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Jewish Peoplehood Experiential Seminar and Workshops

Professional Development February 15-16, 2017

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Welcome to Toronto's Jewish PeoplehoodProfessional Development Seminar!

The UJA - Federation of Greater Toronto and Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv are thrilled to come together with Toronto's Jewish community's leading educators to experience, learn, explore and connect. This year, we are celebrating the centennial of the UJA – Federation of Greater Toronto, marking 100 years of commitment and community. Marking this occasion, Toronto's Jewish educators are assembling for a joint experience of professional development and Jewish Peoplehood.

The seed to this seminar was planted in January 2016. During the UJA's Israel Engagement Mission to Israel, several community educators participated in a day-long professional development series with senior educators from Beit Hatfusot – The Museum of the Jewish People. The common values, sense and methods of educating towards Jewish Peoplehood inspired them to bring the experience of Beit Hatfusot to the greater Toronto educational community.

On Wednesday, February 15th and Thursday, February 16th, over 750 professionals from Jewish day schools will be coming together to explore the broad concept of Jewish Peoplehood. This city-wide Jewish day school unique experience will be an opportunity for educators to come together to engage in personal and collective reflection, contemplation and grappling.

Did you know?A Lily and a Lady: Havatzelet (=Lily) Ha'sharon, a town on the Israeli coast, is named after Lilian Freiman. Freiman, born in Ottawa in 1885, was a philanthropist and head of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO.

Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People is more than a museum. It is a national center for Jewish communities in Israel and worldwide, which tells the unique and ongoing story of the Jewish people. It is also a story in constant renewal. Beit Hatfutsot provides the next generation a key to understanding their Jewish identity and to reinforcing their sense of belonging to the Jewish people. The exhibits, educational programs, events and archival center of the museum convey the fascinating narrative of the Jewish people and the essence of Jewish culture, faith, purpose and deeds, while presenting the contribution of the Jewish people to humanity.

The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies (ISJPS) at Beit Hatfutsot educates towards a sense of belonging and commitment to the Jewish people that reflects itself in action. Our mission is promoting Jewish Peoplehood, strengthening one’s Jewish identity and connecting worldwide Jewish communities so that everyone feels a part of the broader ongoing story of the Jewish people. Innovative and inclusive, the ISJPS is the sole educational center focused centrally on the experience of being a part of the Jewish people, in all its depth and diversity.Faced with a growing global disconnect that divides Jews - geographically, religiously and culturally – the ISJPS offers a vast range of creative programs and original resources all built to emphasize the unifying elements and common denominators shared by Jews from all corners of the world. Through this, we strive to promote a substantive, impassioned and shared vision of Jewish life, in which the entire Jewish people feels connected, validated and engaged.

UJA’s Israel Engagement cultivates meaningful relationships and endures bonds between Israelis and Jews worldwide through people to people interactions. These relationships lead to a deeper and more nuanced understanding of contemporary Israel. They create the opportunity for heterogeneous, complex and active connection points with Israel and Israeli society. As a result, individuals increase their sense of connection and commitment to Jewish Peoplehood.

Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People

The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies

UJA Israel Engagement Committee

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Jewish Peoplehood offers powerful tool for cultivating a deep connection and sense of Jewish belonging in people of all ages and backgrounds. Rooted in the Torah and lived through thousands of years of history, Jewish Peoplehood can unlock personal Jewish connections, open the door to Jewish civilization and inspire action.We believe Jewish Peoplehood entails the knowledgeable identification and commitment to the Jewish People. The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beit Hatfutsot has taken upon itself to promote and enhance knowledge, understanding, awareness and experience of contemporary Jewish identity, and engage Jews from around the world with the unique and ongoing story of the Jewish People. Throughout the plenary and break-outs we will be grappling with the essential question of what it means to be a part of a people. As educators taking part in shaping the hearts and minds of young Jewish Canadians, is Peoplehood an important concept to embrace and internalize? And if so, why?

Sessions and Workshops

Israeli Cinema Presents: Identities in Motion Galit Roichman

Paradigm Shifts: Dreaming about Jewish Peoplehood Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste

This introductory lecture explores the shifting paradigms of Jewish communal identity while presenting the thematic framework for pragmatic use. During the presentation, we will trace the transformative stages of Jewish identity from the destruction of the Second Temple until today through the concepts of exile, diaspora and Jewish Peoplehood. Questions raised include, what is a people and why are the Jews characterized as one? What does this paradigmatic shift entail and what are its effects? What does this mean for a central Jewish organization, which is in the forefront of the change?

A film workshop with lecturer and screenwriter Galit Roichman, which includes viewing and analyzing contemporary Israeli features and documentaries, capturing a collection of Israeli narratives, ethos and identities. Galit explores the use of film to exemplify Jewish Peoplehood in Israeli film, as a way of connecting, teaching and reflecting on the topic.

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3Did you know?The Great Cohen and the Anthem: Leonard Cohen’s most famous song, Hallelujah, covered dozens of times, is an explicit reference to the Psalms and stories from the Jewish prophets, from King David to Samson.

G2G: Generation to Generation Yael Rosen

Electives

My Family Story Ron Merkel

Museum To Go Leebat Weiss Marom

High tech and history come together when Jewish students and seniors are paired for mutual learning and dual benefit. Adults broaden their Internet and computer skills, while young students learn the value of personal and collective narratives. Together they build closer intergenerational connections and share life experiences while enriching their Jewish identity, history, collective memory and technical skills. This concept explores intergenerational programming in the classroom, as a way to connect students to the greater story of the Jewish people via personal encounters.

Throughout the Jewish world, students research their genealogy and write their heritage stories. My Family Story goes beyond the typical family tree. It marks a defining moment in the lives of Jewish youth around the world when they are challenged for the first time to find their own, personal and unique story that emphasizes their Jewish identity. Together with their families, they create remarkable artistic installations that capture the essence of their Jewish traditions heirlooms, language and stories. This methodology provides a hands-on way of artistically sharing Jewish heritage and promoting the historical memory of the Jewish people in an interactive program. The platform encourages ways to involve the whole family in research and creativity and provide opportunities to highlight Jewish Peoplehood events in the local community.

Replicas of Beit Hatfutsot’s best collections are re-formatted into an interactive educational mobile museum kit, to be discussed and appreciated by the community. This resourceful and hands-on project comprises collections: Images of Canadian Jewry – showcasing rare photographs spanning decades of Jews in Canada throughout the 20th century, and United Colors of Judaica – featuring popular Israeli and international artist Eliahou Eric Bokobza. The kit and its approach can be adapted in various ways in classroom and community, providing guidelines to deepen discussions on Jewish identity and to address Jewish Peoplehood concepts, such as history, practice, values and creativity.


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Jews, Summer and Amulets: The first Jewish camp in Canada, Camp Winnebagoe, has an amulet ceremony tradition. With the help of native Canadian artifacts, and a large traditional bonfire, they tell the stories of Winnebagoe’s history and traditions to the camp at the beginning and end of each summer.

The Jewish Lens Tamar Sorek

You & I and the Israeli story Assaf Gamzou

Super-Heroes and The Jewish People Chen Saar Cohen

An artistic interactive educational program, using photography, challenges Jewish youth to question and express their perception of Jewish identity, values and community. In partnership with American-Israeli photographer, Zion Ozeri, this initiative combines a variety of his creative work with an engaging educational program and social media to connect young people both intellectually and emotionally with Jewish Peoplehood. Students take photos with a creative touch, portraying their connection to the Jewish people. Today's culture of selfies, constant uploads and visual communication come alive in the Jewish Peoplehood context, as a very easy and accessible resource in a worldwide Jewish framework.

This workshop aims to provide unique methodology through the prism of Jewish Peoplehood by posing the following questions: Why is preserving and strengthening the connection between the Jewish people and Israel important? How can Israel become a vital element of a Jewish identity and how can meaningful engagement with Israel take place through Jewish education?Using texts and visual materials, this workshop will focus on personal connection to Israel as a multidimensional concept, providing opportunities to address this pillar of Jewish Peoplehood in a new and dynamic context.

An innovative program that inspires young students to ask, “What does it take to be a hero?” and “Who are my own personal heroes?” while firmly rooted in the context of Jewish identity, meaning and the recurring theme of strength over adversity.“Jewish Super-Heroes” workshop inspires young people with epic stories of great Jewish leaders, while presenting Jewish values in a fresh, accessible and exciting way. The objective of the program is that students learn that Jewish heroes teach us Jewish ways of life; providing us with practical knowledge, motivation and a Jewish approach to achievements, struggles, thinking and doing, in a way that is relevant to every person, everywhere, at any time. This program is based on the new exhibition at Beit Hatfutsot: “Heroes – Trailblazers of the Jewish People”.

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5 Glory and Glamor: Seth Rogen and Neve Campbell were born and raised in Canada. 6 Local Pride 2016: CHAT graduate Zach

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Time Jerusalem Group Tel Aviv Group

9:20 – 9:30 Travel Time

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break


2:45 – 3:00 Coffee/Travel Break

11:45 – 12:30 Lunch

9:30 – 10:30

10:45 – 11:45

12:30 – 1:30

Individual School MeetingsBialik – Lower Gym Associated – Upper Gym

Robbins – Lunchroom Paul Penna – Room 83:00-4:00

Electives

Electives

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all core group elective

1:45 – 2:45

9:00 – 9:20

8:30 Arrival and Registration

Welcome Upper Gym

Paradigm Shifts: Dreaming about Jewish Peoplehood

Upper Gym


Upper Gym

Israeli Cinema Presents: Identities in Motion

Upper Gym


Upper Gym

Wednesday, February 15, 2017Hosted by: Bialik Hebrew Day School

12 Fun Jewish Canadian Facts Media and Muppets: The spectacular Barbara Frum Atrium, named in honour of one of Canada's most respected journalists, forms the grand focal point of the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. The atrium covers 10,000 square feet and extends 10 storeys high. This Jewish woman was also the inspiration for the Muppet "Barbara Plum" on Canadian Sesame Street.7

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Time Jerusalem Group Tel Aviv Group

8:30 Arrival and Registration

9:20 – 9:30 Travel Time



2:45 – 3:00 Coffee/Travel Break

11:45 – 12:30 Lunch

9:00 – 9:20 Welcome

9:30 – 10:30

10:45 – 11:45

12:30 – 1:30


Individual School MeetingsTanenbaumCHAT- The Toronto Heschel School, The Leo Baeck Day School, Jewish Montessori

3:00-4:00

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Participants will be divided into two core groups for the day:1) TanenbaumCHAT Group2) Day School Group

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Electives 1:45 – 2:45




Thursday, February 16, 2017Hosted by: TanenbaumCHAT

all core group elective

Did you know?12 Fun Jewish Canadian Facts

8Hockey @ Metula: The Canada Centre is a holiday and sport resort, located in the beautiful Israeli northern town of Metula. Many Israeli hockey players are members of the Canada Israel Hockey School housed there. The centre offers an exciting adventure - ice skating in an Olympic sized ice rink (rare in Israel!).

Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste / [email protected] Talia Avnon-Benveniste is Director of the International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies (ISJPS) at Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People. Managing a full staff of professionals, she works to instill Jewish Peoplehood consciousness among Jews worldwide that fosters involvement with and a commitment to the Jewish people. She oversees an array of interactive, informal, supplementary, international, multi-lingual and multi-cultural programs and initiatives that serve as an international platform for defining and advancing Jewish Peoplehood via museum education and educational professional development.Rabbi Avnon-Benveniste is a keynote speaker at numerous Israeli and international educational gatherings. She lectures at many religious institutes, and is a recognized pedagogic instructor on Jewish Peoplehood content and programs. She completed a masters with honors from The Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies, is an ordained rabbi from Hebrew Union College where she received an Award for Excellence in liturgy and spiritual creations, and is a recipient of The Moshe Zemer Award for the writing of a Halachic Responsa. She frequently leads religious services and Jewish ritual ceremonies.

Galit Roichman / [email protected] Roichman is a screenwriter and a cinema lecturer. She holds a bachelor's degree in literature from the Haifa University in Israel and a master's degree in cinema studies from the University of Tel- Aviv. She lives and works in Tel-Aviv and is a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.

Yael Rosen / [email protected] Rosen is Director of International Programs at the International School for Jewish People Studies at Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. Formerly Director of Program Development at the G2G: Generation to Generation program at the museum, Yael worked as project director at ATZUM - Justice Works, heading a project for Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel and establishing a program bringing together youth and Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion. Yael holds a BA in business management and sociology from Hebrew University and a MA in public policy from Tel Aviv University.

Ron Merkel / [email protected] Merkel is an experienced educator who recently completed his work as the Director of Educational Programs Development Department at Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People. Ron, a native-born Israeli with Russian Jewish family roots, has been engaged with Jewish education within the past eighteen years. As a former Shaliach for the Israeli Scouts (Tzofim) and a former Shaliach at Hillel at Stanford University (CA, USA), Ron has been deeply involved in informal educational and cultural encounters with Jewish youth and students. Over the past 5 years Ron has been exploring his passion for Jewish Peoplehood, the Israeli society and their relationship, through educational work first as a facilitator at the Israeli Society Museum in the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel-Aviv, and later in a museum environment as part of the International school for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beit Hatfutsot. Ron holds a B.A. in Education and in Communication from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and is a student in the Program in Curatorial and Museum Studies in the Tel Aviv University.

Leebat Weiss Marom / [email protected] Weiss Marom is a graduate of The Ruderman Masters Program for American-Jewish Studies. After years as staff of the Shlichim Program in the Jewish Agency, and senior staff of Young Judaea Israel, she is now working as an educator, leading workshops at Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People.

Tamar Sorek / [email protected] Sorek is the Director of Educational Programs at the International School for Jewish People Studies at Beit Hatfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. With vast experience as a counselor in informal educational settings, Tamar has directed an afternoon center for youth at risk and worked with Jewish youth from abroad. Tamar holds a B.Sc. in psychology and M.Sc. in Organizational Management and Consulting from Tel Aviv University and is a graduate of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality’s internship program for Urban Innovation in association with the Social Lab@Mazeh 9.

Assaf Gamzou / [email protected] Gamzou is an alumnus of the "Ofakim" Scholarship program at Tel-Aviv University, where he Received his B.A. (Com Laude, 2010) in Jewish Philosophy and Comparative Literature, as well as a teaching certificate in Jewish Thought. Upon graduation he started teaching at the High school and college level courses on Jewish history and philosophy, education and technology. He has studied at the The Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies graduate program. Between 2013 to 2016 he worked as curator of the Israeli Cartoon Museum, where he has curated exhibitions, both Israeli and International, on editorial cartoons, comics and graphic novels. He has co-edited with Prof. Ken Koltun-Fromm "Sacred Texts & Comics: Reimagining Religion and Graphic Narratives", an essay anthology dedicated to the intersection of popular culture and religion (forthcoming from Mississippi University Press). He now works as Director of Professional Engagement at the International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies, Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People.

Chen Saar Cohen / [email protected] Saar Cohen is Director of Museum Public Education at Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People. Chen holds a MA in literature and is a graduate of The Interdisciplinary Program in the Arts. She is an experienced educational facilitator; formerly educational coordinator at the Cultural Cooperation Unit in the French Embassy and a Hebrew teacher in the USA.

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12 Fun Jewish Canadian Facts Did you know?

9Walking Together: A record-setting 20,000 people participated in the UJA - Federation of Greater Toronto’s 46th annual Walk with Israel event in the spring of 2016. One of the striders was Samuel Hershenhorn, 90 years old, who has taken part in every walk since the inaugural event in 1970.










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10The Naming Of...: The Hebrew name of the famous maple leaf on the Canadian flag is Ale (leaf) Eder (maple).

Rapping it up: Drake, the famous rap singer, was born in Toronto in 1986, and played hockey as a child. He was raised by his Jewish Canadian mother in Forest Hill, and even attended a Jewish day school and had a Bar Mitzvah. What is his real name? Aubrey Graham.

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Did you know?Oy Vey: A primary language in the history of Canadian Jewish cultural life was the everyday language of eastern European Jews - Yiddish. Yiddish theatres, literature and creativity thrived in the Jewish Canadian scene. Sayings like "oy vey" and "gezuntheit" are some Yiddish slang.12

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For further information please contact:Rabbi Talia Avnon-Benveniste

Director of The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies

Tel: +972-3-7457905 Mobile: +972-52-3965394

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