We hope you are enjoying your summer and are able to take time to be outside! Below you can find upcoming opportunities and new dates for our Development Professionals Community of Practice.
As Tisha b’Av approaches, we wish an easy fast to those who observe.
With gratitude,
Sarah Abramson, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Strategy and Impact saraha@cjp.org
Dara Freedman-Weiss, M.A., MBA Senior Director, Partnerships and Services darafw@cjp.org
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Circles of Connection
We could all use a little support right now. Circles of Connection (CofC) is a new initiative supported by CJP’s Center for Combating Antisemitism that will bring a trauma-informed, evidence-based, and peer-led support model to Boston. Let's build our communal capacity to care for and support one another during this time of increasing trauma, stress, polarization, and antisemitism. This fall, CofC will offer a virtual training for peer facilitators interested in leading support circles.
CJP, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), the Israeli American Council (IAC), and the Consulate General of Israel to New England are working together on a large-scale community event on Monday, October 7 — the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks in Israel. This event will be open to our entire community and will be a chance to come together to remember, reflect, and hope, as we stand together with Israel. Additional details to follow soon.
We are pausing our Community Impact Grant (CIG) program for FY25 — including our General, Teen, Young Adult, and Campus CIGs — while we review and reimagine the program. We will be in touch later this year to share our evolved approach that aims to make the grant process smoother and easier to access. In the interim, we are committed to maintaining an open-door entry point for projects and organizations that are new or new to CJP and will keep you updated. Please reach out to Annie Knickman Plancher or your relationship manager with any questions or ideas as we continue to adapt this important grant program.
Sign up for CJP's Center for Combating Antisemitism Newsletter
CJP’s Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) is positioned to empower the Greater Boston Jewish community with opportunities, resources, and tools to combat antisemitism head-on. We’re excited to share that we are evolving our Face Jewish Hate newsletter to forward the mission and thought leadership of CJP’s CCA. Look for insights and curated resources in our upcoming, rebranded CJP’s CCA Newsletter, being sent out on Thursday, June 27. Don’t miss it — sign up today! Please also share this message broadly to your communities.
CJP’s Communal Security Initiative offers a range of free training opportunities for disparate audiences such as congregants, clergy, board leadership, staff, teachers, and volunteers.
Thursday, August 8 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. | BeAware Training
Thursday, August 22 | 12:00–2:00 p.m. | Countering Active Threat Training (CATT)
Thursday, September 19 | Various evening times | Multiple trainings (see link above)
We are making a difference through our Israel Emergency Fund. Our community has given generously and allowed us to make an incredible impact on those amid war, helping Israel rebuild for a better tomorrow. Share our stories of impact with your constituents and continue to check back for the latest grants from the fund.
Virtual | Offered by BeWell, the Blue Dove Foundation, and Selah
This Community NARCAN Training is a hands-on opportunity to learn about how substance use affects the Jewish community (spoiler: much, much more than you think it does), to become certified in the use and application of NARCAN to reverse a drug overdose, and to encounter Jewish wisdom to inspire us as harm reduction ambassadors. Each participant can choose to receive a NARCAN kit upon completion of the training.
Sullam Israel Residency: professional development opportunity for early career Jewish professionals
Cohort 1: Monday, January 27–Sunday, February 23, 2025
Cohort 2: Monday, June 30–Sunday, July 27, 2025
Birthright Israel Onward and M² present the Sullam Israel Residency, a month-long immersive program in Tel Aviv for early-career Jewish community professionals. Participants will explore and process shifts in Israel and the Jewish world, reaffirm Zionist principles, and develop critical thinking through authentic interactions with Israel and Israelis. The curriculum focuses on Jewish and Israel education, offering new insights to enhance professional growth and address post-October 7 Jewish life.
For information about professional development resources and opportunities for professionals working with teens, get in touch with Brett Lubarsky, CJP's Director, Jewish Teen Initiative. For campus, contact Meir Zimmerman, CJP’s Senior Manager, Campus and Leadership Development. For young adults, contact Caleb Alemany, CJP’s Young Adult Community Engagement Manager.
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