Resources for Teen High Holiday Services

*NEW* USY Speaks- a program initiated by the 2012 International Executive Board to promote USY from the Bima during holidays
USY Speaks flier for USYers
USY Speaks letter to rabbis
*NEW* Creating a Youth High Holy Day Buzz: Great tips for marketing, recruitment and creating a youth presence during the Yamim Nora’im (content of Hakesher Elul 5771/September 2011) One example to try is an Apples and Honey Tikun Olam drive, courtesy of Beth Meyer Synagogue of Raleigh, NC. USYers bag apples and a honey stick and attach this Shana Tova Card that explains the USY Tikun Olam initiative. Stapled to this card is an addressed envelope for donations. USY purchases the honey sticks and either purchase or solicit grocery stores to donate apples. *KEY* for publicity and promotion for the youth program is for USYers to stand at exit doors at the end of Rosh HaShana services (second day if the first day is Shabbat), and hand out the bags.
New Year, New You! A Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Program Guide for USY and Kadima Teens and Pre-teens
Tishrei-Heshvan, from the Department of Youth Activities Publication “Moadim L’simcha: Celebrating Jewish Holidays”
Supplemental Readings for Machzor, which includes some great readings and reflections for High Holidays that you can turn into discussion or sicha
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Program Ideas (Courtesy of Hagalil Region USY)
Yom Kippur Program (Courtesy of Hanegev Region USY)
Rosh Hashanah Chevruta Study
Selichot Self Evaluation Exercise
Selichot Program
Selichot service
Heshbon Hanfesh program for S’lichot
Introspection and Reflection Exercise for Slichot
Vidu’i and Collective Teshuvah, lesson plan on what it means to say Vidu’i as a community and why we “confess our sins” as a community
Rosh Hashana Reflection
Bibliodrama- recreate the Torah Reading using this technique. Example: Put yourself in the shoes of Avraham in order to try and understand his actions.