Photography Expedition Workshops Using NYC as the backdrop, participants will deepen their understanding about the history, traditions and values of Jewish communities rooted in NYC. Participants will learn how to read a photograph and then apply those skills to doing their own camera work during an on-site photo shoot on the Lower East Side, Brighton Beach or other location of choice. This program includes: the expedition workshop, 1 - 2 workshop sessions with a planning consultancy, an orientation for staff/trip leaders, written guidelines about how to carry through lessons learned to build towards a PowerPoint of participants’ work for future use in the school/synagogue. Audience: Families or teens Price: $1500 - $2600 based on the length of workshop (full or half day) and the number of participants
Professional Development Let TJL staff work with you to design a professional development experience that addresses your congregation’s educational vision and goals. Drawing on the LOMED framework and TJL methodology of exploring photography with text, participants will engage in a series of hands-on activities, have ample time for personal reflection and group discussions to help integrate learning. Materials fee not included. Audience: Educators and other staff serving Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adults Price: $1000 for half day (3-hrs), $2000 for full day (for up to 12 participants), another fee for more than 12 participants.
Israel Exchange Building on 5 years of success, TJL will replicate its Global Jewish Connections Living Bridge project with your school/congregation to create a programmatic bridge between your school and your “twin” in Israel. The partnership will deepen participants’ understanding of the values that stretch beyond geography, culture and language. The initiative includes ongoing consultations, meetings with the community of practitioners, site visits and participation in an educators’ seminar (in NY or Israel) to help foster real world learning and strengthen relationships between all participants. Audience: Educators serving 5th – 7th Grade (with their students and families) Price: TBD – based on program components
The Jewish Lens (TJL) offers experiential Jewish educational programming, engaging youth and young adults in the exploration of Jewish values, identity and tradition while discovering the diversity and unity of Klal Yisrael- Jewish Peoplehood. TJL’s innovative approach couples the emotional impact of photography with more traditional text-based learning, empowering participants to both strengthen their link to Judaism and then express it through their own photographs and commentary.
The Jewish Lens Exploring Identity … Discovering Peoplehood info@jewishlens.org www.jewishlens.org
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