What is "Israel Inspired?"
- Educational programs, presentations, and facilitations that wrestle with the most sophisticated understandings of Israel.
- Workshops, presentations, programs, and curricula are tailored for each client, and utilize the latest scholarship.
- Program content comes from a Jewish identity and peoplehood approach.
- Comparative perspectives are used to discuss what it even means to study Israel.
- Interfaith and intercultural programs are also a focus of "Israel Inspired" offerings.
- Resources and access to an array of websites and news outlets providing information on Israel
- Workshops, presentations, programs, and curricula are tailored for each client, and utilize the latest scholarship.
- Program content comes from a Jewish identity and peoplehood approach.
- Comparative perspectives are used to discuss what it even means to study Israel.
- Interfaith and intercultural programs are also a focus of "Israel Inspired" offerings.
- Resources and access to an array of websites and news outlets providing information on Israel
David Cohen,
Jewish Educator and Israel Programming Consultant
degreeDavid Cohen has spent almost twenty years working as a Jewish educator, agency director, policy analyst, and Israel programs director. His specialties include Israel education and engagement, Jewish youth education, as well as community organizing and media relations. David has also worked extensively in interfaith programming, pluralistic Jewish program development, and leadership development with multiple age-groups.
His goal with "Israel Inspired" is to work with community organizations, schools, and professional staff, to explore the best practices in Israel education and advocacy.
Most recently, David has served as a Director of Congregational Learning for two reform synagogues - Temple Beth Sholom in Orange County California and Temple Sinai in Toronto. David has worked for both the Greater Boston and Philadelphia Jewish Federations creating Israel education and advocacy programs and strategies. Prior to these roles, David served as Associate Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League’s New England Region where he directed their Israel programming initiatives and provided Middle East policy analysis. For three years, David directed an Israel based social justice program that brought Jewish and Arab communities together to build bridges of understanding through cultural exchange and community service. David is also a fellow with the iCenter for Israel Education based out of Chicago.
David holds a BA in History from Brandeis University and an MA from Boston University where he focused on International Political History. David also studied European Politics and International Law at King’s College in London and has also completed a second Masters degree in Jewish Education and Organizational Leadership through Hebrew Union College in New York City.
His goal with "Israel Inspired" is to work with community organizations, schools, and professional staff, to explore the best practices in Israel education and advocacy.
Most recently, David has served as a Director of Congregational Learning for two reform synagogues - Temple Beth Sholom in Orange County California and Temple Sinai in Toronto. David has worked for both the Greater Boston and Philadelphia Jewish Federations creating Israel education and advocacy programs and strategies. Prior to these roles, David served as Associate Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League’s New England Region where he directed their Israel programming initiatives and provided Middle East policy analysis. For three years, David directed an Israel based social justice program that brought Jewish and Arab communities together to build bridges of understanding through cultural exchange and community service. David is also a fellow with the iCenter for Israel Education based out of Chicago.
David holds a BA in History from Brandeis University and an MA from Boston University where he focused on International Political History. David also studied European Politics and International Law at King’s College in London and has also completed a second Masters degree in Jewish Education and Organizational Leadership through Hebrew Union College in New York City.
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