We are currently accepting applications for our Boston City Cohort, due July 7, 2009. You must be a resident of and do work in Boston to be eligible. Click here to apply or contact the Selah Leadership Team at 212-213-2113 x47.
The Selah Leadership Program trains a cross-section of leaders in Jewish and secular organizations to be effective, sustainable and collaborative agents for change. Selah provides unparalleled personal leadership development, skills to facilitate organizational change, and opportunities for social networking.
Selah is a bridge between the internal and the external
Leadership is a way of being. It requires inner awareness and self-management as well as skillful engagement with the world. Selah teaches Jewish social justice leaders how to cultivate the internal power and presence necessary to change external systems. We believe both are necessary for social transformation.
Selah is making an impact in the world
Leaders who participate in Selah are more capable and confident in making social change. Selah helps leaders find new solutions to entrenched problems. Whether it is shifting an organizational culture from urgency to effective planning or moving from a posture of "turfiness" to a system of strategic collaboration, Selah improves the way leaders do their work.
Selah is cultivating a dynamic social network
Selah creates cohort communities comprised of Jews working both inside and outside of Jewish organizations. What unites Selah participants is their shared interest in exploring the connections between their work for justice, leadership and Judaism. This range and representation of Jewish leadership creates a more expansive picture of what leadership means, where it happens, and who qualifies as a Jewish social justice leader. The Selah network is creating a forum for critical thinking, strategizing and visioning for the Jewish social change field and beyond.
Selah is transforming leaders, their organizations and the broader Jewish social justice field.
Since 2004, we have trained over 180 leaders representing 150 organizations from around the country.
Click here to read Selah stories of past participants.
* The Selah Leadership Program is a collaboration between the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Jewish Funds for Justice, in partnership with The Rockwood Leadership Program. Selah was created through the generous support of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. (back)
