Jewish Education between crisis and growth
Yated:
Cultivating Resilience
October 7th served as an inflection point in Israel and for the Jewish community worldwide. Rising antisemitism, the war and its impact, the pain that has transpired and increasing social polarization have resulted in emotional, ideological, and political fragmentation.
What is the role of Jewish educators in these times?
And from where do we draw our strength?
Yated is a two-and-a-half day program providing Jewish educators with tools and skills for cultivating resilience in the face of uncertainty, so that they can help their learners to do the same.
Evanston, IL
In-Person | Nov 13-14, 2024
Virtual | Dec 3, 2024 | 1-4 pm ET
$200 USD
Hockley Valley Resort
Hockley Valley Resort
In-Person | Feb 5-6, 2025
Virtual | Feb 27, 2025 | 9am - 12pm ET
$200 CAD
Cultivating Resilience
In the months since October 2023, our values, beliefs, and assumptions have been shaken.
To help educators navigate this crisis – within themselves and for their learners – Yated provides tools for cultivating resilience and emotional flexibility, using approaches drawn from narrative theory to promotes individual and group agency.
Crafting a Story
In the absence of language to describe our experiences, we are unable to make meaning of our new realities.
Blending concepts in psychology, education and storytelling, Yated provides educators with skills for crafting new narratives that help them and their learners experience growth and find meaning in chaotic times.
Clarifying Purpose
To make meaning of this moment, we must also consider the future we are working towards.
Yated provides educators with a space and community to confront complicated questions about our shared Jewish future. M² unique values-based approach infuses participants with a sense of renewed purpose and healing.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Resilience for Today
Accessing approaches grounded in narrative theory alongside creative methodologies and trauma-informed techniques, participants will experience the role of storytelling in building resilience for themselves and their learners.
A Vision for Tomorrow
Leveraging lessons learned from Day 1, participants will be exposed to methods and tools to formulate and articulate new visions and values for what our learners, our communities and our people can become.
Taking Action
Taking place 2-3 weeks following the seminar, this half-day workshop lays the foundation for where participants share how they can use – and build on – the approaches that they were exposed to and the skills that they acquired.
IF YOU WANT TO…
An educator with demonstrated impact
A professional who works with learners in pervasive and sustained ways
In a professional and personal position to make a difference
AND IF YOU ARE…
Build personal and community resilience
Gain tools and new approaches to help you contend with the educational ramifications on your learners of antisemitism and antizionism in your community
Guide your learners on a journey from confusion to growth
Meet the fellows
Faculty and Staff
Abby
Mintz
LPC, Facilitator
Abby joined M² in 2022 as Program Director of Values in Action. She spent her career prior to that working in a variety of settings including Jewish camping, as a clinical therapist, and on Adjunct Faculty at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Human and Organizational Development. Abby lives in Evanston with her partner Zach, her 3 adorable kiddos Max, Ayla, and Asa, as well as her mini shih-tzu Badger.
SHLOMIT
NAIM NAOR
Facilitator
Shlomit Naim Naor is the Israel Program Director at M² and a published poet with over 20 years of international experience in Jewish education. Previously, she was a training and content specialist at Makom, the educational content unit of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and advised the Jerusalem Education Bureau. Shlomit has served as a Jewish Agency community emissary in London and as chair of the Israeli Batei Midrash Network. She is the author of two award-winning books of poetry, No End in Sight (2016) and The Things We Are Not Talking About (2020). Shlomit strongly believes in creative writing as an impactful tool in experiential education. Shlomit is a graduate of the Mandel School of Educational Leadership, holds a bachelor’s degree in Hebrew literature and philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a master’s degree in creative writing from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Shuki
Taylor
CEO, M²
As the CEO of M², Shuki helps provide educators and organizations in Israel, North America, and Europe with knowledge, tools, and skills to advance the theory and practice of experiential Jewish education. Previously, Shuki served as director of Service Learning and Experiential Education at Yeshiva University, where he founded the Certificate Program in Experiential Jewish Education and a range of programs mobilizing college students to serve underprivileged communities worldwide. A Schusterman Fellow, Shuki studied Jewish philosophy, education, and scriptwriting.
Advisors
Sharon
Almougy
MA, is a Psychotherapist with a specialization in Trauma
Sharon is currently studying for a PhD in Social Work at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Sharon has a vast amount of experience working with numerous educational frameworks including; The Mandel Foundation, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Shusterman Foundation. For over a decade her focus has been working in area of Mental Health concentrating on trauma, rehabilitation and resilience. Her home is in Modiin.
Inbar
Amir
Storytelling expert
Inbar Amir comes from two worlds: the world of stage and writing, and the world of education and management. In her work, she combines both. Inbar utilizes tools from the world of stage in communication workshops, audience engagement, and storytelling, which she leads in academic, business, social, and educational settings in Israel and around the world. She specializes in training speakers for conferences both in group and individual settings, with an emphasis on making academic content accessible to a wide audience. Inbar leadsShe is a screenwriter, playwright, and director. Inbar has participated as a speaker at TEDx Jaffa and currently trains speakers for Tedx events nationwide and worldwide.
Tuition: $
November 13-14, 2024, in person
December 3, 2024, virtually
Registration fee: $
200 USD
February 5-6, 2025, in person
February 27, 2025, virtually
Registration fee: $
200 CAD
This program is generously supported by the UJA-Federation of Greater Toronto
Eligibility
Eligible participants are Jewish engagement professionals who:
Financial assistance is available. For more details and questions about the program, contact Abby Mintz: abby@ieje.org
FAQ
Yated Cohorts are formed based on a number of criteria, including educational setting, professional experience, geographic location, and others. Ideal candidates work with students in sustained ways; are interested in building personal and community resilience, and gaining tools and skills to help them support their learners in an environment of antizionism, antisemitism, and increasing social and political polarization.
The registration fee is $200. If the cost poses a barrier to your participation, financial aid is available upon request.
When applications are open, you can apply by submitting the registration form.
Once you register, you can expect to receive a welcome email 2 weeks prior to your seminar. The email will include a cohort announcement, schedule, and relevant details to help you adequately prepare for the learning experience.
Full attendance is required for the entirety of the program.
Graduates of Yated will complete the program with renewed resilience, and practical pedagogical tools. They will be equipped to use these tools and approaches to guide their learners through a process of building their own resilience, and cope with complex identity- based questions arising from current issues such as antizionism, antisemitism in their organizations and communities.