Being in Intimate Relationships: At a Glance: In this session, participants take a critical look at the messages they receive from the media, their family, and their community about romantic relationships. They spend time thinking about elements and characteristics they would like to have in romantic relationships in their own life.
At a Glance: In this session, participants explore how they typically react to and feel about conflict. Then, they learn Jewish wisdom about conflict as well as dynamics that commonly occur within conflict between girls. A role-play activity gives them the opportunity to try out new conflict techniques.
Having Healthy Friendships: At a Glance: During high school, the relationships that teen girls form with friends are often as strong and as influential (if not more so) than the relationships they have with their family. In this session, girls think critically about the characteristics of healthy friendships and the messages the media, peers, and…
Format each text on a card. All journeys have a secret destination of which the traveler is not aware. - Martin Buber. Everything on earth has its own time and its own season. - Ecclesiastes. At five years of age, the study of Scriptures, At ten years of age, the study of Mishnah, At thirteen,…
Lindsay Newman: My Jewish identity is central to my sense of self. It has always been a part of who I am. However, oftentimes others see my caramel-colored skin, dark brown corn-screw curls and don’t think I’m Jewish. As a mixed-race, transracially adopted, Black Jewish woman, I cannot separate my identities. Each informs the others.…
At a Glance: Judaism places a lot of importance on transitional periods. Havdalah marks the end of Shabbat and beginning of the week. Twilight, the period between sunset and nightfall, is thought to have mystical qualities. In this session, guided by Jewish wisdom about transition, participants will reconvene after a summer apart and explore the…
At a Glance: This gathering is all about gender and gender norms. We will talk about what “gender” means and learn new gender terminology. We will also explore the countless messages about gender norms we receive regularly from the media and society as a whole. We will then cast our attention back to the very…
Understanding and Expressing our Emotions: Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Identify the emotions that they feel; Learn healthy and helpful ways to communicate emotions to others; Develop strategies for how to respond to emotions
Authentically Me: At a Glance: This month, we will discuss the unique pressures associated with being socialized as a girl in today’s world and how these pressures affect Jewish teens. We will take a critical look at expectations of and stereotypes about girls perpetuated by the media, culture, and our own peers and families. Then,…
Girls Group Outline (Formerly Rosh Hodesh)
