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//FOCUS: Engaging Lay Leaders for Jewish Education// is being implemented in collaboration with BJENY-SAJES and the Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators, a joint program of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the Jewish Theological Seminary, and is sponsored by the UJA-Federation of New York. It is part of the Strategic Focus Series designed by the Experiment in Congregational Education (ECE). Each of these organizations shares your commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of learners in your congregation. This collaboration brings multiple, interconnected layers of educational expertise to the innovating work you are doing to turn your hopes and dreams into reality.

** BONIM: **** Learning Opportunities and Networks to Build Jewish Learning for Today's Jewish Journey ** //To accompany families on their Jewish journeys, congregations are building://
 * Bold new ** visions ** that reap tangible results
 * Innovative and collaborative ** leadership **
 * ** Cultures ** that raise the bar and expect experimentation
 * Supportive ** infrastructures, ** governance bodies and resources that turn hopes into reality
 * ** Networks ** of collegial learning, partnership and support

//FOCUS: Engaging Lay Leaders for Jewish Education// is one of the BONIM resources made available to congregations to build capacity to continually innovate to reach new goals for learners. Your decision to participate in //FOCUS: Engaging Lay Leaders for Jewish Education// places your congregation on a path to join a growing network of congregations in the New York metropolitan area who are willing to ask bold new questions about the challenges they face and open enough to explore new directions in answering them. These congregations and their leaders are saying, "Jewish education is changing. We are building Jewish learning for today's Jewish journey." By joining with other congregations on the //FOCUS: Engaging Lay Leaders for Jewish Education// journey, you will deepen your ability to be an innovative congregation reaching your hopes and dreams.

FOCUS congregational teams getting to know the meeting structure on a gallery walk