Insights: Cohort 12

BOLD JEWISH IDEA The Advot Project prepares youth for success by teaching them communication and relationship skills through the arts. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Their core program, Relationships 101, is an interactive arts-based curriculum focused on the methods of improvisation, Viola Spolin and Augusto Boal. This is the core programming they lead in underserved communities […]

BOLD JEWISH IDEA JQY supports and empowers LGBTQ youth in the Jewish community, with a special focus on teens and young adults from Orthodox, Chasidic, and Sephardic communities.  WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE JQY is a non-profit that supports at-risk LGBTQ Jewish youth and young adults. They specialize in providing crisis support, social services, and community […]

BOLD JEWISH IDEA The In[HEIR]itance Project practices an open artistic process to create theater from authentic community dialogue about shared inheritances. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE The In[HEIR]itance Project helps communities navigate challenging civic conversations through a unique process of collaborative theater-making. Our artists embed themselves in a community, and work in partnership with local artists, […]

BOLD JEWISH IDEA GrowTorah develops garden-based experiential and environmental Torah education programs for Jewish schools and communal organizations. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE At each Full Partner school GrowTorah builds a garden with the students; and grow herbs, flowers, and vegetables through the growing season. In every 30 minute session in the garden, students work the […]

BOLD JEWISH IDEA Eden Village provides campers with incredible summer experiences while empowering them to promote a vibrant future for themselves, their communities, and our planet. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Eden Village West is a farm-to-table residential Jewish summer camp in Northern California for ages 8-16 featuring culinary arts, organic farming, homestead crafts, wilderness skills, sports, […]

  BOLD JEWISH IDEA Detroit Jews for Justice organizes Metro Detroit Jewish community to participate in movements for racial and economic justice. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Detroit Jews for Justice builds solidarity in the metro Jewish community for grassroots-led movements. We choose work that is actionable, winnable, and relevant to the lived experience of folks in […]