Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Recognize some of their personal identities. Consider how others can make assumptions about us based on our identities. Explore how identity norms can be challenged and can change over time.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Imagine the future with hope and optimism. Identify obstacles in the way of positive change. Choose small changes that can make their own lives happier and closer to their ideals.
Facilitator’s Tip: Throughout these sessions, gender norms are an important part of the conversation, as the pressures and expectations that society places on boys and girls can be different. However, it is also important not to reinforce these norms and to not assume a participant’s gender identity or orientation. We encourage you to acknowledge these…
Facilitator’s Tip: The purpose of this session is to be used responsively if a particularly controversial or difficult topic arises in one of your regular Kulam sessions. This session is different from other Kulam sessions in that it does not have content of its own but acts as a container for a difficult or controversial…
Facilitator’s Tip: Throughout these sessions, gender norms are an important part of the conversation, as the pressures and expectations that society places on boys and girls can be different. However, it is also important not to reinforce these norms and to not assume a participant’s gender identity or orientation. We encourage you to acknowledge these…
Objectives: By the end of the session participants will be able to: Explore their feelings about being alone. Differentiate between aloneness and loneliness. Appreciate the Jewish practice of hitbodedut. Identify concrete ways they enjoy spending time alone.
Objectives: By the end of the session participants will be able to: Understand that self-talk creates, strengthens, and perpetuates our perceptions of our bodies. Reflect on the ways in which physical appearance is valued in Jewish texts. Explore and practice various frameworks for relating to one’s body.
Objectives:
Participants will . . .
Identify their own right balance of work and self-care.
Systematically prioritize work and self-care.
Break large projects down into small steps in order to make work, particularly change work, more manageable.
Enduring Questions: What does healthy friendship feel like? How can I express my needs in a friendship that isn’t working for me? When and how should I end a friendship that continues to harm me?
Objectives: By the end of the session teens will be able to: Understand the similarities and differences in different models of family. Relate their own family model to others in the diversity of Jewish families. Imagine their own ideal future family.
