2021 Summer Sandbox Network

Tikvah Wiener is the Founder and CEO of Kadima Coaching, a global organization that empowers Jewish day school and congregational educators through professional development in student-centered learning. Over the past 30 years, she has dedicated her career to Jewish education, serving as a teacher, administrator, head of school, and consultant. Tikvah was an UpStart Fellow and a member of HaKaveret, JEIC’s design team of leading educators charged with developing innovative models of Jewish learning. She has also delivered an ELI Talk on the central role of passion-based learning in Jewish education.

Judith Talesnick, Managing Director, Professional Learning and Growth, has been collaborating with Jewish educators since helping her mother teach Israeli dancing in her early teens. As an adult, her focus shifted to leadership, educational visioning and learner-centered instruction in day schools and yeshivot. She partners with educators to listen carefully; notice patterns, and create engaging learning experiences that spark learners’ curiosity.