z z TH Israel Office 12 Quadrennial Conference POB 445, Modi’in 71713 Israel Tel: 972-73-2870247 of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service Fax: 972-73-2870456 June 24-26, 2012 E-mail: [email protected] Ramada Jerusalem Hotel, Israel
In cooperation with JDC, JAFI, JFNA, FSJU, JCSA, and IACC
PROGRAM S Conference Organizers
WCJCS USA Office Israel Office 711 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10017-4014, USA POB 445, Modi’in 71713 Israel Tel: (212) 687-6200 Tel: 972-73-2870247 Fax: (212) 370-5467 Fax: 972-73-2870456 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wcjcs.org
Conference Secretariat Ortra Ltd. 1 Nirim Street, P.O. Box 9352 Tel Aviv, Israel 61092 Tel: 972-3-6384444 Fax: 972-3-6384455 E-mail: [email protected] th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service
Sunday, June 24, 2012 Monday, June 25, 2012 Tuesday, June 26, 2012
08:00-09:00 08:00-09:00 08:00-09:00 Gathering, coffee and morning pastries Gathering, coffee and morning pastries Gathering, coffee and morning pastries
08:00 8:00 - 8:50 9:00 - 10:00 All day Registration begins WCJCS Quad Program Committee Plenary IV Meeting Special Pinterest Judaism: Jewish Identity, Social Entrepreneurship and Activism Meets 09:00 9:00 - 10:15 the iPod, Twitter and Occupy Travel to Inbal Hotel by shuttle buses Plenary III Jay Michaelson, Anat Hoffman From Vision to Reality 09:45 - 11:30 Prof. Shosh Arad & Rabbi Bob Kaplan 10:00 - 12:00 Plenary I Open Space Joint Opening Plenary with JAFI assembly: Jewish Identity and Social Entrepreneurship Hon. Shimon Peres, President of 10:15 - 10:30 (2 Rounds) Israel, Natan Sharansky, Donniel Break Hartman and Naomi Stuchiner 12:00 - 13:30 10:30 - 12:00 Lunch 11:30 Professional Development Workshops Return to Ramada Hotel (7 Concurrent sessions) 13:30 - 15:15 Professional Tools & Skills Training 12:30 - 13:45 12:15 - 19:00 (6 concurrent sessions) Lunch & Ongoing Registration Professional Field Visits (4 Concurrent Visits) 15:15 - 15:45 13:45 - 16:15 Preregistration Required Coffee & Cake Break Plenary II Box lunches served Notions of Jewish Peoplehood 15:45 - 17:15 Yonatan Ariel, Barbara Spectre 19:00 Closing Plenary (Includes Roundtable Discussions) Free Evening in Jerusalem MK Einat Wilf, Dr. Micah Goodman, Marc Terrill 16:15 - 16:45 19:30 – 21:30 Coffee & Cake Break Special Discussion: WCJCS Going Forward 17:30 - 19:30 (By Invitation) WCJCS Global Board Meeting 16:45 - 18:15 Case Studies (7 concurrent sessions)
18:15 - 19:30 Facilitated Speed Networking
18:15 - 19:30 Nurturing Jewish Peoplehood in the 21st Century - What Should We Do Differently? 19:30 Shuttle Buses to Social Evening Event
20:00 - 22:00 Evening Social Event & Reception together with JAFI Assembly Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
22:00 Return to Ramada & Inbal Hotels
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Greetings page 3
Conference Planning Committees page 4
General Information page 6
In Appreciation page 7
Ted Comet Exemplar Awards page 8
Rodkin Fellowship page 8
Officers and Leadership page 9
Board Members page 10
Conference Program page 11
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GREETINGS
Dear Colleagues,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 12th World Council of Jewish Communal Service (WCJCS) Quadrennial conference. We are so pleased at the opportunity to meet, connect and interchange with colleagues coming from many countries and speaking many languages. We look forward to once again experiencing how our Jewish and professional commonalities transcend all these differences.
Jewish communal professionals throughout the world today face challenges generated by a series of mega-shifts in the Jewish people, in the global economy, and in the relations between Israel and the Diaspora. Our conference theme - Energizing the Present, Envisioning the Future: Strengthening Jewish Community - reflects our conviction that Jewish communal professionals can take initiative to make critical contributions to the Jewish people. Each of us plays a critical role in his or her own community, and together we can comprise an energized field for making a positive difference in the lives of Jews throughout the world.
We have prepared a rich program filled with opportunities for exploring issues of Jewish Peoplehood, and for learning from examples of the outstanding work being done in the field. The magic of the Quadrennial is the cross-fertilization that ensues when diverse individuals with shared values deliberate together. The excitement in the hallways and meeting rooms is real. We are here to support and sustain each other at this urgent time.
The WCJCS was founded in 1967 and we are now gathering for our twelfth Quadrennial. We have a rich heritage and an energized present, and we are now in the course of envisioning our future as an organization. During the conference we will be inviting you to join us in this process, and we look forward to your involvement and input – as well as to your partnership in making it all happen after the Quadrennial is over.
We are indebted to the WCJCS Board members, planning committees, presenters and professional staff who have made this gathering possible. We wish you all a productive and rewarding experience that will provide renewed energies for the important work you do in your communities.
With best wishes,
Steve Schwager Misha Galperin & Leah Golan President Associate Presidents
Program Chairs: Jacques Benichou, Nicky Goldman, Naomi Stuchiner, Marc Terrill Executive Vice-Presidents: Ted Comet and Dorit Rom Conference Director: Assaf Astrinsky
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CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEES
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Jacques Benichou, France Nicky Goldman, United Kingdom Naomi Stuchiner, Israel Marc Terrill, USA
OVERALL PLANNING COMMITTEE Ted Comet, USA Peter Friedman, USA Brenda Gevertz, USA Rabbi Robert Kaplan, USA Ferne Katleman, USA Max Kleinman, USA Ron Meier, USA Danny Pins, Israel Dr. Bill Robinson, USA Dorit Rom, Israel Steven Schwager, USA Jacob Solomon, USA Jean-Charles Zerbib, Israel
PLANNING COMMITTEES Day 1: Jewish Peoplehood & the Future of the Jewish People and Israel North American Chair: Ted Sokolsky Israel Chair: Yonatan Ariel UK Chair: Raymond Simonson Committee Members: Dr. Dvora Blum, Israel Peter Friedman, USA Misha Galperin, USA David Mallach, USA Lee Sherman, USA Prof. Suzanne Last Stone, USA
Day 2: Focus on Professional Development: Workshops & Field Visits Chair: Rabbi Robert Kaplan, USA Committee Members: Sara Bogen, Israel Paul Kane, USA Genie Cohen, USA Yaacov Kabilou, Israel Nicky Goldman, UK Talia Levanon, Israel Ryan Hass, Israel Danny Pins, Israel Steven Huberman, USA Debra S. Weinberg, USA
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Day 3 Jewish Identity & Social Entrepreneurship North American Chair: Dr. Bill Robinson Israel Chair: Justin Korda South Africa Chair: Michael Sieff
Committee Members: Mordecai Holtz, Israel Michael Mensky, Israel
GLOBAL NETWORKING & IMPACT COMMITTEE Co-Chair: Howard Weisband, Israel Co-Chair: Israel Sykes, Israel
Committee Members: David Beker, Israel Baruch Ovadia, Israel Dr. Dvora Blum, Israel Noga Oz, Israel No’a Gorlin, Israel Dr. Shlomi Ravid, Israel Charlie Kalech, Israel Dina Roemer, Israel Prof. Armand Lauffer, Israel Naomi Stuchiner, Israel Marni Mandell, Israel Ben Weiner, Israel Michael Mensky, Israel Jean-Charles Zerbib, Israel
ISRAEL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chair: Ryan Hass, Israel
Committee Members: Smadar Bar-Akiva, Israel Dr. Yael Barenholtz, Israel Dr. Dvora Blum, Israel Sara Bogen, Israel Yaacov Kabilou, Israel Talia Levanon, Israel Emily Levy-Shochat, Israel Michael Mensky, Israel Baruch Ovadia, Israel Dorit Rom, Israel Lea Rosenberg, Israel Naomi Stuchiner, Israel Howard Weisband, Israel Jean-Charles Zerbib, Israel
Conference Director: Assaf Astrinsky Conference Coordinator: Sharon Or EN 5 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location Unless otherwise stated, conference sessions will take place at: The Ramada Jerusalem Hotel Ruppin Bridge at Herzl Blvd, Jerusalem, 91033 Israel. Phone: +972-2-659-9999 Fax: +972-2-651-1824
Registration and Information Desk The registration and information desk will be open during the conference at the following times: Sunday, June 24 - 08:00 - 19:00 at the Ramada Jerusalem Hotel; 09:00 - 12:00 at the Inbal Hotel Monday, June 25 - 08:00 - 12:00 Tuesday, June 26 - 08:00 - 17:00
Badge You are kindly requested to wear your badge during conference sessions and events and present the appropriate invitation/voucher for entry to social events and lunches.
Free WIFI Internet Access Network: WCJCS Password: 12345678
Mail / Messages / Medical Assistance / Lost and Found Please apply at the Registration Desk.
Conference Opening The conference will officially begin at 9:45 AM on Sunday June 24th at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel with a joint opening plenary together with the Jewish Agency for Israel Assembly. Following the opening plenary shuttle busses will transport participants back to the Ramada Jerusalem Hotel where the program will resume after lunch. The Opening Reception will take place at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo together with the Jewish Agency for Israel Assembly (transportation will be provided to/from the Ramada Jerusalem Hotel).
Translation The official language of the conference is English. Simultaneous translation into Hebrew/English will be offered during all plenary and select concurrent sessions. Simultaneous translation will only be offered in Ballroom B.
Receivers can be collected outside the hall. Please leave your passport /identity card as security.
Security All standard security measures are taken by the Jerusalem Ramada Hotel and the Quadrennial organizers.
Travel and Accommodation ORTRA Ltd., the official travel agent for the conference, will operate a Hospitality Desk during the Conference, at which you can arrange additional accommodation, sightseeing tours and rent-a-car. Payment can be made with foreign currency, Israeli cash or credit card. EN 6 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service
IN APPRECIATION
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE EXPRESSES ITS DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS MADE ITS ACTIVITIES POSSIBLE
PATRONS ($20,000 and over since 2007 Quadrennial)
• American Jewish Joint Distribution • Jewish Agency for Israel Committee • MetroWest NJ: United Jewish • Baltimore: The Associated Jewish Community Communities Federation • New York: UJA-Federation • Cleveland: Jewish Community Federation • Jewish Federations of North America • Israel Association of Community Centers • JDC-Israel
SPONSORS ($10,000 and over since 2007 Quadrennial)
• Boston: Combined Jewish Philanthropies • Philadelphia: Jewish Federation • Andrea & Charles Bronfman Foundation • San Francisco: Jewish Community • Detroit: Jewish Federation Federation • Fonds Social Juif Unifié • The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family • Israel Ministry of Social Affairs & Social Services Foundation • Miami: Jewish Federation • The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation • Northern New Jersey: UJA Federation • Toronto: UJA Federation • Washington DC: Jewish Federation
SUPPORTERS
• Anonymous (2) • Los Angeles: Jewish Federation • Ashalim • The Maimonides Fund • Association of Jewish Family & Children’s • Montreal: Federation CJA Agencies • Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute • Atlanta: Jewish Federation • Pittsburgh: United Jewish Federation • Bancroft Foundation • Pearlestone Family Fund • Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation • Palm Beach County: Jewish Federation • Chicago: Jewish United Fund • Arnold and Alison Richman Foundation • Eshel • TEVET Employment Initiative • Fund for Change • Debra & Joseph Weinberg • The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
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2012 TED COMET EXEMPLAR AWARDS In recognition of his extraordinary career and leadership dedicated to world Jewry, the Ted Comet Exemplar Awards have been created to honor Ted and recognize the contributions of Jewish Community Professionals who are now striving to further international understanding and cooperation benefiting the Jewish People.
The World Council of Jewish Communal Service Congratulates the 2012 Ted Comet Exemplar Award Winners
Ronen Cohen - Manager of Community Work, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel Doug Krikler - Chief Executive, UJIA, United Kingdom Shawn Landres - Co-Founder & CEO, Jumpstart, USA Gilad Maharat - Chairman, Gidon Association for Ethiopian Jews, Israel Orit Rozenblit - Founder & Director, Ruach Hadasha, Haifa, Israel Lilach Shatz - Deputy Director, IACC Holon Community Center Network, Israel Cedric Tibi - Hebraica Youth Coordinator, FSJU Toulouse, France Cara Unowsky - Corporate Director, Strategic Planning, Jewish Home Lifecare, USA Daniel Zeltser - Program Director, Kings Bay YM-YWHA, USA
2012 BERNARD RODKIN FELLOWSHIP This fellowship provides an opportunity to increase one’s knowledge, experience and understanding of Israeli society and her social welfare system. The fellowship award funds a 14 day Professional Development Experience in Israel that enhances the awardees Jewish community organization skills, as well as, knowledge of Israeli society and its social welfare system.
The Jewish Communal Service Association of North America Congratulates the 2012 Bernard Rodkin Fellowship Winners
Joshua Donner - Associate Director, Planning & Funding, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, USA Adam Kolett - Senior Planning Associate, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, USA Stephanie Rosenau - Senior Associate, ACHARAI: The Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Development Institute, USA
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WCJCS OFFICERS AND LEADERSHIP | 2008-2012
President Steve Schwager, USA Associate Presidents Misha Galperin, USA Leah Golan, Israel Executive Vice President Ted Comet, USA Associate Executive Vice President Dorit Rom, Israel Vice Presidents Meir Hovav, Israel Baruch Ovadia, Israel Jacob Solomon, USA Honorary Vice Presidents Ferne Katleman, USA Treasurer Ronald B. Meier, USA Associate Treasurer Danny Pins, Israel Secretary Brenda Gevertz, USA Quadrennial Program Chairs Jacques Benichou, France Nicky Goldman, UK Naomi Stuchiner, Israel Marc Terrill, USA Israel Program Chair Ryan Hass, Israel Immediate Past Presidents Max Kleinman, USA Howard Weisband, Israel Israel Office Director Assaf Astrinsky, Israel
Past Presidents
Irving Kessler, USA* Sanford Solender, USA* Bertram H. Gold, USA Yitzchak Brick, Israel Yehuda Dominitz, Israel* Sidney Z. Vincent* Arnulf M. Pins, Israel* Charles Zibbel, USA* Ralph I. Goldman, USA Giora Lotan, Israel* Art Rotman, USA * Moshe A. Kurtz, Israel* Herbert Millman, USA* Zvi Feine, Israel Stephen D. Solender, USA Howard Charish, USA Jack Habib, Israel
* Deceased
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Board Members
Daniel Allen, USA Aileen Gitelson, USA Ruth Messinger, USA Avinoam Armoni, Israel Helena Glaser, Israel Simon Morris, UK Robert Aronson, USA Leah Golan, Israel Asher Ostrin, Israel Jeremy Bandler, USA Nicky Goldman, UK Baruch Ovadia, Israel Smadar Bar-Akiva, Israel Ralph Goldman, Israel Danny Pins, Israel Miriam Bar Giora, Israel Eliot Goldstein, Israel Chaim Posner, Israel Avinoam Bar Yosef, Israel Solomon Green, Israel Steven Rakitt, USA Gabriela Bar Zakai, Israel Jack Habib, Israel Menachem Revivi, Israel Yael Barenholtz, Israel Ryan Hass, Israel Bill Robinson, USA Yochanan Bechler, Israel Sibylle Heilbrunn, Israel Dina Roemer, Israel David Ben-Ichou, France Laurie Heller, Israel Dorit Rom, Israel Jacques Benichou, France Adi Herskowitz, Israel Alisa Rubin-Kurshan, USA Jon Benjamin, UK Roni Hoffman, Israel John Ruskay, USA Dvora Blum, Israel Stephen Hoffman, USA Hillel Schmid, Israel Sara Bogen, Israel Meir Hovav, Israel Barry Schrage, USA Yitzchak Brick, Israel Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Israel Jorge Schulman, Argentina Suzanne Brown, Israel Etti Isler, Israel Steve Schwager, USA Jorge Burkman, Argentina Mario Izcovich, Spain Alberto Senderey, Europe Sandy Cardin, USA Uri Jaffe, Israel Lee I. Sherman, USA Rebecca Caspi, Israel Richard Juran, Israel Sharon Sherman, Israel Genie Cohen, USA Yaacov Kabilou, Israel Michael Sieff, South Africa Marc Cohen, France Paul Kane, USA Raymond Simonson, UK Ted Comet, USA Bob Kaplan, USA Ted Sokolsky, USA William Daroff, USA Ferne Katleman, USA Brenda Solarsh, South Africa Stephen Donshik, Israel Andrée Katz, France Jacob Solomon, USA Glenn Easton, USA Alejandro Kladniew, Argentina Lou Solomon, USA Rina Edelstein, Israel Max Kleinman, USA Jay Spector, USA Dov Eisen, Israel Justin Korda, Israel Naomi Stuchiner, Israel Roger Fajnzylberg, France Douglas Krikler, UK Baruch Sugarman, Israel Zvi Feine, Israel Armand Lauffer, Israel Yosef Tamir, Israel Maxyne Finkelstein, USA Dalia Lev Sadeh, Israel Carlos Tapiero, Israel Elisheva Flamm-Oren, Israel Talia Levanon, Israel Renee Techelet, Israel Anita Friedman, USA Eric Levine, USA Marc Terrill, USA Peter Friedman, USA Emily Levy-Shochat, Israel Jo Toledano, France Zeev Friedman, Israel Eugenia Lvova, Russia Michael Weil, USA Misha Galperin, USA Gail Magaliff, USA Debra S. Weinberg, USA Brenda Gevertz, USA Ronald B. Meier, USA Howard Weisband, Israel Alan Gill, Israel Michael Mensky, Israel Jean-Charles Zerbib, Israel
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WCJCS 12th Quadrennial “Energizing the Present, Envisioning the Future: Strengthening Jewish Community” June 24-26, 2012 S Program & Schedule (Subject to Change)
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD & THE FUTURE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL
08:00-09:00 GATHERING, COFFEE AND MORNING PASTRIES
08:00 ALL DAY REGISTRATION RAMADA HOTEL
08:30-09:30 WCJCS Quadrennial Planning Committees Meeting INBAL HOTEL Chair: Naomi Stuchiner - Program Co-Chair, WCJCS Quadrennial; GALIL HALL Founding President, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel 09:00 SHUTTLE BUSES DEPART FROM RAMADA HOTEL TO INBAL HOTEL
09:45-11:30 PLENARY I INBAL HOTEL JOINT OPENING PLENARY WITH JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Speakers: Hon. Shimon Peres - President of Israel Natan Sharansky - Chairman, Jewish Agency for Israel Naomi Stuchiner - Program Co-Chair, WCJCS Quadrennial; Founding President, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel Rabbi Donniel Hartman - President, Shalom Hartman Institute
11:30 TRAVEL BACK TO RAMADA HOTEL VIA SHUTTLE BUSES
12:30-13:45 LUNCH & ONGOING REGISTRATION DINING HALL
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13:45-16:15 PLENARY II BALLROOM B YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE - NOTIONS OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD “If much of the data is to be believed, the ties that bind Jews together are becoming increasingly unraveled and frayed. Links between Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, between different denominations, between those with different Jewish outlooks, are all breaking down. Has the powerful idea of ‘one people with one heart’ become consigned to the dustbin of history? Can it be rebuilt and renewed? If so, what needs to be done? Presentations, Round-table Discussions, Responses
Greetings: Jerry Silverman - President & CEO, Jewish Federations of North America, USA
Chairperson: Jacob Solomon - Executive Vice President, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, USA PRESENTATION OF TED COMET EXEMPLAR & RODKIN FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Moderator: Alisa Rubin-Kurshan - Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning and Organizational Resources, UJA Federation of New York, USA Speakers: Yonatan Ariel - Executive Director, MAKOM, Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Barbara Lerner Spectre - Founding Director, Paideia: The European Institute of Jewish Studies in Sweden, Sweden
16:15-16:45 COFFEE BREAK FOYER
16:45-18:15 CASE STUDY SESSIONS (7 CONCURRENT SESSIONS)
“DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL ATTEMPTS TO GRAPPLE WITH THE MEGA-SHIFTS IN THE JEWISH PEOPLE”
• How are organizations dealing with the new reality of the place of Israel and change that brings to Israel-Diaspora relations as well as challenges to Jewish identity • Exploring models of how to move from theory to practice
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16:45-18:15 1 TRANSFORMATIONAL JEWISH LEARNING COMMUNITIES BALLROOM A2 ON A GLOBAL SCALE A recent international research study conducted across 50 Jewish communities in 26 countries has demonstrated the growing influence that the Limmud model is having on individuals and communities far and wide - from Beijing to Boston to Budapest, Jerusalem to Johannesburg, Stockholm to St. Petersburg to Sydney and most places in between. What is it about this unique model that has captured the imagination globally, and has made it importable and transferable across borders? What can Jewish organizations, professionals and communities learn from the lessons Limmud International has taken from the research study?
Chairperson: Jon Benjamin - Chief Executive, Board of Deputies of British Jews, UKPLOWSHIP AWARDS
Presenters: Raymond Simonson - Executive Director, Limmud UK Shlomit Naor - Deputy Director of Melitz, Israel
16:45-18:15 2 HANDING OVER THE KEYS: INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE BALLROOM C LEADERSHIP Come hear about organizations that are investing in future leaders by taking risks and trusting the next generation to rise to today’s challenges. This session will examine the value of leadership and professional development; the role of arts and culture in fostering Jewish identity; and the importance of networks in an increasingly interconnected world. Chairperson: Israel Sykes - Co-founder, Social Impact Unlimited, Israel
Presenters: No’a Gorlin - Director of Strategy and Leadership Development, ROI Community, Israel Eran El-Bar - Founding Director, Minyanim Program; Director of Partenrship2Gether, Western Galilee and Nahariya, Israel
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16:45-18:15 3 ENERGIZING JEWISH IDENTITY AND STRENGTHENING BALLROOM A1 COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING, SOCIAL Translation Offered SERVICES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT In a recent survey, over 80% of American Jews consider social justice and caring for others as the key to their Jewish identity. Repair the World and AJFCA have joined in an effort to open doors into the Jewish community for young Jewish adults through volunteer opportunities in local Jewish social service agencies. This session will explore the work of both organizations in Israel and North America and the great potential that such collaborations have for building a sustainable Jewish community.
Chairperson: Eytan Mizrachi - Director General, Israel Association of Community Centers, IsraelAWARDS
Presenters: Lee Sherman - President & CEO, Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies, USA Dana Talmi - Founding Director of Yahel – Israel Service Learning; Consultant for Repair the World, Israel
16:45-18:15 4 “WORKING ON THE SEAM” QUEEN OF SHEBA
What is the relationship between Haredim and non-Haredim in the Jewish communal world? Haredim & Jewish collective: where do they meet and what are the professional challenges resulting from the rapid growth of the Haredi communities? This session will explore different approaches to providing services for older people from the Haredi and non-Haredi communities using the same facility and drawing upon the commonalities that can enhance the lives of all stakeholders. We will also hear about a new initiative in Beit Shemesh that fosters a dialogue between Haredi and non-Haredi women to bridge the gap between two communities sharing the same city.
Chairperson: Rebecca Caspi - Senior Vice President, Israel and Overseas, Jewish Federations of North America; Director General, JFNA IsraelP AWA
Presenters: Sonia Douek - Head of Volunteering & Community Development, Jewish Care, UK Sarah Leah Bloy - Coordinator, Women’s Consultation Center, Ramat Bet Shemesh Community Center (IACC), Israel Miri Shalem - Director, Ramat Bet Shemesh Community Center (IACC), Israel
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16:45-18:15 5 CHANGING ISRAEL-OVERSEAS PARADIGMS: IS IT JUST TAMAR A NEW AND CATCHY SLOGAN? A new paradigm of global Jewish connections calls for breaking old myths and developing more realistic and relevant modes of engagement. What are the new methods needed for implementation? What do we gain and loose? How do we develop this new language? Come learn “Best Practices” and share your own.
Chairperson: Jean-Charles Zerbib - Israel Delegate, Fonds Social Juif UnifiéAWARDS
Presenters: Smadar Bar-Akiva - Executive Director, World Confederation of Jewish Community Centers, Israel Rami Wernik - North American Director, MAKOM, Jewish Agency for Israel, USA
16:45-18:15 6 THE SOCIAL PROTEST OF 2011 AND THE TRACHTEN- BALLROOM B BERG GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: WHEN DEMOCRACY Translation Offered MEETS BUREAUCRACY This session will explore the tent city movement that swept Israel during the summer of 2011 and caused half a million Israelis to take to the streets and demand “Social Justice”. The panelists, representing opposite sides: protestors vs. the government commit- tee charged with addressing the demands, will discuss the roots of the protest, Israeli civic participation, protestor-government relations and the road ahead.
Chairperson: Prof. Jack Habib - Director, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, IsraelWA
Presenters: Shahar Cohen - Head of Strategic Planning, HP-Indigo, Israel Talia Gorodess - Regional Development Team Leader: Galilee Team, The Reut Institute, Israel
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16:45-18:15 7 KEEPING THEM IN THE FOLD: TIKKUN OLAM AND AMNON OTHER FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT Some of the challenges confronting Jewish peoplehood today include a new set of questions to explore: How do Jews and Jewish organizations working in social justice engage with Israel? Does combining Jewish identity/peoplehood work with a social justice agenda necessarily undermine one or the other? This session will share case studies of campaigns and a global social justice network that attempt to answer these questions and highlight some effective practice in the Jewish social justice field. In addition we will explore creative ways to use societal trends with regard to art, music and culture as a means to keep people engaged and re-connect them with their Jewish communities.
Chairperson: Ferne Katleman - Hon. Vice President, WCJCS, USAAWARDS
Presenters: David Brown - Coordinator, Jewish Social Action Forum, UK Peter Gyori - Director, Bejt Praha, Czech Republic
18:15-19:30 SPEED NETWORKING QUEEN OF SHEBA This conference offers an opportunity to develop personal connections with professional colleagues from throughout the world. Using “Speed Networking”, a method well known in the professional and business world, participants will have opportunities for quick face to face meetings with other professionals, which can create the basis for further connections during and following the conference. Facilitators: Peter Friedman - Executive Vice President, JUF Chicago, USA Nicky Goldman - Director, LEAD: Jewish Leadership Excellence & Development, UK WA
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18:15-19:30 NURTURING JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD IN THE 21ST BALLROOM B CENTURY - WHAT SHOULD WE DO DIFFERENTLY? This panel will feature contributors to the 8th issue of the Peoplehood Papers which focuses on the theme “Nurturing Jewish Peoplehood in the 21st Century - What Should We Do Differently?” The panelists will present their views about the changes Peoplehood nurturing needs to undergo in order to be inspiring and impactful in today’s world. They will share innovative approaches in terms of vision and method which also capitalize on modern developments in social networks and the media.
Chairperson: Howard M. Weisband - Fellow, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Israel
Moderator: Dr. Shlomi Ravid - Director, Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education, Israel
Presenters: Andrea Arbel - Director, Partnership Unit, Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Dyonna Ginsburg - Director, Jewish Service Learning, Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Dr. Jon A. Levinsohn - Associate Professor of Jewish Education, Brandeis University, USA Dr. Bill Robinson - Chief Strategy Officer, The Jewish Education Project, USA
19:30 TRAVEL TO EVENING SOCIAL EVENT & RECEPTION VIA SHUTTLE BUSES 20:00-22:00 EVENING SOCIAL EVENT & RECEPTION Location: THE JERUSALEM BIBLICAL ZOO The World Council of Jewish Communal Service and the Jewish Agency for Israel invite you a special evening under the stars that will tantalize your senses: • Hear the beautiful music of Ayala Ingedeshet, a leading Ethiopian Israeli R&B and Soul singer who will mesmerize you with her unique sound. • See the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo’s animals relax in their nighttime environment as you enjoy a special guided walking tour featuring sections of this unique zoological park. • Taste the delicious food served at the cocktail reception. Mingle and schmooze with your colleagues and new made friends and enjoy what promises to be a night to remember! 22:00 RETURN TO RAMADA & INBAL HOTELS VIA SHUTTLE BUSES EN 17 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 FOCUS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: WORKSHOPS & FIELD VISITS
08:00-09:00 GATHERING, COFFEE AND MORNING PASTRIES FOYER
08:00-08:50 WCJCS Quad Program Committee Meeting AMNON Chairperson: Marc Terrill - President, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, USA
09:00-10:15 PLENARY III BALLROOM B FROM VISION TO REALITY We will open the day that will focus on Professional Development with a keynote presentation on strategies for turning a vision into a stable reality. Chairperson: Nicky Goldman - Director, LEAD: Jewish Leadership Excellence & Development, UK Exemplar Awards Presentation: Dorit Rom - Director, Resource Development & International Relations Division, IACC; Executive Vice President, WCJCS, Israel Keynote Speaker: Prof. Shosh Arad - President, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel Respondent: Rabbi Robert Kaplan - Director, CAUSE-NY, JCRC-NY, USA
10:15-10:30 BREAK FOYER
10:30-12:00 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS (7 CONCURRENT SESSIONS)
The following workshops provide participants with opportunities to gain concrete tools and skills as well as learn about cutting edge developments that they may apply to their professional practice.
10:30-12:00 1 THE ART OF DONOR CULTIVATION FOR MAJOR GIFT GIVING BALLROOM B Translation Offered Explore topics such as: the Integrated Ask: Planned giving, ongoing annual support, special capital campaign; fund raising for sustainability and more. Chairperson: Douglas Krikler - Chief Executive, UJIA, UKWARDS Presenters: Paul Kane - Senior Advisor to the President/CEO, Jewish Federations of North America, USA Marc Terrill - President, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, USA EN 18 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012
10:30-12:00 2 DEALING WITH DECLINING RESOURCES: LEADERSHIP BALLROOM C STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC RECESSION Economic fluctuations continue to challenge communities and institutions the world over. This session will explore some skills and methods used by lay leaders and professionals on how to cope with economic distress or change during these continually perplexing times.
Chairperson: Dr. Dvora Blum - Director, Institute for Immigration & Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, IsraelWARDS
Presenters: Allan Finkelstein - President & CEO, Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, USA Mario Izcovich - Director, Pan European Programs, JDC Europe, Spain
10:30-12:00 3 MEASURING IMPACT AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT BALLROOM A1 FOR FUNDED PROJECTS What is the funder’s perspective on how to measure and evaluate the impact produced by the projects they help support. How can organizations measure and evaluate their effectiveness, their ability to create social value and improve the lives of their beneficiaries.
Chairperson: Eliot Goldstein - Deputy Director, Global Resource Development, JDC, USA AWA
Presenters: Laurie Heller - Israel Representative, Gilbert Foundation; President, Laurie Heller & Associates, Israel Dubby Arbel - CEO, MIDOT, Israel
10:30-12:00 4 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR LAY LEADERS: QUEEN OF SHEBA A GLOBAL CONVERSATION Facilitated panel sharing examples of best practice in preparing the next generation of lay leaders followed by a brainstorming session from the participants. Baltimore, the UK and FSU’s leadership development models will be highlighted. During this workshop we will discuss skills that lay leaders need today, how to recruit them and how to engage them in change.
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Chairperson: Peter Friedman - Executive Vice President, JUF Chicago, USAS
Presenters: Nicky Goldman - Director, LEAD: Jewish Leadership Excellence & Development, UK Debra Weinberg - Executive Director, ACHARAI: The Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Development Institute, Baltimore, USA Shauli Dritter - Director of Field Operations, JDC-FSU Sam Clifford - Manager, LEAD: Jewish Leadership Excellence and Development, UK Simi Ben Hur - Public Affairs & External Relations Manager, Community Security Trust, UK
10:30-12:00 5 RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND RETENTION OF BALLROOM A2 COMMUNAL PROFESSIONALS Retaining top professionals is a key component of an organization’s success. How do we invest in the development of our professionals? What are some “best practices” in professional development? This session will explore different models used in various parts of the Jewish community.
Chairperson: Sara Bogen - Community Organization Consultant; WCJCS Board member, Israel
Presenters: Dr. Saul Andron - Associate Professor, Hausman Chair in Communal Social Work, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, USA Michael Hoffman - Senior Vice President, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, USA
10:30-12:00 6 FROM CONFLICT RESOLUTION TO COMMUNITY AMNON BUILDING This workshop will offer training on how different factions of society can coexist and work within the context of community building; secular vs. religious; Arab/Jewish relations and other examples. The session will feature presentations by Mosaica, The Jerusalem Inter-Cultural Center, and the Dialog and Mediation Centers of the Israeli Ministry of Social Affairs & Social Services. These will be followed by small group discussion with each of the presenters allowing participants to learn how to adapt the ideas raised into their own communities and organizations.
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Chairperson: Baruch Sugarman - Director, Community Work Service, Ministry of Social Services & Social Affairs, IsraelS Orit Yulzary - “Gishurim” Program Manager, Israel
Presenters: Dr. Hagai Agmon-Snir - Director, The Jerusalem Intercultural Center, Israel Nurit Bachrach - Director, Mosaica Community Center for Conflict Resolution, Jerusalem, Israel Joni Orbach - Manager, Mosaica Community Center for Conflict Resolution-Jerusalem, Israel Shira Figelson - Manager, Center for Community Mediation and Dialogue of Lod, Israel Fatten al-Zinaty - Community Mediator and Community Activist, Center for Community Mediation and Dialogue of Lod, Israel Aliza Silvera - Project Coordinator, Multi-Cultural Dialogue Program, Ramla - Center for Community Mediation and Dialogue, Israel Laiki Saban - Manager, Center for Community Mediation and Dialogue of Acre, Israel
10:30-12:00 7 BUILDING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: THE OPPORTUNITIES TAMAR AND CHALLENGES OF MUSLIM-JEWISH/ ARAB-JEWISH RELATIONS. How can we develop, strengthen and foster relations and build a shared society between Arabs and Jews in Israel and between Muslims & Jews in general.
Chairperson: Michael Mensky - Co-Director, Eshhar-Social Services & Community Development, Israel
Presenters: Shalom (Shuli) Dichter – Executive Director, Hand in Hand, Israel Dr. Dalia Fadila - Vice President, Al Qasemi Academic College of Education, Israel Avivit Hai - Program Director-Israel, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, Israel Rabbi Robert Kaplan - Director, CAUSE-NY, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, USA
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12:15-19:00 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FIELD VISITS
• Pre-registration is required during online rgistration or at the registration desk • Box lunches will be served during the field visits
REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: 12:15-19:00 1 BEST PRACTICES AND EMERGING POLICIES In Israel and in other countries legislative and administrative reforms have been undertaken to remove disincentives as well as regulatory and other barriers to the employment of people with disabilities. This session will present a number of successful programs which have enabled person with disabilities to enter the workforce and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The session will take place in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) under the auspices of the Knesset Research and Information Center (RIC), and include a tour of the building and meetings with Knesset employees with disabilities.
Chairpersons: Genie Cohen - CEO, International Association of Jewish Vocational Services (IAJVS) David Marcu - Executive Director, Israel Elwyn Prof. Yossi Tamir - CEO, TEVET Employment Initiative, JDC-Israel
Greetings: Hon. Reuven Rivlin - Speaker of the Knesset, Israel
Presenters: Ra’anan Dinur - Chair of the Intersector Council for the Promotion of Employment of People with Disabilities, Israel Shirley Avrami, Ph.D - Director, Research & Information Center, Knesset, Israel Ilan Gil’on - Member of Knesset, Head of Subcommittee on Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities, Israel Mira Firestein - Director, Knesset’s Human Resource Dept., Israel Gary Miller - CEO, Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta, USA Jay Spector - CEO, JEVS Human Services, Philadelphia, USA Margalit Piller - Asst. to the CEO for Employment, Israel Elwyn Einat Masterman - Disabilities and Youth Services, Tevet-JDC Israel
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12:15-19:00 2 BEST PRACTICES IN RESILIENCE AND PREPAREDNESS Join us on a visit to Sderot in the Gaza Region to meet with Israeli professionals who both live and work in the area as well as with experts from France following the attack in Toulouse. This is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand accounts that will provide a comprehensive overview of the resilience and preparedness models (reactive and proactive) and interventions in these respective communi- ties.
The tour will include a visit to an Israel Trauma Coalition (ITC) Resilience Center – an innovative, Israeli model of inter-sectorial and inter-disciplinary collaboration. The discussion will focus on how communities can and should prepare, cope and respond to a crisis of any kind. We believe that the discussion will promote common principles of a generic model of preparedness and response. Come participate in a roundtable discussion about three time frames: mapping the community and creating a preparedness program, coping and responding during a disaster or crisis (will include the issue of volunteers), and the rehabilitation process.
Chairpersons: Talia Levanon - Director, Israel Trauma Coalition Omer Egozi - Director of Resource Development, Israel Trauma Coalition
Presenters: Maozia Segal - Social Services Manager, Hof Ashkelon Managers from 5 resilience centers in the Gaza Region: 1. Hila Barzilai - Resilience Center, Sderot 2. Hana Tal - Resilience Center, Sha’ar Hanegev 3. Leora Alperin - Resilience Center, Sdot Negev 4. Merav Ben-Nissim Vidal - Resilience Center, Eshkol 5. Kohi Shlomo - Resilience Center, Hof Ashkelon
Ornit Rozenblatt - Psycho social services manager – Sha’ar Ha’negev & Sderot Volunteers representing various the local emergency teams.
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12:15-19:00 3 CULTURAL COMPETENCY Cultural Competency is the systemic approach to an agency or institution interfacing and effectively meeting the needs of the diverse populations they serve. Originally developed and perfected within the world of health care, Cultural Competency allows an organization to respond in a focused, integrated and strategic manner to the diversity of its clients while simultaneously reflecting its organizational mission. This program conducted by staff of the Jerusalem Inter Cultural Center, CAUSE-NY/ JCRC-NY, Alyn Children’s Hospital and others is designed to allow for participants to better understand how to: a - Utilize this methodology in order to develop a Culturally Competent organization, staff and lay leadership. b - How to utilize this tool of cultural competency in enabling an agency to have the capacity to: (1) Value diversity, (2) conduct self-assessment, (3) manage the dynamics of difference, (4) acquire and institutionalize cultural knowledge, and (5) adapt to diversity and the cultural contexts of communities they serve. This professional enhancement opportunity will also examine how organizations and staff can effectively incorporate these new capacities in the process of community building.
Chairs & Rabbi Robert Kaplan - Director, CAUSE-NY, Jewish Community Relations Council Presenters: of New York, USA Dr. Hagai Agmon-Snir - Director, Jerusalem Inter-Cultural Center, Israel Trainers from the Alyn Hospital cultural competency team will also present 12:15-19:00 4 JEWISH IDENTITY AS AN EXPRESSION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Modi’in was one of the very first cities in Israel that was developed around a particular vision and plan in community development. One aspect of this community development planning is the close attention to Jewish identity building and expression in the city. Modi’in, for many has become a community development laboratory for expressing Jewish Identity with a myriad of organizations, institutions and individuals, creating and developing programs, projects and activities towards building Jewish Identity for its citizens. Elements of the visit will include: • The voice of the Mayor’s office “Community Development to Jewish Identity” - speaking about community development in Modi’in, what was planned, some of the challenges, questions that were addressed and their solutions and so on. The deputy mayor is very active in the strengthening of Jewish identity and expression in the city and he will take the participants from the community development narrative and bridge it to the Jewish Identity as part of the community development.
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• The voice of the organizations and institutions “What does Jewish Identity development look like” - here we will visit various organizations / institutions that are addressing the Jewish Identity question. Examples are both in the formal and informal realm of community development such as schools, Matnas, Bet Midrash etc. • The voice of the grassroots activists “Addressing Jewish Identity challenges” - time to speak with various activists who are pushing the agenda of Jewish identity in the city, such as those who organized Limmud in Modi’in…
Chairpersons: Moshe Levi - Deputy Mayor, Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut Ryan Hass - Global Human Resources Development, JDC Emily Levy-Shochat - Community Development Consultant Coordinator: Noa Vinic - Community Development, Community Center of Modi’in, IACC Nati Bar Natan - Director, Community Center of Modi’in, IACC Greetings: Haim Bibas - Mayor, Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut Rabbi David Lau - The Chief Rabbi of Modi’in
Presentors: Jeremy Jacobs - Chief Executive, United Synagogue, UK Shimko El-Ami - Organization Consultant, Community Facilitator for Kehilat Achva, Modi’in Limor Rubin - Kehilat Beit Yisrael, Moria Neighborhood, Modi’in Nir Barkin - Reform Community Rabbi, Kehilat Yozma Alon More - Executive Director, Yachad Modi’in Shueli Fast - Chair Woman’s Congregation, Shalhevet Ha’Maccabim Miguel Hertz - Vice President, National Conservative Community Alon Hazani - Kehilat Hodaya Amichai Zelig - Kehilat Avnei Chen Neighborhood, Modi’in Yaniv Cohen - Kehilat Avnei Chen Neighborhood, Modi’in Yuval Nir - Beit Midrash for Youth David Cohen - Beit Midrash for Youth Meirav and Hovav Peleg - The Jewish Tish
19:00 FREE EVENING IN JERUSALEM
19:30-21:30 SPECIAL DISCUSSION: WCJCS GOING FORWARD QUEEN OF (BY INVITATION) SHEBA Chairpersons: Ferne Katleman - Hon. Vice President, WCJCS, USA Naomi Stuchiner - Founding President, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel
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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 JEWISH IDENTITY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
This day will be devoted to an exploration of the ways in which the life-relevant, Do-It-Yourself nature of emerging Jewish identity is being catalyzed and supported by social entrepreneurship and social movements in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. 08:00-09:00 GATHERING, COFFEE AND MORNING PASTRIES BALLROOM B 09:00-10:00 PLENARY IV SPECIAL PINTEREST JUDAISM: JEWISH IDENTITY, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ACTIVISM MEETS THE IPOD, TWITTER, AND OCCUPY TED style talks – are very interactive, engaging, dynamic presentations. This plenary will include two inspiring, thought-provoking 20 minute presentations of new ideas and trends in the Jewish world.
Chairperson: Jacques Benichou- Director General, Fonds Social Juif Unifié, France Exemplar Awards Presentation: Brenda Gevertz - Executive Director, Jewish Communal Service Association of North America, USA Speakers: Jay Michaelson - Author, God vs. Gay?; Contributing Editor, Forward, USA
iSPIRITUALITY: OR, HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE DO IT YOURSELF JUDAISM Traditional Jewish institutions are in trouble. American denominations are struggling financially, Federations are challenged to attract the younger generation, the old model of the synagogue is increasingly being questioned, and new forms of identity threaten historic bonds between American Jews and Israel. Is this the end of the Jewish world, or the beginning? Jay Michaelson, the writer and activist recently named to the Forward 50 list of the “people creating the Judaism of the 21st century,” thinks this is a moment of great opportunity. Transcending conventional movements, ideologies, and labels, Do It Yourself (DIY) Judaism is an empowered, wired, and eclectic movement of Jewish identity and community.
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How do these changes impact Jewish communal service? How has social entrepreneurship changed the face of American Judaism, and how can Israeli communal leaders learn from and adapt to these shifts?
Anat Hoffman - Executive Director, the Israel Religious Action Center, Israel
FROM THE BACK OF THE BUS TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA What are the strategies used by women and men who wish to end discrimination, silencing and exclusion of women from the public sphere in Israel. How are these heroic men and women like the “CHALUTZIM”, the pioneers, who demonstrated courage, selfless commitment and wisdom in the founding of the state? Why is there a new tendency to exclude women from the public sphere in Israel today? What can be done in Israel and abroad to change that? Who are the religious powers that demand exclusion of women and what are the tools that Israel’s democracy have to counteract them.
10:00-12:00 OPEN SPACE: JEWISH IDENTITY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP QUEEN OF SHEBA Open Space Technology is useful in almost any context including strategic direction setting, envisioning the future, policy making, conflict resolution, morale building, community planning, collaboration and deep learning about issues and perspectives. Guided by 4 simple rules and the law of two feet, conference attendees set the agenda, convene the conversations and determine the outcomes. Was there a topic you felt was missing from the WCJCS Quadrennial? Here’s your chance to address it. Session schedule: o Introduction and posting of topics on posters (20 minutes) o Open Space Round 1 (50 minutes) o Break and switch to next round (10 minutes) o Open Space Round 2 (40 minutes) Facilitator: Justin Korda - Executive Director, ROI Community, Israel
12:00 -13:30 LUNCH DINING HALL
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13:30 -15:15 PROFESSIONAL TOOLS & SKILLS TRAINING (6 CONCURRENT SESSIONS)
While Day 1 focuses on organizational responses Day 3 will focus on tools that individuals could use within their organizations to encourage people in their Jewish identity and social entrepreneurship. These small-group sessions are focused on building organizational skills with entrepreneurial practitioners and on ways to adapt and/or cooperate and collaborate with entrepreneurial models.
13:30 -15:15 1 SOCIAL MEDIA: A PRACTICAL DISCUSSION OF BALLROOM B TECHNIQUES AND ISSUES FOR JEWISH COMMUNAL Translation Offered ORGANIZATIONS Social media is more than just technology, it’s a gift that helps us connect better and more deeply with the members of our individual communities. In this session, you’ll learn more about social media culture, how its theory and practice relate to Jewish communal life, and have the chance to crowdsource solutions to your challenges. HIP AWARDS Come with questions, and we’ll find the answers as a community. Chairperson: Dorit Rom - Director, Resource Development & International Relations Division, IACC; Executive Vice President, WCJCS, Israel Presenters: Esther Kustanowitz - Writer, Jewish communal professional & social media consultant, USA Charlie Kalech - Director, J-Town Productions, Ltd. Web Site Design and Promotion, Israel
13:30 -15:15 2 THE ART OF COMMUNICATING: GETTING YOUR IDEAS BALLROOM C ACROSS EFFECTIVELY Given the increasing role of communication in shaping public opinion, today’s leaders must master the tools to successfully craft and deliver their key strategic messages to the public. Headline Media, an international media consultancy firm, will help you, your project, your organization, your initiative or your ideas dazzle everyone no matter how experienced you are. By focusing on both message and technique, you will gain the essential tools to ace any conversation, presentation and media interview. Through on-camera simulations and real-time critique you will learn the Art of the Soundbite, using your appearance to make people care, Bridging Techniques, avoiding common traps and much more. Chairperson: Ferne Katleman - Hon. Vice President, WCJCS, USA Presenter: Mira Marcus - Communications Consultant and Public Affairs Director, Headline Media, Israel EN 28 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
13:30-15:15 3 ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS GLOBALLY: GUIDANCE, AMNON
MOTIVATION, RECRUITMENT
This session will examine volunteer challenges in the United
Kingdom with reference to Prime Minister David Cameron’s key idea “Big Society” - How Big Society evokes much about traditional Jewish Values of volunteering. In addition we will present a new initiative called “JGlobal”, a Global Jewish Platform for young adults to meet, connect, create and recreate. JGlobal is the first worldwide framework that will enable any young Jew anywhere in the world to be connected to other young Jews globally. It will bring innovation and creativity into the common goal of ensuring Jewish continuity and ARDS strengthening the Jewish people. Chairperson: Sara Bogen - Community Organization Consultant; WCJCS Board member, Israel Presenters: Leonie Lewis - Director, Jewish Volunteering Network, UK Jorge Diener - Executive Director, JGlobal (Global Jewish Platform), Hungary
13:30-15:15 4 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & IMPACT INVESTING QUEEN OF SHEBA Impact investing is one of the newest and most exciting trends in contemporary philanthropy. Impact investments are those “made with the primary intention of creating a measurable social impact, with the potential for some financial upside”. With financial returns reaching market rates in many cases, impact investments can offer unprecedented new opportunities to do well while doing good - over and over again. Impact investing also has positive Jewish implications. It represents the highest ideals of Jewish giving: it fights poverty, empowers others, and helps them sustain themselves. Impact investing even could generate a net increase in overall Jewish giving, as it attracts and engages investors and funders who may not be interested in traditional Jewish federated philanthropy. Join Shawn for a hands-on workshop where you’ll leave with new concepts and tools to advance core Jewish communal priorities in P AW new and innovative ways. A Chairperson: Nicky Goldman - Director, LEAD: Jewish Leadership Excellence & Development, UK Presenter: Shawn Landres - Co-Founder, Jumpstart, USA
EN 29 th 12 Quadrennial Conference of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
13:30-15:15 5 HOW NETWORKS CAN BENEFIT JEWISH COMMUNITIES BALLROOM A2
We all live within webs of relationships (networks) that affect how we work, how we learn, and who we are. Recent research shows how our friends and colleagues affect our behaviors, our mindsets and our health, without us even being aware. Networks have also been essential in the survival of the Jewish people through the ages. Learn how we can intentionally leverage the power of networks to create the changes we seek.
Presenter: Dr. Bill Robinson - Chief Strategy Officer, The Jewish Education Project, USA
13:30-15:15 6 JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE 2.0: HOW TO ENGAGE BALLROOM A1 THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTIVE JEWISH LAY LEADERS ORGANIZING FOR IMPACT: HOW JEWISH COMMUNAL PROFESSIONALS CAN EXPAND THEIR INFLUENCE AND CONTRIBUTION This session will introduce you to Tenpartners, an award-winning non-profit partnership platform that enables groups of local Jewish people to come together and create great programs to enrich their local Jewish life and community. Tenpartners’ foundation of WA collaboration, grass-roots and nondenominational communal action, and financial sustainability engages and builds the next generation of active Jewish lay leaders. Tenpartners won the 2011 Jewish Futures competition presented at the annual GA in Denver, CO. In addition we will hear from Naomi Stuchiner and Israel Sykes, co-authors of the book “From Darkness the Dawn: How Beit Issie Shapiro Changed the World of Disabilities in Israel”. They will provide participants with new insights into how Jewish professionals can engage people, organizations, and communities to work together to create better futures.
Chairperson: Brenda Gevertz - Executive Director, Jewish Communal Service Association of North America, USA
Presenters: Ben Weiner - Founder, Tenpartners, Israel Naomi Stuchiner - Founding President, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel Israel Sykes - Co-founder, Social Impact Unlimited, Israel
15:15-15:45 COFFEE BREAK FOYER
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15:45-17:15 CLOSING PLENARY BALLROOM B ENERGIZING THE PRESENT, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: STRENGTHENING JEWISH COMMUNITY – HOW DO WE DO IT? For three days we have been engaged with critical issues facing world Jewry: strengthening the sense of Peoplehood -- that we are one people; deepening the meaning and quality of Jewish Identity; attracting the younger generation and preparing future leaders; dealing with mega-shifts and new paradigms in building community and Israel-Diaspora relationships. As we become an ever smaller percentage of the global population how can we best work together to address our growing challenges and how can the World Council of Jewish Communal Service, as a unique organization cutting across professional lines, establish more meaningful connections among professionals serving Jewish communities worldwide.
Chairperson: Leah Golan - Deputy Director General for Programs, Jewish Agency for Israel; Associate President, WCJCS, Israel Awards Presentation: Ted Comet - Executive Vice President, WCJCS; Hon. Associate Executive Vice President, JDC, USA
Speakers: MK Dr. Einat Wilf - Chair of the Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee and Chair of the Knesset Sub-Committee for Israel and the Jewish People, Israel
Dr. Micah Goodman - CEO & Rosh Midrasha, Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, Israel
Marc Terrill - President, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, USA
17:30-19:30 WCJCS GLOBAL BOARD MEETING (BY INVITATION) QUEEN OF SHEBA
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