Respect and Responsibility Educator Cohort Curriculum

Sacred Spaces convened three annual Educator Cohorts to prepare Jewish educators to lead conversations on responsibility, safety, and respect using the Respect and Responsibility: Jewish Ethics Study Guide. This Curriculum Bank is a growing collection of lesson plans, slide decks, d’vrei Torah, and sample covenants created by participants in the Educator Cohort. These materials draw on pieces in the Study Guide alongside other sources, are designed to be taught in participants’ home institutions, and can be adapted across denominations, audiences, lengths, and styles. Return to the Study Guide.

Grounding Values	Leadership, Power, and Responsibility	Responding to Abuse
Community and Communication Lesson Plan Amy Shapiro-Kessler | Ansche Chesed Congregation	A Text Study of Tamar and Judah Lesson Plan Rabbi Stacy Rigler | Association of Reform Jewish Educators	Giving and Receiving According to the Rabbis Slidedeck Maxine Berman | Abraham Joshua Heschel School
Centering Our Values Lesson Plan Wendy Schwartz | Beth Jacob Congregation	Transforming Bystanders into Upstanders Lesson Plan Leilah Mooney Joseph | Adas Israel Congregation	How to Deal with Your Friend Hurting You Slidedeck Maxine Berman | Abraham Joshua Heschel School
Understanding Responsibility as Jewish Educators Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Karen Stein | Forest Hills Jewish Community Center	Power, Consent, and Tools for Self-Awareness Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Hazzan Diana Brewer | ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal	Tochecha: Power of Speech Lesson Plan Rabbi Stacy Rigler | Association of Reform Jewish Educators
Respect and Responsibility for Teens Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Karen Stein | Forest Hills Jewish Community Center	Power and Perspective: A Look at King David Lesson Plan Sara Levitt | Congregation B’nai Emunah	Standing Up and Speaking Out: Tochecha Today Lesson Plan Sara Levitt | Congregation B’nai Emunah
Consent in the Torah Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Lucy Beckett | Hillel at UCLA	David, Batsheva, Uriah and Natan: The Hidden Brought to Light Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Rabbi Nelly Altenburger | Congregation Adath Israel	Speak Up: No Lashon Hara Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Ilana Gimpelevich | Kenneth Beth Israel
A Program of the Broken Hearted Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Rabbanit Dalia Davis | SVIVAH	David and Batsheva in Art Slidedeck Rabbi Nelly Altenburger | Congregation Adath Israel	A Program of the Broken Hearted Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Rabbanit Dalia Davis | SVIVAH
Spiritual Office Hours Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Rabbanit Dalia Davis | SVIVAH	Vayikra as a Model of Transparency D’var Torah Rabbi Jill Borodin | Congregation Beth Shalom	Spiritual Office Hours Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Rabbanit Dalia Davis | SVIVAH
	Understanding Responsibility as Jewish Educators Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Karen Stein | Forest Hills Jewish Community Center	Creating Environments that Prevent Abuse Tochecha | Teshuva Karolyn Berger | Yeshivat Maharat
	Respect and Responsibility for Teens Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Karen Stein | Forest Hills Jewish Community Center
	Are Bystanders Innocent? Lesson Plan  |  Slidedeck Ilana Gimpelevich | Kenneth Beth Israel
	Lunch & Learn on Hidden Curriculum Lesson Plan Samantha Weil | SRE Network
	Understanding Relationships: Parashat Vayikra Lesson Plan Jessica Glick | Temple Beth El
	Lessons from Parashat Vayikra for Teens Lesson Plan Jessica Glick | Temple Beth El

 

This curriculum was made possible, in part, by funds granted by The Covenant Foundation.

The statements made and views expressed, however, are solely the responsibility of the author(s).