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Long Island Educators Project Bet-A: Reimagining Part-Time Jewish Education for the Next Generation

Facilitators: Ivy Schreiber, Loen Amer, Rabbi David Levy
Format: Hybrid (includes some virtual)

About this Network:

NEW for 2025-2027!  

Are you a Long Island Education Director at a Jewish institution from Astoria to Islip and from Long Beach to Riverhead? Join Project Bet-A to reimagine your Jewish educational program for the next generation!

Reimagine Jewish Education with Project Bet-A

The Jewish Education Project is thrilled to offer high-quality professional development for educational leaders in local synagogues, after-school programs, and independent models across Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens. This opportunity is made possible thanks to the generous support of a national funder and in partnership with UJA Federation of New York.

Are you a Long Island program director at a Jewish institution—from Astoria to Islip, Long Beach to Riverhead?
Join Project Bet-A, a dynamic professional learning experience designed to help you clarify your educational vision, strengthen your leadership, and explore innovative approaches to Jewish education.

Start with us this year—and see where it takes you.
Project Bet-A is structured as a multi-year journey, but we invite you to begin with this year’s cohort and discover the value for yourself. Whether or not you continue into year two, you’ll walk away with tools, insights, and strategies that can elevate your work right now.

Year One Highlights:

  • Clarify your vision for Jewish education by defining learning outcomes and exploring frameworks like MAP – My Aspirations Playbook
  • Strengthen your leadership by understanding the foundations of change
  • Explore innovation through practical, adaptable approaches

Year Two (Optional Continuation):

  • Implement new strategies in your educational setting
  • Support your team in applying what you’ve learned
  • Deepen your impact with continued coaching and resources

Over the course of the year, you’ll receive:

  • 14 hours of in-person professional learning
  • Webinars and asynchronous learning
  • Curated resources to support your growth

Whether you're looking to refine what’s already working or explore new possibilities, Project Bet-A meets you where you are—and helps you move forward.

 

Additional Information:

Many Long Island and Queens educators have long been part of our Long Island Educators Network. This year, we are excited to offer this meaningful opportunity to re-imagine part-time Jewish education for the next generation.  

Project Bet-A is high-quality professional development for educational leaders of local synagogues, after-school programs, and independent models in Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens. Engage professional learning that will empower you to think different about Jewish Education in your own organization. 

  • “Reimagining part-time Jewish education is a big task. Project Bet-A created a space where that reimagining happened in community. For two years, we came together to learn with and from each other, as we wrestled with what it means to be a leader in Jewish education today.  Project Bet-A recognized the challenges and celebrated the journey of discovery… With a healthy mix of big questions, granular planning, and a sharing of hopes and dreams, we thought broadly and had experiences we could immediately share with our schools.” --Rebecca Hirschwerk, 2023-25 Project Bet-A participant  

About the Facilitators:

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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.

 

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Loen Amer

Loen Amer has been an experiential Jewish educator working with teens since she was one herself! She has served at Temple Israel of Great Neck as the Director of Teen and Community Engagement, and at Bet Torah in Mt Kisco–first as their Director of Youth Engagement, and then as their Director of Experiential Learning for Children and Teens. Loen has also worked for Ramah Israel, the Hillel at Hofstra University, Woodbury Jewish Center, and Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights. 

Loen has a voracious love for lifelong Jewish learning, and most recently studied Torah le’shmah, Torah for its own sake, at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. She lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side and enjoys baking and reading.

 

Rabbi David Levy.
Rabbi David Levy

Rabbi David E. Levy is the Director, Field Consultation at The Jewish Education Project. His primary work focuses on supporting congregational educators across the country to explore the big questions in Jewish Education, and how they are particularly positioned to respond to them. Prior to The Jewish Education Project, David worked at Westchester Reform Temple for a decade, where he served as the Associate Rabbi and the Director of the Jewish Learning Lab. He also has extensive experience working with Jewish camps, and as a consultant. David received Rabbinic ordination and a Masters in Religious Education from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems from Drexel University. 

When
Varying Dates 2025-2026
10/28/25 10am-2pm ET in-person, 1/7/26 1pm-2pm ET online, 1/22/26 10am-2pm ET in-person, 2/9/26 1-2pm online, 3/9/26 1-2pm online, 4/23/26 10am-2pm in-person
Facilitators
Ivy Schreiber
Loen Amer
Rabbi David Levy
Format
Hybrid (includes some virtual)
New members
Open
Target audience
Director / Principal / Head of School
Geographic regions
Brooklyn
Long Island
Queens
Area of work
After School and Beyond
Congregational Learning
Teen Engagement