JEWISH TEEN SITES
Youth Movements Program Resources Curricula General
Youth Movements
Betar - http://www.betar.org/
B'nei Akiva - http://www.bneiakiva.org
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization http://www.bbyo.org/
Habonim Dror - http://www.habonimdror.org/
National Conference of Synagogue Youth - http://www.ncsy.org
North American Federation of Temple Youth - http://www.nfty.org/
United Synagogue Youth - http://www.usy.org
Young Judaea - http://www.youngjudaea.org/
Jewish Teen Program Resources
B’nei Akiba Program Resources - www.bneiakiva.org/resources
Includes ideas for Shabbatonim, ice breakers, Israel activism, and more.
JESNA Youth Initiatives - www.jesna.org/j/youth_resources.asp
Site includes articles, research publications and reports on Jewish teens, and an on line program bank (under “Youth Initiatives Portfolio”) which includes programs on leadership development, “engaging the unengaged”, teen philanthropy, and peer networking .
The Jewish Agency for Israel - www.jafi.org.il/education/hadracha/index.html
Includes resources for madrichim, including a handbook of games, facilitating discussions on a variety of Jewish topics, and leadership development.
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland - http://www.jecc.org/
Offers response curricula for national and international events and occurrences. Existing curriculum include “The Conflict in Israel ,” “On the Brink of War,” and Mel Gibson's “The Passion of the Christ.”
Jewish Programs - http://www.jewishprograms.org
Site maintained by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Features searchable curriculum bank for morim of teens
NFTY Resource Center - http://www.nfty.org/resources/
Provides programs and resources for leadership development, social action, and Jewish study. Also, there is an additional program bank on the NFTY-Pennsylvania Area Region’s (NFTY-PAR) website at www.nfty.org/par.
RAC Program Bank - www.rac.org
Search under “congregational tools” for Social Action Program Bank. Created by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Focus on service programs.
Teen Curricula
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York - www.bjeny.org
Search under “Educational Resources.” Site includes high school lesson plans on current events, Jewish values, Jewish holidays and more.
CAJE - http://www.cage.org
Site includes curriculum bank for teen education. Fee based.
Creative Learning Pavilion - www.e-chinuch.org
Features a browseable database of thousands of copyright-free, educator-created materials in various areas of Jewish studies. Over 1,000 lesson plans available for 7 th -12 th grade.
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland - http://www.jecc.org Offers response curricula for national and international events and occurrences. Existing curriculum include “The Conflict in Israel ,” “On the Brink of War,” and Mel Gibson's “The Passion of the Christ.”
Jewish Programs - http://www.jewishprograms.org
Site maintained by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Features searchable curriculum bank for morim of teens.
The Lookstein Center - www.lookstein.org/lesson_plans.php
Includes lesson plans for high school students on various topics including Jewish Holidays, TaNaKH , Jewish History, and Jewish Law .
General Jewish Teen Sites
CYI: Philly - http://www.jewishphilly.org/teens Site maintained by the Community Youth Initiative for Jewish teens in Philadelphia. Includes information and community calendar for all youth events in the area.
Jewish Teen Central http://www.angelfire.com/ny/jewishtgirlcentral/ Site includes "words of wisdom," a teen chat room, and Jewish links. Orthodox focus.
Jteens http://www.jteens.org/ Site contains sections on Jews in the media, weekly quizzes, teens who are making a difference and much more.
Jvibe http://www.jvibe.com A teen webzine - with teen discussions, articles, advice, games and more.
Teen to Teen http://www.ttt.org.il/ A webzine completely written and designed by Jewish teens from around the world. There are teen profiles, poetry, an advice column, an art gallery and more.
