a Higher Power.
Encounter different interpretations of God’s nature from Torah, Jewish philosophy, and modern Jewish writers.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand that the Torah, as the story of the Jewish people, continues to unfold as each generation adds their own voices and experiences. Name which Torah portion (parasha) they’re (students) assigned as well as their responsibilities in the Torah service.
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 . . . Think about the next stages of their life journey and their Jewish journey. Connect Jewish wisdom about character education and “earning a good name” to the lives of teens. Begin a dialogue about the next stages of their shared connection to…
