The JGirl's Guide

by Adelman, Penina

• ISBN13: 9781580232159
• ISBN10: 1580232159
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub

Summary

Provides advice and activities that focus on typical teen issues, and features quotes and lessons from the Hebrew Bible.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: I'm a Jewish girl and so I'll become a Jewish woman---is there any more to it than that?	xix
Welcome
Coming of Age
What's a Mitzvah?
A Royal Daughter, A JGirl
A Few Historical Basics
How This Book Works
Language
Activities
Resources
Ahavat Israel (Love of the People Israel)
Being a Friend: I love my friends, but it's hard to be a really good friend	1	(16)
Mitzvot: Ve'ahavta Vreyakha kamokha (love your neighbor as yourself)
Brit (covenant)
G'milut chasadim (acts of lovingkindness)
T'shuvah (repentance)
What Are Friends?
Who Is Your Friend?
Random Acts of Chesed
Problems with Friends
What Are the Arguments About?
Resolving Arguments
Cliques
Being a Daughter: I love, my parents, but do I need to honor them, too?	17	(16)
Mitzvah: Kibud av va'em (honoring father and mother)
The Fifth Commandment
Jewish Mothers
Parents Today
Ways I Can Honor My Parents
Things Your Parents Do for You
Getting to Know Your Parents
Improving Your Relationship with Your Parents
When Honoring Parents is a Problem
Eating: I like to eat, but I think about food a lot	33	(19)
Mitzvot: Ma'akhil re'eyvim (feeding the hungry)
Hakhnasat orchim (inviting guests)
Kashrut (sanctifying food)
Jewish Food
Holidays and the Foods They're Associated With
The Forbidden Fruit
Manna from Heaven
Appreciating Food
Sharing Food
What Is Kashrut?
Points for Kashrut
Blessings
Eating Disorders
Resting: I like to be active, but I am really stressed!	52	(19)
Mitzvah: Shmirat Shabbat (observance of a day of rest)
Preparation for Shabbat
Ten Tips to Prepare for Shabbat
Bringing Shabbat into Your Space
Lighting Shabbat Candles
Experiences of Shabbat
At the Shabbat Table
FAQs about Shabbat
Synagogue Services
Shabbat Sleepovers
Seudah Shlishit
Havdalah
Make Your Own Braided Havdalah Candle
One Step Further
Feeling Good About My Body: I feel healthy most of the time, but sometimes I don't take care of myself	71	(13)
Mitzvot: Shutafey I'ma'aseh bereishit (partners in creation)
Betzelem Elohim (in the image of God)
Your Health---Partners in Creation
In the Image of God
Treat Your Body with Honor and Respect
Ways You Can Make Positive Changes in Your Life
Drugs, Alcohol, and Jews: What's the Deal?
Liking Myself: I want to fit in, but I want to be true to myself	84	(15)
Mitzvah: Tzniut (dignity through modesty)
Inner Beauty
Body Image
10 Things You Love about Yourself
Inner and Outer Selves
Becoming a Woman: I am curious about sexuality, but I am scared about it, too	99	(21)
Mitzvot: K'doshim tihyu (you shall be holy)
Kol k'vodah bat melekh p'nimah (the true majesty of a royal daughter is inside her)
Growing Up Inside and Outside
Celebrating Your Period
Love and Sex
Sexual Safety
Thinking Before I Speak: I need to say what I feel and think, but I may be hurting people when I do	120	(14)
Mitzvah: Shmirat halashon (guarding the tongue)
Guarding Your Tongue
Lashon Hara
How to Combat Lashon Hara
The Consequences of Gossip
Silence
Getting Involved: I want to make the world a better place, but there are just too many problems	134	(15)
Mitzvot: Tikkun olam (repairing the world)
Kol Israel areivim zeh lazeh (all of Israel are responsible for one another)
Make a Difference
Putting the World Back Together
Volunteering
Jewish Women Who Are Changing the World
Becoming Myself: I am Jewish, but is this how I want to identify myself?	149	(22)
Mitzvot: Bat mitzvah (becoming a Jewish woman)
Talmud Torah (Torah study)
Identifying Yourself
What Makes You Happy to Be a Jew?
Bat Mitzvah
Women and Torah Study
Studying Torah
Glossary	171	(3)
About the Jewish Religious Movements	174	(2)
For More Information...	176	(6)
Notes	182