Youth Committees

May 22, 2013 | 13th Sivan 5773

Congregational Vision for Youth Programming
Resources covering both formal and informal Jewish education.
Hiring / Supervising a Youth Worker
Resources to help in the hiring and supervising process of a Youth Worker for your congregation.
Managing a Committee
A library of resources for managing a committee within your congregation.
Reform Movement programs for Youth
The various programs offered for youth 2nd grade - college level.
Serving Our Youth Newsletter and Listserv
The Union's Serving our Youth newsletter provides news and resources for Union congregations and leadership serving youth.

Serving Middle Schoolers

A new series of resource pages providing information on Adolescent Development, Creating a Middle School Youth Program, Encouraging Congregational Commitment to Middle Schoolers and The Nuts and Bolts of Sustaining a Junior Youth Group.

The Youth Committee has primary responsibility for creating, sustaining and overseeing the quality, scope and curriculum of the synagogue’s total youth program. It is the liaison between the youth group, other youth programs and the congregation. It is both the adult advocate for the youth programming in the temple community and the agent of the congregation, ensuring that the philosophies, policies and standards of the synagogue are implemented in the youth program.

For Congregations