Project Bet-A: Reimagining Part-Time Jewish Education for the Next Generation
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The Jewish Education Project is excited to offer our high-quality professional development for educational leaders of local synagogues, after-school programs, and independent models in Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens due to the generous support of a national funder and with gratitude to our partner, UJA Federation of New York.
Are you a Long Island program director at Jewish institution from Astoria to Islip and from Long Beach to Riverhead? Apply for Project Bet-A to reimagine your Jewish educational program for the next generation!
Project Bet-A will engage you in 2-years of professional learning that will empower you to transform Jewish Education in your own organization.
The first year of professional development will include:
- Developing a vision for Jewish education by defining learning outcomes through exposure to educational frameworks like MAP – My Aspirations Playbook
- Exploring the foundations of change as a leader
- Embracing approaches to innovation
The second year of professional development will include:
- Implementing new approaches to education
- Supporting educators to put into practice the learning from year one
Over the course of 2 years, you will receive 28 hours of in-person professional learning. In between trainings you will participate in webinars and asynchronous learning and receive curated resources to support your growth.
Cohort leaders
Ivy Schreiber
Ivy Schreiber serves as the Managing Director, Professional Development and Growth, for the New York region at The Jewish Education Project, where she leads the professional team that supports NY-area Jewish educators across early childhood, congregational/independent K-8 learning, and teen spaces. Her current work concentrates on supporting educators as they build capacity for change, and fostering and spreading educational innovation through leadership of the Better Together Grant initiative, consulting in partner communities, facilitating educator networks, and leading workshops. Ivy's decade of deep experience as the Education Director at B’nai Jeshurun, a large, innovative NYC synagogue, makes her uniquely suited to guide educators as they articulate their vision and expand their capacity for change. Ivy received a BA from Brandeis University in Psychology, and a MA in Jewish Education from The Davidson School at JTS. Ivy serves on the Executive Committee at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, NY, as a member of the Advisory Board at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, and is currently a Wexner Field Fellow.
Rabbi David E. Levy
David Levy serves as the Director, Professional Development and Growth (National PTJE) at The Jewish Education Project. He grew up in a small town in Connecticut, and then went to Drexel University where he earned his BS in Information Systems. While working at GE, he discovered that his true passion was serving the Jewish people. He attended HUC-JIR where he earned his Rabbinical Degree and a Master's in Religious Education. He served at Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) as an Assistant and then Associate Rabbi. He was also the Director of the WRT Jewish Learning Lab.
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.
For additional information or if you have questions, please reach out to Rabbi David Levy dlevy@jewishedproject.org or Ivy Schreiber: ischreiber@jewishedproject.org