Jewish Education to meet this moment

Workshops to Meet this Moment

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To lead our learners through these turbulent times, we must first navigate them ourselves. Through a series of workshops, we invite you to experience and explore resources to help grapple with the impact the war in Israel is having on us locally and globally.

FIND THE LANGUAGE

Articulate challenging questions and dynamics.

LEARN TO LEAD

Inspire others by sharing personal stories.

SEEK FOR HOPE

Discover hope through a new Values in Action (VIA) resource.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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PAST WORKSHOPS

EVERYONE COUNTS: A TOOLKIT TO INSPIRE LEARNING AND ACTION ON PIDYON SHVUYIM (HOSTAGE LIBERATION)

FACILITATED BY ELYSSA MOSS RABINOWITZ, WITH INSPIRATIONAL WORDS FROM RACHEL GOLDBERG, MOTHER OF HERSH GOLDBERG-POLIN

Sunday, January 14, 2024

9:00- 10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET, 19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

With the urgent ongoing hostage crisis, M² has partnered with Kol HaOt and The Jewish Education Project on a new initiative to inspire sustained awareness and concrete action toward freeing the hostages.

Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped on October 7th, joins us as we mark 100 days in captivity, just before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz will reveal a first look at Everyone Counts – a new and growing collection of values-based educational resources designed to engage learners around the Jewish mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim, freeing hostages.

Discover how educators, community leaders, families, and organizations across diverse denominations and affiliations can use the Everyone Counts website to guide their learners toward immediate and effective advocacy, dialogue, and action on behalf of the 136 innocent people still held hostage by Hamas.

WE ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE: WHAT DO I DO?
A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION FOR TEEN PROFESSIONALS

MODERATED by Mollie Andron & Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath

Thursday, January 25, 2024

9:00- 10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET, 19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

As the war in Israel intensifies and incidents of antisemitism are on the rise, many of us are facing a widening gap between our positions, our institutions, and those of our students.

Can these challenges become gateways for profound and meaningful conversations?
Can we transform these trying moments into valuable learning experiences?

Join us for a dynamic session featuring field-based panelists and small groups conversations as we unpack some of these big questions.

Featuring perspectives from:

  • Shuli Karkowsky, Chief Executive Officer at Moving Traditions
  • Rachel Dingman, Senior Director of Jewish Enrichment at BBYO International
  • Yoni Colman, Managing Director at OU-NCSY
  • Erica Cohen, Director of Teen Education for Young Judaea and Camp Tel Yehudah

Voices from the Field
Findings from the global "Pulse-Check" of Jewish Educators

Facilitated by Clare Goldwater & No'a Gorlin

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

9:00- 10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET, 19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

In November and December, over 1500 Jewish educators, clergy, and engagement professionals shared their experiences of educating during these difficult times. Their voices paint a picture of the educational challenges facing the field of Jewish education and the big questions and dynamics that are front of mind.

Join us to hear about the findings of the survey and discuss the ramifications. Dr Ezra Kopelowitz, lead researcher, will be present to answer questions.

My Students and I Are Divided: What Do I Do?
A Community Conversation for Hillel Professionals

Moderated by Shuki Taylor

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

9:00- 10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET, 19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

As the war in Israel intensifies and incidents of antisemitism are on the rise, many of us are facing a widening gap between our positions and those of our students.

Can these challenges become gateways for profound and meaningful conversations?
Can we transform these trying moments into valuable learning experiences?

Join us for a dynamic session featuring field-based panelists and small group conversations as we unpack some of these big questions.

Featuring perspectives from:

  • Ben Berger, Vice President for Jewish Education, Hillel International
  • Jessica Lott, Campus Rabbi, Northwestern Hillel
  • Zoe Levine, Senior Program Director, Hillel University of Wisconsin
  • Adam Naftalin-Kelman, Executive Director, Berkely Hillel
  • Rachel Putterman, Director of Hillel and Associate Chaplain, Trinity College Hillel
  • Melissa B. Simon, Director of Israel Education, Hillel International
  • Lisa Stella, Senior Rabbi, Hillel, University of Michigan

Why Israel, Anyway?
Back to the Basics of Jewish Education

FACILITATED BY Clare Goldwater & Avraham Infeld

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

9:00-10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET,
19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

Why does the Jewish People need the State of Israel? Is Zionism still relevant? Where does loving Israel begin and end? In these times of crisis in Israel and rising antisemitism, we are going back to these basic questions – and more. In this webinar we will hear from Avraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel International and legendary Jewish educator, about the role of the State of Israel as the homeland for the extended Jewish family. Come to be inspired and provoked; come with your own questions and opinions; come to join a diverse community of Jewish educators as we tackle one of the most central and timely questions facing our learners and communities today.

Storytelling Israel: Personal Narratives and Community Engagement

FACILITATED BY Dr. YAKIR ENGLANDER & Mollie Andron

Thursday, December 7, 2023

9:00-10:00 AM PT, 12:00-13:00 ET, 18:00-19:00 CET,
19:00-20:00 ISRAEL

In this workshop, we will acquire storytelling tools on how to talk about Israel, whether with Jewish community members or others. The workshop utilizes stories to explore various, personal, and intimate characteristics of Israel, while emphasizing unique tools that allow the story to transition from a private space to become a means of explaining the storyteller’s relationship with Israel. This includes focusing on the role of the storyteller as well as that of the active listener.

Faculty

Mollie
Andron
Lead Faculty and Fellowship Director
Dr. Mijal
Bitton
Public intellectual and a spiritual leader
Shoshana
Boyd Gelfand
Board Member
Yoni
Colman
Managing Director at OU-NCSY
Debbi
Cooper
Senior Director, Values in Action
Michelle
Dardashti
Rabbi and Associate University Chaplain
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