The Edward Fein Campus Professionals Fellowship

A Wellspring educational initiative from the Shalom Hartman Institute

“As someone fairly engaged in the Israel conversation on a daily basis I found the fellowship to be extremely helpful in shaping my views in a more nuanced way. I developed a language to use when speaking about the difficult issues around Israel and world Jewry, and the Fellowship allowed me to play with ideas in my head that I was unable to process without the amazing teachers and scholars we learned with.”

“In my role at Hillel, I wrestle with the complex reality of Israel in 2023, and this fellowship has helped me embrace the imperfections and challenges that face Israel today. Especially working with students that have grown up with a very different diaspora-Israel relationship, I feel more comfortable (and better prepared) to have deeper conversations about what is good, challenging, problematic, and less-than-ideal about Israel overall and the relationship we have with the country as Jews in the diaspora.”

In this historic time for Israel and the Jewish people, North American colleges stand out as an environment where leadership, ideas, identities, pluralism, and relationship with Israel are being confronted and challenged in new ways.

To help Hillels meet the challenges of this moment, this initiative will convene cohorts of educational teams from different campus Hillels to learn from leading Hartman scholars and engage with important texts and big ideas that are shaping Israel and the Jewish people.

Within the cohort, each Hillel will identify programmatic and educational goals and will work with Hartman faculty and staff to create relevant and thoughtful educational change on their campus.

Areas of focus may include

A values-based educational approach to Israel Education
Articulating a renewed vision for a 21st century Zionism and its place in North American Jewish life
High level discussions about the nature and future of the North American Jewish community
Developing and supporting a robust form of pluralism within institutions and communities (and the potential limits to pluralism)
A contemporary approach to Jewish ritual
Hartman’s approach to courageous leadership; empowering communities and institutions to support leaders navigating and making challenging decisions

Program details

12-month cohort
3 in-person intensives (two in Israel; one in the New York area)
Opportunities for workshopping and application of Hartman content
6 hours of individualized consulting with Hartman faculty and staff
Option of direct work with stakeholder groups, such as Hillel Boards

Edward Fein Campus Professionals Fellowship Cohort VII in Jerusalem, Summer 2021

We are grateful to the Edward Fein Foundation for their generous support of this program.

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For more information, contact Na’ama Levitz Applbaum, Director of Educational Leadership and Engagement.

The Edward Fein Campus Professionals Fellowship

Areas of focus may include

Program details

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