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…
At a Glance: It's the last Rosh Hodesh session of 9th grade! In this session, participants will use the lessons of Havdalah to reflect upon the past year and how they have grown and changed. They will spend this session appreciating their fellow group members and honoring the separation between the school year and summer,…
At a Glance: The year is almost at a close. In this session, participants explore their personal visions and purposes. Using Jewish wisdom and mysticism, and art, participants will learn more about changing their mindset from "success-oriented" to "growth-oriented", as well as how to embrace failure. Finally, participants will end this session with a vision…
At a Glance: It's the final Rosh Hodesh session of the year! During this session, participants will reflect upon what they have learned and how they have changed throughout the year. The gathering closes the year with a siyyum, or Jewish celebration for completing a study of a holy book. In this celebration, participants will…
Family Feuds, Empathy, and Communication: At a Glance: This session focuses on the role of conflict in teenage development. During this session, participants will use the stories of Naomi, Ruth and Orpah as well as the fifth commandment of Kibud Av Ve'em to acknowledge that conflict is a healthy part of relationships. Participants will consider…
Rosh Hodesh 11th and 12th Grade: Session 8: Facilitator's Resources: Click Here. This gathering is special and significant in the lives of the girls, the group and the group leader. Here are some ideas for the gathering: 1. Have each girl prepare an activity to facilitate or bring as part of the gathering.
Rosh Hodesh 11th and 12th Grade: Session 7: Having a vision and creating vision boards: This gathering is an opportunity for the participants to explore and share their personal goals and visions for themselves. In addition to discussing the importance of having a vision for oneself, the girls will visualize, explore and then create vision…
Rosh Hodesh 11th and 12th Grade: Session 6: This gathering is an opportunity for the participants to share their thoughts and feelings about their Jewish experiences, Jewish identity and Judaism in general. It is recommended that at the beginning of the gathering the group leader reminds the girls (in her own words) that Rosh Hodesh…
