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Making Mensches Resources
Explore Making Mensches: A Periodic Table online, or download the resources linked below for offline viewing.
DOWNLOAD THE MAKING MENSCHES POSTER
Periodic Table PDF A PDF version of the Periodic Table for printing!
ADDITIONAL MAKING MENSCHES RESOURCES
The Making of a Mensch This video from Tiffany Shlain’s Let It Ripple film series takes the science their film “The Science of Character” and reframes it through the lens of the ancient Jewish teachings of Mussar. The film and discussion materials are an opportunity to revitalize these teachings around character development that date back to the 10th century, and reengage us all in how these Jewish tools are applicable to our 21st century lives.
Mensch Perfect Check out this video about “Mensch Perfect” FJC’s educational provider for making mensches through physical movement.
What’s Your Mussar? A Cornerstone program written by Sara Beth Berman.
URJ Camp Harlam’s Middah Zoo Program URJ Camp Harlam created this program for campers that allows them to learn values through the animals that exhibit them.
Stretch Those Quads (4 Corners of Jewish Values) A Cornerstone program written by Sara Beth Berman.
Mensch Perfect Challenge Cards Challenge your campers and staff to physically explore different values!
Hineini Resources
ACCOMPANYING HINEINI RESOURCES
Symbolism on the Hineini Poster
Hineini Discussion Questions
Hineini Coloring Page
Ayeka: A Text Study for Older Campers & Staff
Splitting the Red Sea: A First Responder Game
These resources are made possible by the generous funding of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah
Inside Out Poster & Resources
Inside Out Poster
Feeling big feelings and growing emotionally are essential parts of Jewish summer camp. So is making core memories. While camp may be an ideal educational framework in which to cultivate emotional intelligence, it is all of our jobs to help nurture our youth through experiences that will help them grow physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. These experiences are the building blocks of character. Building on the success of the Making Mensches: A Periodic Table and inspired by the animated film, Inside Out (Disney, 2015), FJC has created the Inside Out package of resources for camps, children, and camp families. Made possible by Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, the purpose of this project is to help our youth learn to identify, understand, and express their feelings in order to make room for lasting friendships and core memories. FJC’s toolbox includes imaginative, printable posters that explore the links among feelings and between Jewish wisdom and basic emotions. All educators and parents can use experiential lesson plans to help youth to recognize their feelings, to articulate what they are experiencing, and to make good behavior decisions. These tools can be used in the moment, as a regular check-in, or even as a pre-Shabbat activity to help people move into a sacred time with full awareness.
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