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Richard and Brenda Strausz attended the session with their 16-year-old son, Michael. "I like the program over- all. The activities desensitize you and make it easier to talk about these issues," Mr. Strausz said. "Oral sex is tough to talk to your children about. But by talking about the realities of AIDS maybe it will become less taboo and we can better verbalize to our children." Mrs. Strausz agreed, but expressed concern about the thrust of the program. "I think they need to talk more about commitment here. Our kids need to know about condoms. But they also need to know they don't have to have sex," Mrs. Strausz said. "I'd like to hear more about abstinence and family values." Michael said that although talking with his parents about AIDS was a bit awk- ward, it might have opened up the doors for later discus- sions. Jonathan Willis, a Mon- day-night teacher, believes the third week of the pro- gram drove home the mes- sage for many students. "Most of these kids hadn't met anyone with AIDS," Mr. Willis said. "This personal- ized it and brought forth the pain." Mr. Willis said his stu- dents were not as enthusias- tic about the previous week's activities. Complacency, Mr. Willis said, was not broken. Many high school students are still engaging in unpro- tected sex. Rabbis Lane Steinger and Amy Bigman concluded the session, summarizing the ac- tivities and discussing Jew- ish values and teachings in regards to AIDS. "We are taught you should not put yourself in danger. And don't expect a miracle from God to protect you from any danger you might get yourself into," Rabbi Steinger said. Future Members of MJAC will now gather with Jewish ed- ucators and parents to re- view the pilot program. Questionnaires handed out to students and parents will be evaluated. The program will be revised and made available for other organiza- tions. A version of the program will be taught to Temple Emanu-El's eighth-grade "The activities desensitize you and make it easier to talk about these issues." Richard Strausz students each year. Temple Emanu-El's own curriculum for continuing education, like lessons presented by Torah Aura on "Prevention Is A Mitzvah," will be offered to high school students. "Prevention Is A Mitzvah" uses the infamous case of Beaver Cleaver from "Leave It To Beaver" falling into a giant soupbowl on a bill- board. The question is posed "who is responsible for the accident?" The lesson quotes Torah that prevention is a mitzvah. And condoms are a preventative measure. The final question is asked, should condoms be provided in schools? "I think we helped a lot of families connect with the idea that the Jewish values we have been teaching them since kindergarten are rele- vant," Mr. Wise said. "I think the people attending have a deeper understanding that AIDS can happen to them. That they can have safer sex, but the only safe sex is ab- stinence." ❑ (