Archive: February 2025

What Teshuva Teaches Us About Responding to Sexual Abuse

An important conversation about how we can use the teaching of teshuva to help us respond to sexual abuse and find ways to heal within our communities.

Sacred and Safe: Building a Jewish Communal Response to Elder Abuse

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on Sunday, June 15. Join us in preparing for this day of recognition by attending this 90-minute session on how to prevent, recognize, and Continue Reading »

Bridging Policy and Practice in Jewish Communal Organizations

Does your workplace have safety, discrimination, and harassment policies? Are you an organizational leader, supervisor, or board member who wants to give your team the tools to bring policies off Continue Reading »

Safeguarding starts with the job application: Screening and Hiring for Youth Safety in Jewish Organizations

Your camp, school, community center, or youth department has hired several, if not hundreds or thousands, of employees and volunteers over the years. This 90-minute training will help you add Continue Reading »

Interaction Guidelines: A Tool for Shaping and Supporting Organizational Culture

We’ll learn about different types of guidelines, consider processes for setting and upholding them, and examine sample guidelines that may work for your organization.

What’s okay? Recognizing and Responding to Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Youth

In this 90 minute session, led by world renowned expert, Victor Vieth, you’ll learn to recognize which sexual behaviors are normative and which are not. We’ll share research relating to different ages and stages, discuss what consent and respect for bodily autonomy necessitate in these situations, and begin to create an intervention plan that recognizes children’s youthfulness while prioritizing safety for all.

Fundamentals of Youth Safeguarding in Jewish Communities

This session, designed for professionals working in Jewish youth-serving organizations, will introduce you to the fundamentals of safeguarding youth from abuse. The session will include Q&A, practice scenarios, and meaningful Continue Reading »