Professional Learning & Development for You and Your Team
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- Pulse of Israel: An Educator’s Guide (9/4; The iCenter)
- Fill Your Own Cup: Jewish Wisdom for Jewish Community Professionals (Fridays; The Jewish Education Project)
- Circles of Connection for Jewish Professionals (9/5; Jewish Family & Children’s Service)
- CJP Teen Education & Engagement Network Fall Gathering (9/8; Combined Jewish Philanthropies at JCC Greater Boston)
- Inventing Ritual for October 7 (9/9; The Jewish Education Project)
- Seasons of Jewish Pride (9/10; The Jewish Education Project)
- Talking Next Gen: Antisemitism with Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern (9/10; Congregation Mishkan Tefila)
- Connect & Learn: Leveraging Trust to Build Strong Professional Relationships (9/16; Spertus Institute)
- Signals of a Surge: Jewish Engagement Post-October 7 (9/16; CASJE)
- The Art of the Touchpoint: Deepening Teen Relationships (10/29; The Jewish Education Project & Foundation for Jewish Camp)
- BREAKWEEK (R&R The Rest of Our Lives)
- Early Career Educators Program (Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership)
- MaTaRoT: Hebrew College Center for Jewish Professional Learning & Leadership (Hebrew College)
- ReTreat Yourself! Immersive Retreats for Jewish Communal Professionals (Adamah)
- Wexner Field Fellowship (The Wexner Foundation)
Resources for Your Organization
- Affinity Groups (JPro)
- Board Leadership Resources (Leading Edge)
- Caring & Connection: Resources to Support the Jewish Communal Workforce (JPro)
- Essential Services to Help Your Organization Thrive (CJP)
- Fall Board Workshops (Leading Edge)
- How to Prepare for an Evaluation: The Four Questions (Rosov Consulting)
- Leading Insights Annual Survey from Leading Edge: Ready to shape the future of Jewish nonprofit work? Join Leading Insights by Sept. 4 to participate in the 2025 annual survey (Sept. 9-19) and contribute to this year’s workforce research. From compensation realities to AI implementation and beyond — we’re exploring what really matters to professionals like you.
- Resources to Get You Started (Effect Collective)
- The 18 Dimensions of Jewish Life (M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education)
- Why Are You Here? (Mersky, Jaffe & Associates)
- Why We Structure Our Strategic Planning Like the Five Books of Moses and Why It Actually Works (Tiny Windows)
Back to School
- Back to School Resources (Anti-Defamation League)
- Back to School Resources (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Back to School: Resources for Parents (American Jewish Committee)
- Classroom Posters (Facing History & Ourselves)
- Family Guide to Going Back to School with Technology (Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab)
- LGBTQ+ Resources (Keshet)
Fall Holidays
- 10Q (Reboot)
- A New Year, A Happy Year: Elul/Rosh Hashanah (Spotify playlist)
- Apologies, Change & Truth: A Yom Kippur Playlist (Spotify playlist)
- Camp Rosh Hashanah (Foundation for Jewish Camp)
- Circle Ahead: A Rosh Hashanah Ritual (Moving Traditions)
- Hadar
- High Holidays @ Home
- Inscribed Together: Guide to Jewish Economic Vulnerability (Jewish Funders Network)
- Jewish Education Project
- Jewish Response to Hunger (Mazon)
- Jewish Studio Project
- MyJewishLearning.com
- PJ Library
- Ritualwell
- Rosh Hashanah Food (The Nosher)
- Shalom Hartman Institute
What We’re Reading
- A Cure for Jewish Communal Burnout? Ancient Jewish Wisdom (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- Back in the Bubble (JewishBoston.com)
- Building Systems of Care (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- Don’t Plan for Succession. Plan for Success. (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- Fund the Talent, or Forget the Cause (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- How Jewish Camp Models the Leadership Our Communities Need (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- How the Busiest People Find Joy (Harvard Business Review)
- Jewish Leadership After October 7 (Shalom Hartman Institute)
- Sephardic & Mizrachi Jews in the United States: Identities, Experiences and Communities (Rosov Consulting)
- Thanks But No Thanks: What Jewish Professionals Really Want (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- The Crisis We’re Ignoring: Who’s Caring for the People Who Hold Up the Jewish World? (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- To Sustain Part-Time Jewish Education, Invest in Leaders at the Local Level (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
- We Belong: Fostering Connection and Community at Camp (JewishBoston.com)
- Why Jewish Texts Matter in Israel Education (eJewishPhilanthropy.com)
Spread the Word About What You and Your Team Are Doing
As we prepare for the new programmatic year, it’s a great time to add your events and other content to JewishBoston.com so our community can stay in the loop with all of the great opportunities coming up! Need a refresher on how to make this happen? We’ve got you covered >>
Supporting Ourselves & Our Community
- Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service
- Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
- Jewish Teens Guide to Combating Antisemitism (JewishBostonTeens.com)
- Mental Health Initiative (Gateways)
- Strength, Stress & Support: A Portrait of American Jewish Teen Well-Being (BeWell & Stanford University)
- Stress in Teenagers (Mass General Brigham)
- Supporting Mental Health and Thriving Among Adolescents (Search Institute)
- Supporting Young Minds Guides (Mental Health America)
- The Blue Dove Foundation
- Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha (Springtide Research Institute)
We <3 #JewishCamp!
For your community: It’s not too soon to think about Summer 2026! Opportunities for families to learn about and visit camp:
- Events for prospective families (JewishBoston.com)
- Learn more about CJP’s Jewish Camping Initiative (Combined Jewish Philanthropies)
Packing for College
- Hillel College Decision Hub
- Sources: Jewish on Campus (Shalom Hartman Institute)
- TribeTalk
Visit the CJP Professionals Resource Hub to learn about upcoming opportunities and resources for Jewish community professionals, and learn how CJP can help your organization thrive. Questions? Connect with Brett Lubarsky, director, Jewish communal life at CJP.