Project Bet-A: Reimagining Part-Time Jewish Education for the Next Generation
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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.
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