JWI's "RETHINKING" Holiday Guides
These guides combine a respectful reading of classic texts with provocative and perceptive insights, questions and ideas that can help shape healthier relationships. It can help raise awareness of the ways in which issues of gender and power intersect with and can be addressed through such Jewish values as k’vod ha-briot (respect for the dignity and integrity of each person) and kedusha (sanctification), among others. Each includes a short list of action steps that complement the guide.
Use these resources in study groups, in synagogues, college campuses, at home, and with friends.
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"Rethinking Sukkot: Women, Relationships & Jewish Texts" uses the imagery of the Sukkah and the text of Ecclesiastes along with midrash and modern commentary to start interesting conversations about relationships. Perfect for use in a sukkah!
(Updated in 2016)
"Rethinking Purim: Women, Relationships & Jewish Texts" uses the Purim megillah, along with midrash and modern commentary to start interesting conversations about healthy relationships.
(Updated in 2017)
"Rethinking Shabbat: Women, Relationships & Jewish Texts" uses the Friday evening Shabbat service, along with midrash and modern commentary to start interesting conversations about healthy relationships.
(Updated in 2017)
"Rethinking Shavuot: Women, Relationships & Jewish Texts" uses the biblical story of Ruth, the heroine of this holiday, and midrash and modern commentary to start interesting conversations about healthy relationships.
Download the complete Hebrew text for the Shavuot guide.
JWI partners with Hillels across the country to make prevention education a part of the Jewish student experience. JWI provides training to Hillel staff on responding to sexual and dating violence and develops healthy relationship resources.
Unmasking Masculinity: A Purim Program offers a thoughtful reframing of the Purim story and to use the text as a means of fostering discussion about how to uplift healthier behaviors and norms around masculinity within the Jewish community. This resource was developed with support from the “Engaging Men and Boys” grant awarded by the US Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
JWI's "RETHINKING" holiday guides were a semi-finalist for the:
