The JGuy’s Teacher’s and Parent’s Guide

Insights, Ideas and Activities for Discussing with Teen Guys What It Means to Become a Jewish Man

A step-by-step guide to creative use of The JGuy's Guide: A GPS for Jewish Teen Guys in the classroom or at home. For each chapter in the book, this guide includes enough material for two or three hour-long lessons, each featuring:

• Clearly stated goals
• A warm-up activity
• Guidance on using portions of the book, along with engaging discussion questions
• A text selection, in Hebrew and English, connected to the topic of the lesson

This comprehensive teaching tool will help you create a safe space for personal sharing and learning.

Insights, Ideas and Activities for Discussing with Teen Guys What It Means to Become a Jewish Man

A step-by-step guide to creative use of The JGuy's Guide: A GPS for Jewish Teen Guys in the classroom or at home. For each chapter in the book, this guide includes enough material for two or three hour-long lessons, each featuring:

• Clearly stated goals
• A warm-up activity
• Guidance on using portions of the book, along with engaging discussion questions
• A text selection, in Hebrew and English, connected to the topic of the lesson

This comprehensive teaching tool will help you create a safe space for personal sharing and learning.

Introduction: Why The JGuy's Guide? v
Planning a Lesson vii

Courage
I might be braver than I think. 1
Frenemies
I like my friends, but not always what they do. 5
True to Myself
Sometimes things bother me, but I am not comfortable speaking up. 9
One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours
I love my parent(s), but adults can be clueless. 13
God ... Really?
I am not sure I believe in God because the world is pretty messed up. 20
The Torah of Everything
Now that I think about it, that's amazing! 24
Enough Already
Why am I so stressed out? 30
Falling in Lust, Falling in Love
I can't help thinking about sex, but I don’t know what’s right for me. 35
Not on My Watch
Does what I do actually matter? 40
Looking Inside at the Man I Want to Be
Beginning with myself. 44

Additional Resources 49