Important note regarding the copying of programmes

Aims / Objectives :
Aims:
1) Chanichim to see/understand a historical and textual perspective on sex, inc. Marriage, love and homosexuality.
2) Chanichim to look into and question the meaning of sex and the different perceptions of it.
3) Chanichim to gain an understanding of the liberal Jewish perspective on sex/sexuality issuses.

Trigger :
Trigger

1) Textual relationship
2) Split into groups of 4/5. Each group given a situation to act out.
• A girl in the group is gay. How does she deal with it in terms of her friends.
• Same as above but with a boy.
• Everyone in group married apart from one person. That person is living with her partner. Are they/should they be sleeping together.
• A teen girl pregnant. Goes to Rabbi for advice-what is his/her reaction?
• All your friends having sex but you. How do you react/handle it?

3) Come back into one group and perform their skits.

Main part of the programme :
Method

On wall are presentations on 3 issues. Marriage and love, homosexuality/bisexuality, and sex and contraception. Chanichim have 10-20 mins (for madrichim to gage how long they need) to walk around and read the articles and look at the pictures on the wall. They must choose (and remember) 1 or 2 things that interest/surprise/upset them. They then will be split into groups again (single sex) and discuss the articles. One madrich per group. The madrich/a will have a set of all the readings that were on the walls, for reference.

Things that could be discussed:

• Are the articles relevant to today?
• Does their Judaism affect their views on sex/ sexuality issues?
• Do they agree/ disagree with the sources?
• How might they handle some of the situations addressed?

Make sure that the chanichim are not talking too personally ie. When I had sex … as it may make others in the group uncomfortable.

Conclusion :
Sikkum

In teams (mixed this time) chanichim will take part in a sex/sexuality quiz, basically fun and informal.

Resources:
None

Notes:
None