מנהיגות יהודית חברתית: מחזון למעשה Jewish Social Leadership: from Vision to Action
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מנהיגות יהודית חברתית: מחזון למעשה JEWISH SOCIAL LEADERSHIP: FROM VISION TO ACTION הפדרציה היהודית של לוס אנג’לס תכנית תאומות בתי הספר שותפות תל אביב-לוס אנג’לס סמינר מחנכים משותף 8-1 ביולי 2015, י"ד-כ"א בתמוז תשע"ה The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles School Twinning Program JOINT TEACHERS SEMINAR 1-8.7.2015 עיריית תל-אביב-יפו מינהל החינוך, התרבות והספורט מנהיגות יהודית חברתית: מחזון למעשה JEWISH SOCIAL LEADERSHIP: FROM VISION TO ACTION Dear Principals and Coordinators, Our tool, that of the staff who charts the course for the educational program, is also words, and there are not enough words to thank you for your work. You are The joint teachers’ seminar this year and the theme of the 2015/2016 school year will the program’s active designers, leaders, and shapers of identity and public opinion. deal with social leadership in the spirit of Jewish values. We chose the article written You should have been above the common folk, but leadership is not about publicity by Rabbi Lord Professor Jonathan Sacks, which talks about seven basic principles of and public relations. Rather, it is measured by responsibility and teamwork between Jewish leadership, as the main article of this year’s seminar. principals and coordinators on both sides of the globe, who share a professional identity, study together and jointly plan the next step – how to cultivate leaders, how to Biblical stories are among the most fascinating sources we have for understanding empower, how to believe in the people they lead, and how to grow and nurture leaders the nature of leadership. among the students. No one formula exists. There are different leadership styles, and Why is Moses the greatest of all leaders? Was King David primarily a military leader or none is preferable to the other as long as the lines of communication remain open was social leadership also one of his qualities? How did Naomi, while demonstrating and leaders do not act in splendid isolation. Instead, they must conduct an ongoing heroic leadership, wisdom and sensitivity, manage to achieve her goal and arrange for dialog with colleagues who assume responsibility, study together on a regular basis, Ruth the Moabite to marry Boaz? Why is it so critical to the Jewish people’s narrative? and acknowledge that their job is demanding, but look to the future with enthusiasm. We will attempt to learn from them and from what is happening around us. You, in your own way and with considerable effort, are strengthening Jewish identity Akiva Ernst Simon, a philosopher and educational researcher (Berlin, 1899 – among the next generation of Jewish leaders in Tel Aviv and in Los Angeles. You Jerusalem, August 1988), wrote a great deal about the importance of an ethical are building a living bridge and long-term relationships, are involving families and orientation. Before the advent of the digital age, he warned of a deficit in ideals and the community, and are making a widespread impact on issues that are of utmost vision. As educators, we have to show the younger generation that in a world where importance to our society – both in Israel and in the Diaspora. individualism, isolationism and occupation with the personal domain are supreme Our role, as the educational program’s staff, is to support you so that, together, we values, we are in need of ideals that extend beyond ourselves and our community. can live in a better society. We have not yet reached that point. The road is still long We must also guide individuals as well as the collective entity to initiate social and there is a lot of work ahead of us – to lead and show the way not with the purpose involvement and commitment and view them as an opportunity to attain self-growth of receiving a prize, but out of a belief in the path we have chosen and a love for our and empowerment. fellow human beings. During the seminar, we will also try to look inwards, search for and find the leader We would like to take this opportunity to thank Shari Davis and Maya Wolk for their within us. As educators of this generation, each and every one of us must view mutual planning and directing this seminar! himself/herself as a microcosm of tikkun olam. You, principals and coordinators of the partnership program, have the ability to make a considerable impact on students We thank Uri for his creative thoughts and for sharing experience on the subject. We and shape how generations perceive Jewish identity and the relationship with the would also like to thank Hamutal, Liat and Sima – without you it could never happen. Diaspora, coupled with the recognition that, together, the two communities can produce a more profound change. You are the adults with the most influence over Wishing all of us a successful, interesting and inspirational seminar! children and teenagers, you are the leaders of the camp, and you have the power to gain the respect of the parents, the family and the community. You bear the message Haya Ben Dror Miri Ketayi of a teacher-leader, a message of hope that embodies the deepest social foundation Education Co-Directors, the Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership – the connection between “here” and “there.” You hold the key to Jewish peoplehood. In his book, Moses’ Final Oration, Dr. Micha Goodman underscores the role that leaders play in charting the course as well as the power of the right words to reinforce ¨ WHAT YOU GET FROM ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS and create an optimistic future. IS NOT AS THAT IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU BECOME FROM ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS." (Henry David Thoreau) 4 JEWISH SOCIAL LEADERSHIP: FROM VISION TO ACTION JEWISH SOCIAL LEADERSHIP: FROM VISION TO ACTION 5 Dear Twinning Coordinators, Welcome to the 14th Annual Joint Teachers Seminar! TABLE OF CONTENTS Over the next week fifty School Twinning educators from Los Angeles, Tel Aviv and Vilnius will be exploring together new perspectives inspired by our seminar title: Jewish Social Leadership: From Vision to Action. One of the goals of the annual Joint The School Twinning Program – Goals and Vision ....................................................... 08 Teachers Seminar is to develop a shared language for discussion of issues central to Jewish life today. By building on the learning from summer seminars that came Brief History of the Joint Teachers Seminar ............................................................... 08 before, we have a unique opportunity to shape and transmit these new understandings, Participant Contact Information .................................................................................. 10 resources and Jewish values to our 600 plus students who participate in the School Daily Itinerary ................................................................................................................ 12 Twinning program each year. Through this year’s focus on Jewish Social Leadership we will examine larger ideas “Jewish Leadership” – Rabbi Johnathan Sacks .......................................................... 14 about leadership in Jewish life, and also dialogue about the different ways we inspire Wednesday, july 1, 2015 – Welcome to Israel! ............................................................. 19 and exert leadership in our roles as educators and coordinators of the forty-one Thursday, July 2, 2015 – Purpose ................................................................................ 21 schools in the program. In planning this year’s seminar, we came across a remarkably relevant article by Tefen Museum ............................................................................................................... 27 Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, global religious leader, author, and former Chief Rabbi Stef Wertheimer – Biography ....................................................................................... 28 of the United Kingdom. His influential article Seven Principles of Jewish Leadership Friday, July 3, 2015 – Team Work .................................................................................. 31 speaks powerfully, and directly, to larger issues, as well as the day to day leadership we grapple with in our Twinning work. Tuval – The Center for Organizational Effectiveness .................................................... 38 Sacks begins his article saying, “The phrase “Jewish leadership” is ambiguous. It Kibbutz Ginosar ............................................................................................................. 40 means leadership by Jews, but it also means leadership in a Jewish way, according Saturday, July 4, 2015 – Learning ............................................................................... 41 to Judaic principles and values. The first is common, the second rare. One corollary of this is that there is no one leadership style in Judaism…During the biblical era TAKAM – The United Kibbutz Movement ..................................................................... 46 there were three different leadership roles: kings, priests and prophets. The king was Eitan Broshi – Biography ............................................................................................. 48 a political leader. The priest was a religious leader. The prophet was a visionary, a Sunday, July 5, 2015 – Vision ....................................................................................... 49 man or woman of ideals and ideas. In Judaism, leadership is an emergent property of multiple roles and perspectives.” Diller Teen Fellows ......................................................................................................