By Joseph Reimer What is Jewish leadership? And if it’s a thing, can you learn it? At the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program’s recent orientation for new students, I was asked to imagine that a prospective applicant to Hornstein came to see me and asked these questions: “I am already working in the Jewish community. Why wouldn’t I continue working my way up the ranks? Or if I need to boost my skills or knowledge, why shouldn’t I enroll in one of those part-time MBA programs? Tell me why I should take 21 months out of my work life to come to Hornstein and Heller?” There’s a lot I might say to this prospective student but I’d start with Jewish leadership. I’d say that two years in Hornstein offers a student a unique perspective on Jewish leadership. But what is Jewish … [Read more...]
Applications Open: UPenn 2018 Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy
The Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy is an eight-month online and in-person certificate program designed by the University of Pennsylvania for busy professionals who seek tools, skills, and collaborators to help their work improving the world. Applications submitted by Oct. 15 receive a 10% tuition discount. Learn more at http://socialimpactstrategy.org/exec. … [Read more...]
The Nonprofit World Is Changing. Your Board Should Be Ready.
The nonprofit world is always evolving, and organizations need to have strong partnerships with their boards to future-proof themselves. The Board Member Institute for Jewish Nonprofits was created by the Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund, Marom Group and Kellogg Executive Education’s Center for Nonprofit Management based on an in-depth analysis of the U.S. nonprofit sector. In this program, current and prospective board members for Jewish organizations will gather with like-minded individuals for a rigorous, relevant experience. Participants will leave equipped to manage the wide scope of responsibilities they face in guiding, governing and stewarding Jewish nonprofit organizations. Apply by October 20th and receive a $1000. tuition grant. To learn more, and apply, visit: … [Read more...]
A Conversation with Jewish Professionals: Insights on the Jewish Future
By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D. At the second cohort gathering of CEO Onboarding-Leading Edge, I had occasion to address this extraordinary group of some 15 newly appointed Jewish professionals. Coming to the Jewish community from an array of diverse backgrounds, they shared concerns that sparked not only a thoughtful dialogue but reminded me that these individuals, better than most, will be confronting on a daily basis the demographic, policy and social realities that are redefining Jewish life in the second decade of this century. As the boundaries and borders that may have at one time more conveniently identified and separated “Jews,” in today’s social environment, these definitions no longer appear to be appropriate, as we embrace a culture where each person must make their own choices about … [Read more...]
Where have all the Teachers Gone? A Collaborative Community Response
By Dr. Evie Rotstein Each year the challenge seems to grow. Jewish educators are frantically searching for qualified teachers to fill open positions in their religious schools. Research for many years has indicated that there is a shortage of well-trained teachers in Jewish settings, exacerbated by the challenge of retaining strong teachers for these part-time positions. (Westheimer, 2007). This past summer, though, the problem was particularly striking: I received more requests than ever for graduate students to fill multiple empty positions in the New York metropolitan area. Is this problem intractable, or can something be done? Last winter, a group of seasoned NYC educators that form a peer network group hosted by the Jewish Education Project in Manhattan began to explore this very issue. … [Read more...]
Learning is Not a Priority. Or is it?
By Yelena Kutikova A little over a year ago, I started my role at the Wiener Center for Leadership and Learning at UJA-Federation of New York as director of learning and development. I became a professional in the Jewish nonprofit sector after spending more than 10 years in corporate America working in human resources, with a specific focus on learning and development. I decided to switch gears and join the Jewish nonprofit sector to give back to the community that gave me so much. Since I made the switch, I couldn’t be happier to be in this meaningful role and to have an opportunity to make a real impact. During my time here so far, I’ve talked to many people, including executives, learning program participants, and even people who chose not to be part of the programs. I made a few observations … [Read more...]
Reflections from the first cohort of the Adaptive Leadership Lab: An encounter with local and global Jewish Challenges
By David Davidi-Brown and Nina Peretz How might we build active, inclusive and responsible Jewish communities for the future? How might we involve more people to take action and shape the communities they wish to belong to? How can we push ourselves and others beyond the limits of our comfort zones? As Jewish community leaders, these questions inspire us in our work. We joined the pilot cohort of Adaptive Leadership Lab* (a.l.l), a program the Jewish Agency’s Global Leadership Institute, to explore these and many more questions. a.l.l brings together a diverse group of Jewish professionals and lay leaders from North America, Europe and Israel for intensive Adaptive Leadership** training, while simultaneously examining systemic challenges we experience in our local communities and broadly … [Read more...]
SUPERvision: The Case for Teaching and Learning
By Pearl Lerner Kane There he is just last month, as he always is remembered, sitting across from me, asking me to consider the answer to a deep query. This time we are having lunch and he has recently turned eighty-nine years old. He, Jerry Witkovsky, retired General Director of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, was my first boss, my first mentor, my first teacher in the world of work. He challenges me still. Our old patterns of back and forth emerge like Socrates or Hillel with a willing pupil. I wonder how many people are as lucky as I am to continue to have this kind of precious relationship after so many years. Decades ago, there was a deep commitment to the art and science of supervision. Drawn and developed from the annals of social work schools and administrative management … [Read more...]
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