This Refuat HaNefesh guide created by USY offers tips and tricks for teens experiencing social isolation as a result of COVID.
This guide will help you learn simple, practical coping methods to reduce stress and help strengthen your mental health and resilience. It provides a usable tool for personalized results and recommendations. Though designed as a COVID-19 resource, it is beneficial for general use in addressing anxiety and stress for yourself and others.
This factsheet discusses laws that designate the groups of professionals that are required to report cases of suspected child abuse and neglect.
This Podcast episode is from the Reflective Teacher Podcast a podcast that is produced from JUF in Chicago.
This article delves into the massive undertaking of “making mensches.”
In this article, Dr. Jeffrey Kress discusses the myriad terms used to describe education in the intrapersonal and interpersonal domains.
Jillian Coppley Darwish provided the 3rd part in this Thriving Jewishly Series. This is a deep dive into the VIA Institute's Character Strength system, and how it can be used in Jewish educational sites.PRE SESSION THREE READINGSVideo about Mayerson Academy as an introduction to Jillian Coppley Darwish and her work. Article from ejewishphilanthropy about applying positive psychology in congregations.POST-SESSION THREE RESOURCESTake the VIA Character Strengths survey!
How are we helping our learners today draw on their Jewishness to live more meaningful lives?
Join Chloé Valdary in her many personas as she takes us through the fascinating story of Mizrahi music in Israel. When Mizrahi Jews first flooded to Israel in the 1950s, their culture was often suppressed in favor of the more dominant Ashkenazi culture that pervaded the young country. In the 1970s and 1980s, Mizrahi music finally made it into the Israeli mainstream with the help of homemade cassettes and stars like Zohar Argov.
An overview of the Jewish state and its many accomplishments and challenges.