Cultivating Jewish Identity in the Age of AI

In-Person: The Conference Center: 130 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022

$25.00

Event Info: January 13, 2026 at 9:00 am - 3:30 pm EST, In-Person

AI is rapidly changing the world—and Jewish education must adapt. Join us for a critical immersive day of learning to explore the complex intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Jewish identity formation.

AI can help center the needs of the learner, and it also has the potential to diminish the centrality of human connection. Tackle crucial questions about community, relationships, and the unique contributions human interactions can provide in an age where instant answers and algorithmic content challenge the core values of chevruta and communal engagement in Jewish life.

What You Will Gain:

• Explore AI's impact on the Jewish identity of our learners.
• Reimagine "Jewish wisdom" in a world of generative content.
• Play in a hands-on AI sandbox for designing and personalizing learning.
• Leave energized and equipped to creatively integrate AI to strengthen human connection and meaning-making in your teaching.
• Understand approaches that honor our inherited tradition of discussion and disagreement.
• Learn how to make your work easier.

Secure your spot today! Become a more informed, thoughtful, and effective Jewish educator in the age of AI. Register now to shape the future of Jewish learning!

Schedule*

9:00 - 9:30am Registration & Breakfast

9:30 - 12:00pm Morning Session: How AI is Shaping Jewish Identity and Education

12:00 - 12:45pm Lunch

12:45 - 2:00pm AI Sandbox: Developing the Knowledge, Mindset, and Tools to Adapt Jewish Dducation for the AI Era

2:00 - 3:30pm Supported Workshop Time with Jewish Education Project staff and AI Specialists

*Subject to change

Ivy Schreiber

Ivy Schreiber is the Managing Director, Professional Learning and Growth at The Jewish Education Project. Her current work focuses on supporting Jewish educators towards adopting new models that lead to thriving and are responsive to today’s learners and families. Prior to The Jewish Education Project, Ivy worked at B’nai Jeshurun (BJ) in NYC for a decade, where she served as the Education Director, and also has experience in Jewish camping and as a consultant to synagogues. Ivy holds an MA in Jewish Education from the Davidson School at JTS, is an alum of the Leadership Institute, and is a Wexner Field Fellow. Ivy lives in Westchester with her husband and three children.

Rivkah Schack

Rivkah Schack is the Senior Managing Director of Educational Technology and Digital Strategy at The Jewish Education Project, where she leads national efforts to integrate AI, expand digital learning, and develop micro-credential pathways for Jewish educators. With over three decades in Jewish, Montessori, and classical education, she has founded two schools, built personalized and mastery-based learning models, and directed educator training organizations. Her work centers on guiding system-wide change through thoughtful use of technology, data, and human-centered design.

Rabba Yaffa Epstein

Rabba Yaffa Epstein is the Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence at the Jewish Education Project. Formerly, she served as the Director of the Wexner Heritage Program at the Wexner Foundation. Epstein has also served as the Director of Education, North America for the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and was a member of the faculty. She has served on the faculties of Yeshivat Maharat and the Drisha Institute. Epstein has served as an Educator and Scholar in Residence for the Dorot Fellowship, Moishe House, Jewish Federation of North America, the Covenant Foundation, the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship, Repair the World, the Meorot Fellowship, and the KADIMA Fellowship. She has lectured at numerous Limmud events around the globe, has written curriculum for the Global Day of Jewish Learning and has created innovative educational programming for Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. She received Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshivat Maharat, earned an additional private Ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes, holds a Law Degree from Bar-Ilan University, and studied at the Talmud Department at Hebrew University.

Rabba Epstein is passionate about making Jewish learning accessible and exciting, and creating learning environments that are welcoming, diverse, and inclusive to all who wish to participate. She has taught educators, rabbis and lay leaders from across the spectrum of Jewish denominations. Rabba Epstein is the winner of the prestigious Covenant Award.

Who's coming? (11 participants)