High Holidays
Guide
High Holidays the CTeen Way
Icons ?ASKtheTeens Teens Take Charge
Questions with specific answers provided
shareyourVIEW Suggested Tune
Recite in English
Story Time Give teens story parts to act out Available for download in Lounge
Opinion questions D i sc u ssi o n Ac t i v i t y Activity to enhance discussion
Summary of main point and/or call to action
Contents Rosh Hashana Planning...................... 6 Discussions................ 16 MINyan.......................... 22 Kiddush........................ 33
Yom Kippur Planning...................... 38 Yom Kippur Night....... 40 Yom Kippur day........... 48 Addendum.................... 62
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ראש השנה
Rosh Hashana
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planning A dva n c e d p r e p ff Reserve a location suitable for the Minyan. (If you don’t have room in your Chabad house, make arrangements with another shul or school in the area.)
ff Download the “Suggested Tunes List” from the Shluchim Lounge.
ff Market the Minyan using the izable banners and invita-
ff Arrange the Kiddush.
customtions.
ff Prepare the Kriyah or arrange for someone to lain. ff Optional: Hire a Chazan. (Be sure to save the easier Tefilos for a teen acting as Chazan.)
ff Print candlelighting posters from the Shluchim Lounge. ff Prepare and gather everything you will need for the activities. ff Print 2 copies of all the teen speeches. Give the teens a copy to practice from and keep a copy in the shul.
Marketing It can be hard to get teens to commit to two days of Rosh Hashanah davening, so you may want to advertise the Teen Minyan only for the first day. Make sure to ask for reservations so you can get an idea of how many people are coming and prepare accordingly. Hang flyers advertising the Minyan in popular teen hangouts such as high school cafeterias,
malls, cafés and in local synagogues. Sample marketing emails and customizable flyers are available in the Shluchim Lounge. Create your own web banner or use the customizable banner available in the Shluchim Lounge to market the Minyan on your own website.
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Green
Around the House/Shul
Pink
Grocery/Food
Red
Craft Shop
Blue
Home Improvement Store
General Minyan Amud Bimah (or a table) Sefer Torah Machzorim Chairs Teen Jobs list Schedules Copies of teen speeches Plastic insert necklaces Teen badges Fortune Honey Cookies Margarine Corn syrup Honey Almond extract All-purpose flour Confectioners’ sugar Egg whites Paper Scissors Pens
Ice Breakers I Pray That... Prayer cards Profile cards
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Things You Will Need
Purple
Download from Computer
Brown
Order Online
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Optional, but will enhance activity
“Grandpa, why...?” “Grandpa, why did...?” cards Dice Reading glasses Old fashioned “Grandpastyle” hat Something from Nothing Opaque bags 20 -30 random non-muktza items (cups, straws, paper towel tubes, paper clip, ponytail, sock, toothbrush, candy, envelope, clothespins, buttons, plastic cutlery, empty water bottles, fake flowers)
Minyan Prayer Tidbit Cards Blue tac Prayer Tidbit cards
Kiddush Games: Honey Swirl Honey Plastic tablecloth Plates
Interactive Story Honey Cups Spoons Apple N’ Honey Bob Honey String Tie Apples Blindfold * Mysterious New Fruit Different types of Shehechiyanu fruit Plates Blindfolds Blessing cards Apple Partners Apples Knife Scenarios Category cards Boxes
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T i p s f o r C r e at i n g a n I n t e r ac t i v e M i n ya n
Encourage every teen to feel involved by making them an integral part of the service with various jobs. Assign jobs according to teens’ personalities and level of affiliation. Jobs should be alternated according to a roster so teens can take turns in the spotlight and avoid missing too much of the davening.
Make it chashuv! Call, text or email the teens ahead of time to congratulate and prep them for their specific job. Download custom-
izable badges from the Shluchim Lounge and print titled badges for all the teens. Place the badges in plastic insert necklaces for teens to wear throughout the day. You can purchase CTeen necklaces in the CTeen store online. Print a large sign listing the names of the teens and their jobs.1 1 I f your group is more spontaneous, avoid any public sign displays to allow room for changes.
Recommended Jobs:
Job Name
Duty
Type of teen
hh W elcome teens at the door, give out machzorim, show boys and girls where to sit.
hh P opular girls (and those who can’t sit for long)
hh Set up Kiddush
hh Hard working
hh Call up people for Aliyot
hh B oy fluent in Hebrew and ideally a shul regular
hh Auction off Aliyot for Hachlotos
hh Charismatic, loud leader
hh Call up people to open Ark
hh Good role model
hh Give sermon to biggest crowd
hh Charismatic, eloquent speaker
hh Page announcer
hh Organized, reliable teen
Chapter President
hh A nnounce upcoming CTeen events during the Minyan
hh Involved and dedicated teen
Kiddush Speaker
hh Give speech at Kiddush
hh Charismatic girl, eloquent speaker
hh Chazan
hh B oy fluent in Hebrew and ideally a Shul regular
hh S et up candles and instruct the girls on how to light
hh O utgoing girl familiar with the brachot
hh Prepare and run games
hh Creative and fun teen
Usherettes Kiddush Directors Gabbai Aliyot Auctioneer Junior Rabbi Speaker of the House MC
Chazan Candle Lighting Hostess Ice Breaker Director
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P r e-Ro s h H a s h a na h M e e t i ng Meet with the teens to discuss jobs, the running of the minyan, etc. To make it fun, make fortune honey cookies with them to eat at the Kiddush!
If you choose to not have a meeting, prep the cookies for the teens and serve at the Kiddush.
Fortune Honey Cookies Honey Cookie Recipe:
Toolbox Cookie sheets Wide spatula Wooden board or other flat, clean surface Muffin tin or empty egg carton
Ingredients
Making the Fortunes:
Teens preparing them: ff Write fortunes on strips of paper about 4 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. Have the teens write fortunes starting with the words, “This year...” Encourage the teens to write positive messages infused with Jewish messages. Preparing for the teens: Print and cut out the customizable “Fortune Honey Cookie” document in the Shluchim Lounge.
Sample Fortunes ff This year will be filled with sweet things. ff This year you will learn a lot about yourself.
1 egg white 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pinch salt 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon honey
How to
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Generously grease 2 cookie sheets.
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Mix the egg white and vanilla until foamy but not stiff. Sift the flour, salt, and sugar and blend into the egg white mixture. Mix in the honey.
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Place teaspoonfuls of the batter at least 4 inches apart on one of the prepared cookie sheets. Tilt the sheet to move the batter into round shapes about 3 inches in diameter. Be careful to make batter as round and even as possible. Do not make too many, because the cookies have to be re-
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ally hot to form them and once they cool it is too late. Start with 2 or 3 to a sheet and see how many you can do.
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Bake for 5 minutes or until cookie has turned a golden color 1/2 inch wide around the outer edge of the circle. The center will remain pale. While one sheet is baking, prepare the other.
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Remove from oven and quickly move cookie with a wide spatula and place up-
side down on a wooden board. Quickly place the fortune on the cookie, close to the middle, and fold the cookie in half. Place the folded edge across the rim of a measuring cup and pull the pointed edges down, one on the inside of the cup and one on the outside. Place folded cookies into the cups of a muffin tin or egg carton to hold their shape until firm.
Yields 1 dozen cookies
Sample schedules Plan your schedule according to the shul affiliation level of your teens. If you have a diverse group, you can have the advanced, more affiliated teens daven at the regular Minyan and join for the icebreakers and Kiddush. Alter-
natively, you can offer a more traditional davening and invite the beginner, less affiliated teens to come at noon for the Shofar, icebreakers, discussion circles and Kiddush.
Customizable schedules
B e g i n n e r s ’ M i n ya n | Time
F i r s t Day
Activity
10:00am
hh Ice Breaker 1: I Pray That...
10:20am
hh Round Table Discussion Topic 1: Me, Praying?
10:55 am
hh Introduction to Prayer Tidbits Activity
11:00 am
hh Shacharit
12:00 pm
hh Auction for Aliyot
12:45 pm
hh Shofar
1:00 pm
hh ונתנה תקף
1:15 pm
hh Ice Breaker 3: Something from Nothing
1:30 pm
hh ברכת כהנים
1:40 pm
hh Kiddush
1:50 pm
hh Teen Dvar Torah
2:00 pm
hh Games: Honey Swirl, Apple N’ Honey Bob
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B e g i n n e r s ’ M i n ya n | Time
S e c o n d Day
Activity
10:00am
hh Ice Breaker 2: “Grandpa, why....?”
10:25am
hh Round Table Discussion Topic 2 : What’s the Point of Prayer?
11:00am
hh Shacharit
12:00pm
hh Auction for Aliyot
12:45pm
hh Shofar
1:00pm
hh ף ונתנה תקand Round Table Discussion Topic 3: Do We Need an Extreme Personality Makeover?
1:30pm
hh ברכת כהנים
1:40pm
hh Kiddush
1:50pm
hh Teen Dvar Torah
2:00pm
hh Games: Apple Partners, Mysterious New Fruit
A dva n c e d M i n ya n |
F i r s t Day
Time
Activity
10:00 AM
hh Round Table Discussion Topic 1: Me, Praying?
10:30 AM
hh Introduce the Prayer Tidbits activity
10:35 AM
hh Shacharit
12:00 PM
hh Auction for Aliyot
12:45 PM
hh Shofar
1:00 PM
hh Ice Breaker 1: I Pray That...
1:15 PM
hh Musaf
1:30 PM
hh ברכת כהנים
1:40 PM
hh Kiddush
1:50 PM
hh Teen Dvar Torah
2:00 PM
hh Games: Honey Swirl, Apple N’ Honey Bob
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A dva n c e d M i n ya n | Time:
s e c o n d Day
Activity:
10:00 AM
hh Ice Breaker 2: “Grandpa, why...?”
10:20 AM
hh Round Table Discussion Topic 2: What’s the Point of Prayer?
10:35 AM
hh Shacharit
12:00 PM
hh Auction for Aliyot
12:45 PM
hh Shofar
1:00 PM
hh Musaf
1:30 PM
hh ברכת כהנים
1:40 PM
hh Kiddush
1:50 PM
hh Teen Dvar Torah
2:00 PM
hh Games: Apple Partners, Mysterious New Fruit
ROSH HASHANA
Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-olam asher ki-deshanu be-mitzvo-tav ve-tzvi-vanu le-hadlik ner shel Yom Hazikaron.
Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ho-olom she-he-che-ya-nu vi-kee-yi-ma-nu vi-hi-geean-u liz-man ha-zeh.
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Ice Breakers I P r ay T h at...
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Each player draws a “Prayer” card which depicts something a person may pray for.
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The players take turns sharing the top 2 things they will pray for plus the prayer depicted on their card. The player to the right of the teen whose turn it is must try to figure out which 2 out of the 3 prayers are the real ones the teen thought of.
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If the guesser guesses correctly, he/she receives the “Prayer” card. If the guesser guesses incorrectly, the teen whose turn it is keeps his/her “Prayer”card.
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Once every player has had a turn, the game advances to Round #2.
Round #2
Toolbox Prayer cards Profile cards
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Each player draws a “Profile” card and another “Prayer” card. The “Profile” cards depict different people in society (i.e teacher, musician, rabbi, scientist.)
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The players then take turns sharing what they think would be the top 2 things the person on their “Profile” card would pray for plus the prayer depicted on their new “Prayer” card. The player on the right of the teen whose turn it is attempts to figure out a) the identity of the teen’s “Profile” and b) which 2 out of the 3 prayers were made up by the player.
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For each part the guesser guesses correctly, he/she receives the respective card (i.e the “Profile” card and/or the “Prayer”card.) If the guesser guesses incorrectly, the teen keeps his/her cards.
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Once every player has had a turn, the teen with the most cards wins.
Prep ff Download, print and cut out Prayer and Profile cards.
How to Round #1
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Each player silently thinks of the top 2 things he/she will pray for during the Minyan.1
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“ G r a n d pa , W h y...?”
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20 minutes |
How to
Why did G-d create a world?
Why was I born in this generation?
Where is G-d?
Why can’t I see G-d?
Why do bad people exist?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
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Why do Rabbis like to talk?
Why do grown ups tell me, “When you’ll get older you’ll understand”?
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Teens are seated in a circle.
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The player seated on the left of the “Grandpa” draws a “Grandpa, why...?” card and reads it aloud. Players attempt to give the best answer to the question. Grandpa judges all the answers and chooses the best one. That teen receives the “Grandpa, why...” card and draws another card that is read aloud.
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Meanwhile, players continue taking turns rolling the dice. Whenever another player rolls doubles, he/she becomes the new “Grandpa” and replaces the existing “Grandpa” (regardless of how long the existing Grandpa’s turn was.)
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Once all the cards are used, the teen with the most cards wins.
What is special about the Jewish people?
“Grandpa, why...?” cards Dice Reading glasses Old fashioned “Grandpa-style” hat
Prep
2 or 3 sets2 of 2 dice each are passed around to teens on opposite sides of the circle. Teens take turns rolling the dice. The first person to roll doubles becomes the “Grandpa” and must put on a pair of reading glasses and an old-fashioned hat.
Sample Cards”
ff Download, print and cut out the “Grandpa, why...?” cards.
ff Grandpa, why did G-d create a world? ff Grandpa, why was I born in this generation? 2 Depending on the size of your group.
S o m e th i ng F r o m N o th i ng 20 minutes |
3 Play prior to the Ata Hu prayer.
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Toolbox Opaque bags 20 -30 random non-muktza items (cups, straws, paper towel tubes, paper clip, ponytail, sock, toothbrush, candy, envelope, clothespins, buttons, plastic cutlery, empty water bottles, fake flowers. )