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Supported in part by a generous grant from the Crown Family
Leadership
The Certificate in Jewish Leadership is presented by Spertus Institute in partnership with Northwestern University, for Jewish communal professionals and lay leaders. Due to high demand, two cohorts will begin in 2021, with a choice of formats and start dates. Both options include a special workshop on Leading in Times of Crisis. With either format, you will:
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Complete your certificate in three months Receive a personalized leadership assessment and professional coaching
Participate with a cohort of like-minded leaders from Jewish organizations across North America Discover your own leadership style. Learn to manage challenge and change. Identify opportunities and galvanize your team, even in tough times.
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Visit spertus.edu/certificate to hear what recent participants have to say. To find out if this program is right for you, contact Assistant Director for Recruitment Amie Barrish at admissions@spertus.edu or 312.322.1707.
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In 2021, we will also offer the Certificate in Jewish Leadership for Educators, specifically for senior-level Jewish educators, with tuition underwritten in part by The Harriette and Ted Perlman Family Foundation. Visit spertus.edu/educators to learn more.
Congratulations to 2020 Certificate Recipients
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The most recent graduates received their certificates at a ceremony in February 2020, just before COVID-19 restrictions took hold. As a group, they learned to strengthen their leadership styles, manage change, and inspire excellence, even in difficult times. They bring new expertise to organizations across the spectrum of Jewish life, at a time when such skills are decidedly in demand.
Also pictured, 2016 recipient Micky Baer, Executive Director, JRC-Evanston, IL.
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Congratulations to Chris Harrison, Union of Reform Judaism, New York, NY; Polly Edelstein, Tribe 12, Philadelphia, PA; Jennifer Lande, Hillels of Illinois/Jewish United Fund of Chicago; Rebecca Garrett, Spertus Institute, Chicago, IL; Sheri Rosenberg Jivens, The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Shalom), Nashville, TN; Emily Resnik, Northwestern University Hillel, Evanston, IL; Shira Heideman, JCC of Greater Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; Jennifer Hillel, Israel Action Network, JNFA, New York, NY; Brooke Herszage, Spertus Institute, Chicago, IL; Rabbi Noah Kitty, Congregation Etz Chaim, Wilton Manors, FL; Amy Claver, Rotary International, Evanston, IL; Francine Ephraim, Ephraim Nonprofit Solutions LLC, Highland Park, IL; Janos Cosma, IT Analyst and Consultant, Chicago, IL.
