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Jewish Leadership Institute

The Jewish Leadership Institute offers various programs for lay leaders and Jewish community professionals to hone their abilities enhance Jewish literacy and network with like-minded individuals. Click here for more information on our Signature Course. more
Heritage program taught by Erica Brown

Heritage Program

Join us for a six session class that explores our Jewish past and considers a meaningful Jewish future. Each week, we discuss a different topic of Judaism and how our values are shaped around these issues. Sessions are always engaging, thought-provoking, inspiring and alot of fun. For further information and upcoming dates and locations, please contact mduchin@pjll.org. 

Am Echad

From Israeli recipes to poetry, early Zionist thinkers to contemporary music, this 3-part course on Israel will celebrate the existence of the Jewish State in its' 60th year.  Our "tour" will present the other face of Israel - the Israel of Jewish history, culture, and opportunity.  Am Echad is a program of The Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning. Cost: $50, which includes all materials and refreshments. The class will be taught by Dr. Erica Brown.  Please RSVP to mduchin@pjll.org.

Upcoming Dates and Locations:
Monday evenings (7:30 – 9:00 PM) at the Washington DCJCC:  June 16, 23, 30 more

Staying Connected: JLI Newsletter and Alumni Opportunities

Program alumni receive a weekly Haftarah writing as well as a periodic newsletter. Click here to see our most recent newsletter.

 

Working Together

The Jewish Leadership Institute welcomes the opportunity to work with clusters of synagogues, Jewish communal organizations and schools in order to tailor programs that meet the needs of a specific culture. Please let us know if you would like joint sponsorship for a leadership initiative for your group. Contact Michele Duchin at (301) 348-7377 for more details.

Walking Tours of Jewish Washington

Dr. Erica Brown

Personal Institutional and Communal Leadership

Rethinking Leadership Development
for the Jewish Community

This article, recently published in the Journal of Jewish Communal Service, maps out the differences between personal and institutional leadership and demonstrates why Jewish leadership development programs need to address both kinds of leadership today. Download Article

Articles

The Continuity of Discontinuity: How Young Jews Are Connecting, Creating, and Organizing Their Own Jewish Lives
by Stephen M. Cohen and Ari Y. Kelman

 
It’s Not Just Who Stands Under the Chuppah: Intermarriage and Engagement
by Steinhardt Social Research Institute at the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies
Brandeis University

Making Inspired Leaders: New Approaches to Jewish Leadership Development 
by Dr. Erica Brown

Making Leaders: How The American Jewish Community Prepares Its Lay Leaders
by Hal M. Lewis,Dean Of Public Programming, Spertus College, Chicago

Learning Opportunities for You

Leadership Quotes

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." 
Peter F. Drucker

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Our Faculty

Erica Brown
(301) 348-7304

Rae Ringel 
(301) 348-7395

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