Helping Youth Process Civil Unrest and their Role
This lesson provides selected Jewish texts to help youth process responses to the current state of our nation.
About this Lesson
This program, created by Jewish Education Project staff is designed to help youth process post-election actions through Jewish text. This resource provides a selection of Jewish quotes about activism, justice, and preserving life. It is designed to help students define for themselves where they stand and possible ways these quotes can be used to motivate or support themselves and others.
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A companion to our resources for Civic Responsibility that focuses on now, how do we respond?
This collection provides a select set of resources to support educators in leading conversation on the events at the U.S. Capitol on January, 6, 2021.
Non-partisan resources to aid in discussion and programming around civic engagement.
Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI), Glen Cove, NY. CTI learners and their families participate in hands-on experiential learning. The curriculum focuses on Jewish values learned through our stories (both modern and ancient).
Congregation Emanu-El of NYC. 8th graders explore different ways of doing social justice including fundraising and philanthropy, community organizing and advocacy as well as the Jewish context for these approaches. They volunteer throughout the year.
Congregation Kol Ami White Plains, NY. Mesorah (tradition) is a choice-based model for 7th-12th graders that includes CORE learning and hands-on, experiential, project-based learning electives.