Participants will . . .
Understand Tisha B'Av traditions, including the way the story is told in traditional Jewish text.
Explore Tisha B’Av as a moment to reflect on sinat hinam (baseless hatred) in their own lives and communities.
Reflect on specific positive actions in their own camp that contribute to a culture of ahavat hinam (baseless kindness or love).
Note to the facilitator: This session can be used as a Yom HaAtzma’ut session, if desired. This session includes an optional food preparation and an experience of eating together. If you are incorporating food, check participant allergies in advance. Objectives…
Objectives: Participants will . . .
Explore their own experiences with defying authority.
Analyze Shifra’s and Puah’s disobedience as a paradigm for resisting injustice.
Learn how the Passover Seder has served as a symbol of resistance throughout Jewish history.
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.
On this Shavuot, we invite you and the teens in your life to take some time to read and discuss an iconic Jewish feminist poem by Merle Feld. This poem is one that we use both with our Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu fellows and with teen group leaders for our programs.
On this Shavuot, we invite you and the teens in your life to take some time to read and discuss an iconic Jewish feminist poem by Merle Feld. This poem is one that we use both with our Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu fellows and with teen group leaders for our programs.
Tashlich is a High Holiday ritual of throwing into a river breadcrumbs (or an ecologically friendly alternative, such as rice paper), as a symbolic casting out of our misdeeds from the past year.
The ritual takes its name from Micah 7:19, in which the prophet described God as forgiving the people: “You shall throw away (תַשְׁלִיךְ - tashlich) into the deep sea all of our sins.” This ritual guide, designed for parents and teens, can be used anytime through Sukkot near a body of water.
Objectives:
Participants will . . .
Understand that adversity is a normal part of life.
Identify Esther, Vashti, and Mordechai as models of courage in the face of adversity and injustice.
Consider their own instincts about whether or when to face adversity and identify sources of courage for themselves, especially when confronting injustice.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Explore two different Jewish models for coping with difficult times. Reflect on their generation’s unique stressors. Engage in a Hanukkah ritual symbolizing resilience.
Objectives: Participants will... Understand the recent news about the ceasefire and release of the hostages; Reflect on what changes have occurred in their lives and communities over the course of the long war in Gaza; Express hopes, needs, and thanks for Israel and for a more peaceful future according to their own values
