Social Issues: Jewish Perspectives
Here you will find a range of resources and activities on contemporary social and welfare issues affecting the lives of young people.
These resources also explore what Judaism has to say about these topics.
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This package contains a range of information about what bullying is, the different forms it can take and some ideas and strategies for how to deal with bullying. There are also some Jewish texts exploring how we manage our anger and how we treat others, as well as some ...
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Mensch or Macho? Mother or Model...or Manager? How do we understand gender roles? This package contains a range of information on the topic of gender. It includes Jewish texts and sources (Biblical and Talmudic) as well as poems and articles. Some of the content also explores ...
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This package includes resources to further your understanding of issues around inclusion specifically relating to young people with physical disabilities or special educational needs. Inclusion is an issue deeply rooted in Jewish values of equality and seeing the holiness in ...
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This session is aimed at children aged 9+, but the content is adaptable for older age groups.
The aims are as follows:
To gain an understanding of the Israeli Election system, to highlight the differences and challenges of forming a coalition, to examine the differences ...
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Self-esteem: We all have some of it, a lot of us may not have enough of it. So what exactly is it? How do we support young people in developing it? This package contains resources, Jewish texts, peulot (activities) and educational material about the topic of self esteem. What is ...
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This package contains a peula (activity) and some text study sheets to run around the time of Sukkot. You can explore various themes relating to Sukkot in particular the idea of 'zman simchatenu' a 'time for joy'. What does it mean that we are commanded to feel joyful at Sukkot? ...
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This package aims to help madrichim develop skills for having conversations with young people on an individual and group basis. Young people can really benefit from having the space to express themselves and be heard. This package includes resources to help you develop listening ...
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