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Overview

Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute (JELI)

Overview: An online and in-person leadership and professional development program specifically designed for JCC middle- and senior-management professionals.

Geographic Scope: North America

Focus Areas:

  • Leadership development for JCC professionals

  • Applying Jewish frameworks (values, ethics, texts, and traditions) to organizational vision and management

  • Day-to-day management skills

  • Leadership identity development
  • Funding: Made possible with generous funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation

    Program Details:

  • Duration: 17 months (Cohort 2: October 2013 - March 2015)

  • Four in-person learning retreats

  • Monthly interactive webinars

  • Mentorship from program mentors and JETI faculty

  • Instruction from JTS faculty, JCC Association professionals, and outside educators

  • Initial cohort had 18 fellows
  • Eligibility:

  • JCC middle- and senior-management professionals
  • Contact: JCC Association, New York, New York, USA

    Background: Part of The Davidson School's Experiential Learning Initiative, funded as part of a five-year, $15 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation. This grant is part of a $45 million initiative to support educator training programs at Yeshiva University, The Jewish Theological Seminary, and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Deadline (for Cohort 2): June 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. EST

    Required Materials:

  • Application form

  • Letters of recommendation
  • Submission: Submit to JCC Association by deadline

    Program Start: October 2013

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    jewishprofessional-development

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