22/10/2026
We’re embarking on a journey of education, identity and encountering!
How do we nurture Jewish-Israeli identity in a diverse world? How do we bring Jewish and democratic values together? And how do we create an educational space that makes room for different voices, traditions and identities?
With these questions in mind, a delegation of BINA educators set out for New York as part of BINA’s Meeting Point program! 🗽
This journey is the culmination of Meeting Point, a unique, in-depth professional development program for educational teams, designed to develop new pedagogical approaches to Jewish-Israeli identity education through openness, dialogue and multiple perspectives.
Launched last year in partnership with the Education Department of the Netanya Municipality, the program brings together educational and leadership teams from six schools across the city, alongside representatives of the local municipality and the Ministry of Education.
Now, as part of their learning journey, the delegation has traveled to New York to meet leading educators, visit Jewish schools and engage with diverse communities across the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements. Together, they are exploring how different communities around the world approach questions of identity, belonging and Jewish education.
Sometimes, rethinking education here in Israel means setting out on a journey, encountering different perspectives and returning with new questions and big ideas. 💙
And this is just the beginning! Over the coming days, we’ll take you along as we share the encounters, the people and the meaningful moments of the delegation’s journey in New York.
