Jewish Service Learning for Families & Teens
Getting children and teens involved in Jewish service-learning from a young age cements a lifelong commitment to service. This collection consists of resources and toolkits to help you on this journey to serving as a family with a focus on youth.
Community Building
Volunteering
Infusing Jewish Values Into Service Programs
Are you running service programs for teens, but aren’t sure how to deepen their understanding of the subject?
Community Building
Infusing Jewish Values Into Service Programs
Are you running service programs for teens, but aren’t sure how to deepen their understanding of the subject?
“Many of today’s ethical and moral challenges relate to similar big questions our ancestors also encountered… It can be powerful to consult an idea or wisdom generated thousands of years ago to inform conversations we have today.” When planning service programs for teens, consider the importance of service-learning. By rooting your work in issue area context and Jewish values, teens gain a deeper connection to the subject. Reflection is a useful tool to allow your teens to debrief their experiences and how their preconceptions might have shifted. This guide explores ways to infuse meaningful learning into your experience.
Community Building
J-Serve Project Planning Toolkit
Do you have a great idea that you need help bringing to life? This toolkit can help!
Community Building
J-Serve Project Planning Toolkit
Do you have a great idea that you need help bringing to life? This toolkit can help!
This toolkit is designed to help you translate your passion into a vision that speaks to your interests, skills and creativity, and develop a plan to bring your big idea to life by raising awareness about your project, creating a meaningful experience for participants, and keeping in touch with everyone involved. From start to finish, this toolkit will help you ensure that you’ve hit the ground running on your great program idea.
J-Serve is a collaborative effort run in partnership with Repair the World, BBYO, Good Deeds Day, and Youth Service America. The initiative is generously underwritten by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Awards Committee.