ADOLESCENTS

The Jewish Parent Page - Vol. 12 No.2 - Shavuot: This edition focuses on families with teens.

NEW! V'shinantam - Adolescent Education No. 3, 5769
V'shinantam - Adolescent Education No. 2, 5769
V'shinantam - Adolescent Education No. 1, 5769
This year each issue of V’shinantam will focus on adolescents and applications for our Jewish educational and youth settings.

2005 Symposium Idea Book includes 15 program summaries for adolescents and their families.

Charting a Course for the Islands of Competency is a training workshop created at the 2005 Symposium on Adolescence for educators who work with teens.

Read the Torah at the Center issues devoted to this age group: the college issue, the adolescent issue and the Bar and Bat Mizvah issue.

iTorah sends you an e-mail each Sunday which will include a piece of Jewish learning on the areas of Israel, Jewish Living, Social Action and God and Prayer.

Annotated Bibliography of Jewish books for teenagers and young adults, organized by the categories of fiction, Holocaust literature, religion and history/non-fiction.

North American Federation of Temple Youth, NFTY , offers many opportunities for young people to be involved in the Reform Movement.

KESHER serves Reform Jewish students through local chavurot on college campuses and national leadership events.

The Meitav Youth Fellowship creates innovative learning and leadership opportunities for Reform Jewish youth. Meitav Fellows study Jewish texts, traditions and history; work for social justice; and develop their leadership skills as part of a Reform Jewish community.

Additional Resources

The Kenneth I. Rothbart Distance Learning Program for Teens The Jewish Community High School of Gratz College (JCHS) now provides online courses for Jewish adolescents. Especially suitable for teens who live in small communities where there is no Jewish high school program or where travel time to a program makes participation prohibitive.

A Tradition of Overthrowing Idols - from Jewish Education News, Special Focus: Gen X and the Millenials , written by Jan Katzew and Wendy Rapport.

Jewish Coalition for Service offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for young adults.

The Association of Jewish Libraries has compiled an annotated list of notable children’s books. Click on Notable Books for Older Readers.