Z3’s
Leadership Lab
Providing Jewish Leaders with the tools, language, and networks to build the Jewish future.
Overview/Vision
The Z3 Leadership Lab program empowers Jewish professionals with the language, tools and framework to implement Z3 initiatives worldwide.
This hands-on seminar combines conceptual discussions and practical applications, focusing on making Peoplehood and Zionism central in community education and discussions. Developed in collaboration with the Z3 Project and partners, this unique seminar opportunity fosters a stronger global Jewish identity.
Why Leadership Lab
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Benefit
If you’re looking to make Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood an important or integral part of your organization, Leadership Lab might be a good fit for you.
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Z3 Ecosystem
Z3 Leadership Lab offers participation in a growing network of professionals who have partnered with us since 2021. We’re always eager to learn together, and explore new content and tools we can bring back to our communities.
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Theory of Change
We believe a Zionism and Peoplehood lens can be incorporated into every thread in the organization. We’re exploring ways to do so together.
leadership lab in action
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Learn how our conference and training with the TJCC leadership have equipped their community leaders with essential tools for facilitating dialogue, significantly enriching their Jewish programming initiatives.
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Deborah Fishman | North American Director, Hakhel: The Jewish Intentional Communities Incubator
The Hakhel Z3 Leadership Lab provided a crucial space for our network's Jewish community leaders to come together and process this pivotal moment in Israel-Diaspora relationships. This experience combined with attending the Z3 Conference led us to cross-community synergies, connections, and new ideas that could not have been discovered otherwise. Our community leaders returned home with increased capacity to engage in conversations and projects that built their local communities' connection to Israel and Israelis. From these experiences, we have seen how the Z3 Leadership Labs work to strengthen global Jewish Peoplehood as we all build together toward a shared Jewish future.
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Jessica Ochs | Senior Youth and Teen Director, Shalom Austin
Participating in Leadership Lab pushed my boundaries in all the best ways. It empowered me to think differently and find creative and effective ways to relate to everyone in my community, especially my camp staff, for all things Israel.
Attending and then hosting a Z3 conference has been so impactful. Z3 really helped our community create brave and safe spaces. As a camp professional, using the tenants of Z3 shaped how we celebrate Israel and deepened our connection over the summer months, and beyond. One of the best parts of Z3 is that the conversation keeps on going and we get to be a part of the ever-changing landscape. Equipped with the language and mindset from Z3, we feel confident engaging with our community.
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Erica Cohen | Director of Teen Education, Young Judaea Global and Camp Tel Yehudah
In addition to the traditional conference Z3 project leadership labs adds an entirely new dimension. Bringing together teen educators from across the landscape of Jewish teen education was an incredibly meaningful way to expand our ability to work together, and to be more thoughtful in our individual work as well. The framing of Z3 and the layer of professional development offered enhanced what might otherwise be a more typical gathering, and gave us the opportunity to build relationships and partnerships.
Participating organizations
