Programs
Diversity in Jewish Spirituality: Tzelem Elokim
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Rites of Passage Program:
Mentoring, consulting, and networking for young teens preparing for Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Optional, year-long, community service projects related to Jewish Diversity and providing advocacy and support for Jews of Color.Rabbinical Advisory Program:
Specialized training, strategy building sessions, and programming for students and rabbinical leaders seeking to increase Jewish Diversity awareness and the culture of inclusion in synagogues and communal outreach initiatives.
Reinterpreting Jewish Community: Tzelem Kehillah
Ayecha Curricular Development Project and Educators Conference:
The goal for Ayecha’s Curricular Development Project is to create a Jewish diversity resource for educators that can be utilized across various Jewish disciplines and subjects to explore the topics of Jewish cultural diversity; intra-group relations; and the subject of inclusion and welcome of “difference” in the home, synagogue and community.
The expected outcome for this theme-based curriculum is its wide use and availability as an educational resource for teaching Jewish diversity and increasing awareness of the wide and varying identities and cultures that constitute modern-day Jewry.
Teachers of various disciplines will be able to adapt the Jewish diversity exercises provided by this publication to the specifics of their subjects. Through use of this curriculum teachers will assist students in beginning a lifelong journey toward respect and appreciation for the many dimensions of Jewish life and living.
In August 2007 Ayecha will host a Jewish Diversity Symposium for Educators that will highlight the work of this curriculum and offer additional opportunities for networking and professional development in the area of Jewish Diversity.
Ayecha Facilitators Training Program:
The goal of Ayecha’s Facilitators Training Program is to provide training philosophy, guidelines, and skill building activities that will help participants to become effective workshop leaders and Ayecha representatives. Ayecha recruits and trains 20 individuals per year to act as per diem consultants and facilitators for Ayecha’s diversity training programs in the U.S. and Canada. Facilitators for Ayecha programs can expect to receive professional training in:
The “Art” of Facilitation
Delivering Dynamic and Effective Presentations
Encouraging Group Participation
Facilitating Discussions on Controversial Issues
Mastering Common Problems in Leading Group Discussions
Engaging Conflict Resolution Strategies
Developing Effective Co-Facilitation; and
Navigating Workshop Considerations for Diverse Participant Groups.
To receive an application for Ayecha’s next Facilitator Training please contact the Ayecha office at 800-929-3242 or e-mail us
Reexamining Jewish Identity: Tzelem Yehudi
Ayecha hosts the following annual outreach programs to welcome Jews of Color to the “center-stage” of communal programming. Ayecha’s goal in developing our programs is to increase the number of Jewish “spaces” that individuals can come to experience both Jewish Spirituality and diverse identity and culture.
(See Ayecha Upcoming and Past Events tabs for flyers of past events and scheduled dates and times for upcoming ones)
• Edutainment Celebration of Jewish Diversity
• Chanukah Celebration of African Jewry
• Jewish Liberation Seder
• Jewish Soul Celebration Concert
