Your Group Leader Manual assists you in facilitating a successful Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing! group at your institution. To download individual documents that make up the manual, please choose from the list below.  If you need additional information, please contact your Regional Director or Sarah Fox in our National Office. 

Please visit our Downloads page for year-specific material.

Group Leader's Manual

1. Getting Started

•  Starting and Nurturing a Group
•  Second Year Groups

2. Group Leadership

•  Making the Most of This Material 
•  Facilitating Your Rosh Hodesh Group
•  Experiential Learning in Rosh Hodesh Groups

3. The Later Years

•  Leadership: It’s a Girl Thing, Too! by Beth Cooper Benjamin
•  Kol, Bena, and Koach Years: An Overview for Group Leaders

4. For Your Reference

•  Themes at a Glance - PDF 
•  Themes at a Glance - Word
•  Indices
•  Guide & Glossary
•  Essence Sheets
•  Rosh Hodesh Calendars

5. For Your Group

•  On Loss and Learning
  •  Essence of Av
•  Prayer for the New Month
•  Blessings Over Food

Additional Resources for Group Leaders (not found in the Group Leader's Manual):

 Doing Right by Our Girls by Catherine Steiner-Adair
 History of Rosh Hodesh by Susan Berrin
 Key Events in History
 Torah Portions
 Creating a Mother Daughter Bat Mitzvah Group
 Crisis Referrals
 Fostering Relationships
 Recommended Reading This list is for your professional development as a group leader.  It is also a helpful handout for the parents of your group.  For a more comprehensive list of resources please view our complete bibliography.
 Ensuring Attendance at Your Gatherings

 

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