Why The Certificate Program
- “One of the most powerful aspects of the program is the cohort itself. It is clear that each member was carefully selected and that great thought had gone into assembling a group which would be diverse yet cohesive, and above all, a group that is made up of educators who are each extremely passionate about Jewish education, the specific work that they do, and their desire to learn.”
Gaby Schoenfeld, Program Director for Service and Leadership, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- “The YU Certificate program will empower educators to approach the field of informal education with an unparalleled level of sophistication and professionalism. The program is already responsible for shaping a substantial component of NCSY’s internal training modules, in establishing clear conceptual and practical frameworks to reflect and improve our initiatives and ideas. The tools that our staff developed within the certificate program are easily and effectively applied to a wide spectrum of contexts within which our staff operates.”
Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Director of Education, International; NCSY Regional Director, New Jersey NCSY
- “YU’s program provides an incredible breadth of learning and experience, with an amazing diversity of professionals. The three Hillel professionals who participated – from vastly different educational and Jewish backgrounds – each benefited in a different way. The program enables professionals with deep Jewish knowledge to learn how to package it and use this knowledge more effectively. The program also enables professionals with less background to gain critical skills in learning and informal teaching.”
Abigail Dauber Sterne, Vice President for Global Jewish Experience, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
- “I find myself thinking more deliberately about what direction I want my programs to go in. The steps along the way are more thought out so that the foundations are in place before I jump ahead to the programming. I start out with values and goals and then work to fill in the pieces that it takes to get there.”
Rabbi Michael Davies, Associate Rabbi and Director of Youth Education, Beth Jacob Congregation, Oakland, CA
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Experiential Jewish Education is
transforming the landscape of
Jewish education and Jewish
identity. It is not only a passion,
it is a profession. The Certificate
Program trains outstanding Jewish
educators to reimagine and
professionalize the scope and
impact this field has on
the Jewish community.
