The Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators offers congregational educators the opportunity to expand their knowledge and build a new vision for leadership. Please join us for a two and a half year journey that will address many essential issues of Jewish Educational Leadership. This program is open to candidates from all denominations in the New York, Long Island, Westchester and the greater metropolitan area.

This is a wonderful opportunity for both the educator and the congregation to grow and learn. We hope that you will join us in this exploration and welcome any comments or questions you may have.

What people are saying:

"I have been privileged to be a member of the Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators. I have been learning and experiencing a myriad of ideas and have been studying with the best educators and innovators in the Jewish world today. The last year has been one of learning, growing and thinking about just how vital the congregational school is to the future of the Jewish people. As I continue to travel into New York for my classes, I hope to be able to come back after each session and have you dream with me about how we can work together to provide the best Jewish education for our children.

Scholar after scholar has stressed the need for a clear vision, shared by EVERY member of our synagogue community. Jewish education has to be an activity that engages EVERY member of the congregation."

"The Leadership Institute has exposed me to the best in Jewish education and thought. It has been my entree to techniques, philosophy and ideas on how to improve the way we deliver religious education to our children. It is has armed me with research to encourage change. I have grown in knowledge, understanding and an appreciation of my own talents and abilities. I have been introduced to fellow educators with whom I can network, brainstorm, learn from, kvetch with and who share my passion for Jewish education that leads to vibrant Jewish living."

"The idea of running a timed meeting with concrete goals, the skill of facilitation, and other skills and practices I’m sure I’m not mentioning - they are all a result of my time in the Leadership Institute. It was great to see just how much I have learned and grown as a result of the institute!"

"The Leadership Institute has provided me with the skills and confidence to take on ambitious goals of transformative change. Using protocols and approaches introduced to me in the Institute, I felt empowered to engage in the process of visioning and then attempting to implement this vision."

“I love my mentor…she gives me so much of her own experience…answers my questions…I spent a day at her congregation once shadowing her, and everything I saw was very helpful.”

“My love of Jewish education and the families I teach is a life long dream that has been realized. The time, the room, and the support to think, dream, and be rejuvenated has been an incredible gift.”

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